Stress Less, Celebrate More 💝

Here's my beef with the holidays. Everyone's always putting the word "happy" in front of it. "Have a happy holiday!"

Don't call me the Grinch, but what if we said something more realistic like "Have a less stressful holiday!"

I hosted an event called The Self to create space to think about the holidays - what we like and don't like about them and what we can do about it.

Here's our exercise: think about how you typically celebrate the holidays.

😄 When are you the happiest?

😫 When are you the most stressed?

🤔 What would an ideal holiday look like to you?

Driving around to all our relatives' houses is a common pain point during the holidays. It's fun (in theory) to see everyone, but when you want to be home and have littles who go to bed early when you don't want to get all dressed and put the stuff in the car, it creates stress.

One of the women at the event shared a gem: "Share your intentions and have them accepted and respected."

Simple yet powerful—speak up, honor your boundaries. Why can't it work out if they love you and want you to be happy?

Today, think about how you would dream of spending the holidays. And think of the options for how to make it happen.

And then have the confidence to ask for what you want. It could be through a phone call or in person - text can be tricky, but it's an option. Prepare your thoughts and let them be respected. What do you think? Can you do that?

I'm hosting an event in January and am flushing out the details. Reply to this email to join the waitlist.

Events are branching out of Massachusettes to Maine and New Hampshire, so please let me know where you live, and I'll bring the TWT roadshow to you!

I wish you a joyful holiday season. You deserve it all. 💝

Love you. Gotta go. Bye!

xoxo

Tamara