Happier Holidays: Get Ready to Turn Down the Stress and Turn Up the Joy
Happier Holidays: Turn Down the Stress and Turn Up the Joy Is your holiday stress related to: Problems With Self-Care? Overeating Insufficient Sleep Excessive Alcohol Doing Too Much Financial Management Problems Overspending Managing gift expectations Entertaining and Social Demands Hosting guests Increased social events and activities Family Drama and Strain Grief and Loneliness Loss of loved ones Other major losses (job; relationship; decline in health) Feeling isolated The holidays are here with Thanksgiving kicking off the season through New Year's Day. You do not have to be overcome by the stress that often comes with them. Coping with holiday stress starts with your acknowledgement of its source(s); assessing the impact on you; and addressing stress related problems with effective strategies. By reducing and managing stress you can enjoy the holidays. Stay tuned for upcoming articles that will provide holiday stress management and reduction tips in each of these four ca