Your mainstay tips this holiday!
You need encouragement, and right now, let's face it, you need it just a little bit more.
Holiday shopping and stress are mounting…
(Did you get that postal worker their gift? Did you send the one to your niece?)
ALL of these thoughts and more roll around along in your brain as your gut tilts with the leftover cookie exchange cookies (now stale but still edible when dipped in coffee.)
Here, without intention, your relationship isn't getting much attention other than, “Pass the credit card, sweetie”, at best.
Yet listen up when I tell you this.
You're not gonna thrive this holiday and you're certainly not going to have the fun, epic Hallmark love you want (admit it, you want it just a little bit!) if you forget to actually show kindness and compassion to the person/s you live with.
As such, here are your mainstay tips for TRULY relationally thriving this end-of-year in this quick and new mini-episode just for you today here!
Don't go the natural, fight-or-flight route, trust me. I've tried all the criticizing, complaining, stonewalling, and defensiveness tactics out there, and they don't work!
No, kindness and compassion ARE the ways to go, and for every personality type, it looks a bit different. Learn yours today here!
Yes, I've got your back with tips so you can see yourself when you're stressed how to take very specific and practical steps to pivot back to love and into a VERY happy holiday.
One more tip.
Don't just try it once.
Live these tips.
Breathe these tips.
Let them settle into your spirit so it's actually believable to your spouse and family.
And you WILL find yourself much emotionally healthier, indeed!!
