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As we enter the holiday season, many of us feel the familiar pull of old patterns… the pressure to keep everyone happy, the fear of conflict, and the overwhelm of family dynamics. In this episode, we explore how gratitude can become a powerful spiritual tool. Not for fixing anyone else, but for staying grounded, present, and connected to your own inner peace.

I share simple Recover Your Soul practices you can use before, during, and after family gatherings to help you soften, breathe, release control, and return to yourself. These tools support you in choosing presence over perfection, compassion over judgment, and allowing over absorbing. You will learn more about:

• gratitude as a lens that dissolves judgment
• moving from control to spiritual sovereignty
• holiday triggers, expectations, and old roles
• powerlessness over others, power over self
• family systems, secrecy, and generational healing
• micro-gratitude and grounding practices
• a separation-and-Thanksgiving boundary scenario
• meditation as steady support for calm presence
• choosing love, compassion, acceptance over fixing

If the holidays feel complicated, this conversation offers an opening to experience more peace, clarity, and gratitude - no matter what unfolds around you.

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This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not allied or representative of any organizations or religions, but is based on the opinions and experience of Rev. Rachel Harrison or guests. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein. Take what you need and leave the rest.

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