Surviving the Holidays Part 1

Halloween has ended, Christmas décor is out, and turkeys are rearing to be stuffed.  And as exciting and lovely the Holidays can always seem from the department stores, when it actually comes to living through this season, we sometimes need a little help so that we don’t find ourselves with an emotional hangover come 2019.

Be okay with saying NO or I’ll pass to events when you find yourself becoming drained or your children are suffering from over-stimulating family time for the third day in a row. Its okay to take a time out on Holiday events. If you’re an introvert (i.e. someone who is drained by social activities) plan your social events carefully and make sure that you aren’t drained come Thanksgiving because you over committed the week before. You may just find yourself agreeing to every social outing, out of obligation, only to act like a real grump ass, yelling at Grandma for making the wrong figgy pudding (Not a good look).
As well as being able to say No to social things, be careful with being able to say NO to over- indulgence in food and drink as well. I mean enjoy yourself by all means, but make sure that you don’t end up over eating to a painful point or becoming sozzled on eggnog because you are feeling emotionally stressed and stretched thin. In the end you will find yourself feeling bad for over indulging rather than enjoying what you have eaten and leaving the event feeling the right kind of stuffed.

Remember- know yourself and try to avoid indulging in things that will leave you stressed and feeling icky (socially or otherwise).

***Originally Posted on LVLHolistic’s Instagram page as a collaborative presentation regarding mental health and nutrition***