Surviving Holiday Season
Everyone has a vision of the perfect holiday, but when reality fails to live up to the dream, stress can result. In today’s episode, I talk about how I’m a work in progress when it comes to holidays. In some ways, I’ve taken on a growth mindset and have been able to give gifts and stay positive throughout the holidays by remaining hopeful of the future. However, I recently questioned if social media is creating an unrealistic expectation of the holidays for me. Listen to me talk it out, and ultimately share my Holiday Season Survival Guide!
#8 | Surviving Holiday Season
shownotes
The Holidays for a Broken Family Girl - https://beautyandbrainsapparel.com/blogs/blog-posts/the-holidays-for-a-broken-family-girl
Holiday Stress Resource Center - https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/holiday
The holiday blues, with Elaine Rodino, PhD - https://youtu.be/if6GpMt36B8
How Walt Disney Ruined Our Love Lives - https://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2014/summer/featured-stories/disney.html
KINGDOM KEYS
Something Good Is Coming From This! | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church - https://youtu.be/ouzpdvHk62c
Preaching about - The Power of Contentment - https://youtu.be/cGhTAnHwM3g
Trauma, Triggers, and Triumph - Bishop T.D. Jakes - https://youtu.be/HzujSUnYUyQ
EPISODE AFFIRMATIONS
I am grateful to be alive, breathing, and experiencing life as only I can.
I choose to release hurt and resentment.
I give thanks for the positive relationships in my life.
I relax and let go of the things that I can't control.
I am learning to be grateful for every part of my life.
I will use these hard times to make me a better person.
I will focus on being thankful for what I have instead of what I have not yet obtained.
timestamps
welcome to a work in progress, the podcast - 0:00
holiday stress - 4:49
holiday trauma - 12:33
the background story (why I hate Christmas) - 14:50
practicing gratitude - 19:53
influencer impact on holiday expectations - 22:05
the myth of happily ever after - 28:50
fighting against discontentment - 31:40
holiday survival guide - 32:53
kingdom keys - 43:39
episode affirmations - 47:27
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