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Session #26: Surviving Thanksgiving Without Losing Your Sanity (or Your Peace)
☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕
Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC as we dive into the real challenges that come with Thanksgiving—from the pressure to make everything perfect to the complicated emotions that can surface around food, family, travel, and grief. Whether you're a therapist, someone in therapy, or just curious about mental health, we’re here to challenge conventional perspectives and get real about what healing actually looks like.
In This Session, We Cover:
✅ Letting go of the “perfect holiday” mindset and finding peace in imperfection
✅ How to navigate food and body image struggles around the table
✅ Strategies for managing family conflict and setting boundaries that protect your energy
✅ Coping with grief or change when the holidays look different this year
✅ Tips for staying grounded and practicing gratitude without ignoring what’s hard
💬 Listener Question:
The Listener’s Question that we answer in today’s session is "How do I actually practice gratitude?"
Have a question for us? Send it to [email protected] or on Instagram @CoffeeandCounselingPodcast — we might answer it in a future session! You can also send your topic suggestions that you’d like us to cover over to our email or Instagram.
Interested in working with one of us?
Visit our individual practice websites here for more information or send us an email to set up a phone consultation call:
Rachel Steinhardt: Visit Rachel’s Website at https://www.steinhardtserenity.com/ or email her at [email protected]
Stephanie Van Schaick: Visit Stephanie’s website at https://www.stateofbalancementalhealthcounseling.com/ or email her at [email protected]
Resources & Mentions:
📌 Jill Duggar’s Counting the Costs book Stephanie mentioned: https://a.co/d/hsSeUe6
Related Sessions:
#18: Boundaries: Why They're Necessary—and When They're Not
#20: Not Your Instagram Morning Routine: Mental Health Over Aesthetics
#21: Not Your Instagram Nighttime Routine: Sleep, Sanity, and Setting Up Tomorrow
Connect With Us:
📲 Follow us on Instagram @CoffeeandCounselingPodcast
Rachel’s Instagram: @Steinhardt_Serenity
Stephanie’s Instagram: @StateofBalanceForLife
🎧 If you enjoyed this session, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review! It helps more people find Coffee and Counseling and join the conversation.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and does not take the place of therapy.
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By Stephanie Van Schaick & Rachel Steinhardt☕ Welcome to Coffee and Counseling! ☕
Join Rachel Steinhardt, LMHC and Stephanie Van Schaick, LMHC as we dive into the real challenges that come with Thanksgiving—from the pressure to make everything perfect to the complicated emotions that can surface around food, family, travel, and grief. Whether you're a therapist, someone in therapy, or just curious about mental health, we’re here to challenge conventional perspectives and get real about what healing actually looks like.
In This Session, We Cover:
✅ Letting go of the “perfect holiday” mindset and finding peace in imperfection
✅ How to navigate food and body image struggles around the table
✅ Strategies for managing family conflict and setting boundaries that protect your energy
✅ Coping with grief or change when the holidays look different this year
✅ Tips for staying grounded and practicing gratitude without ignoring what’s hard
💬 Listener Question:
The Listener’s Question that we answer in today’s session is "How do I actually practice gratitude?"
Have a question for us? Send it to [email protected] or on Instagram @CoffeeandCounselingPodcast — we might answer it in a future session! You can also send your topic suggestions that you’d like us to cover over to our email or Instagram.
Interested in working with one of us?
Visit our individual practice websites here for more information or send us an email to set up a phone consultation call:
Rachel Steinhardt: Visit Rachel’s Website at https://www.steinhardtserenity.com/ or email her at [email protected]
Stephanie Van Schaick: Visit Stephanie’s website at https://www.stateofbalancementalhealthcounseling.com/ or email her at [email protected]
Resources & Mentions:
📌 Jill Duggar’s Counting the Costs book Stephanie mentioned: https://a.co/d/hsSeUe6
Related Sessions:
#18: Boundaries: Why They're Necessary—and When They're Not
#20: Not Your Instagram Morning Routine: Mental Health Over Aesthetics
#21: Not Your Instagram Nighttime Routine: Sleep, Sanity, and Setting Up Tomorrow
Connect With Us:
📲 Follow us on Instagram @CoffeeandCounselingPodcast
Rachel’s Instagram: @Steinhardt_Serenity
Stephanie’s Instagram: @StateofBalanceForLife
🎧 If you enjoyed this session, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and leave a review! It helps more people find Coffee and Counseling and join the conversation.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and does not take the place of therapy.