The Joys and Perils of Holidays - a podcast by Carla Royal, Juliet Fay

from 2021-11-23T05:00

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Sparkley highlights include:

-Non-traditional ways to explore the holiday season

-Giving ourselves permission to do it ‘our way’ and create new traditions that honor ourselves first.

-How the ’expectations’ can turn it all into a job

-The irony of how thoughtfulness and gifts can get lost in the holiday shuffle

-‘Net Gain’, ‘Net Neutral/Zero’, and ‘Net Loss’ as a tool for evaluating what to say yes to and commit to during holidays

-The value of recognizing creating an experience for others doesn’t have to feel lie it costs you

-How sometimes making grand sweeping change to our traditions is easier than incremental change

-Being mindful about getting caught in the stories of how its ’supposed’ to be

-Being empowered to create change by choosing a different narrative in advance of the holiday stress

-How the words ‘always’ and ‘never’ can be so dangerous

-Why it is important to learn from our past holiday experiences, but not get trapped into the dogma that we must repeat them

-How ‘tradition’ is peer pressure from dead people

-Seeing versions of ourselves through other people and looking with curiosity without judgment

-The importance of understanding the ‘essence’ and ‘operating systems’ of those we love

-Honoring thyself first and getting the support you need to make this your best holiday season to date