How To Enjoy Your Holidays: Taking Care of Yourself During a Busy Time of Year
Too often people wrap up their holiday season feeling frazzled. Here are some reflection points to help you go into the holiday season so that you may set yourself up for the best chance at wrapping up 2021 feeling fulfilled, connected, and energized into the new year. Check-in with your needs/feelings. How are you doing? The honest answer beyond the “I’m fine” you give to the attendant at the grocery store. How are you truly doing? Give yourself the care, attention, and love you need by answering that question honestly, and expressing yourself authentically. Once you have the honest answer to that question, as yourself “what do I need to be well (comforted, satiated, cared for, etc.)?” Check-in with expectations. How do you expect your holiday to go? Are you planning to drive to 4 different houses, splitting your time evenly between each? Are you planning to stay close to home, only celebrating with yourself and those in your household? Whatever the case...