214: Reclaiming Your Holidays - How to Thrive Without Stress and Obligation

The holidays are here! While they can be filled with joy and connection, they also often bring stress, overwhelm, and a derailment of our supportive habits. In this episode, Justin and Janell share strategies to help you navigate the holiday season with ease, intention, and a fully charged battery. Instead of falling into old patterns of obligation and burnout, you’ll learn how to embrace what brings you joy, maintain your wellness habits, and set the boundaries you need to create a meaningful and peaceful holiday experience.

• How to Start the Holiday Season Fully Charged: Why recharging your mental, emotional, and physical energy before the holidays start can save you from burnout and illness.
• The Role of Boundaries: How to navigate family obligations, holiday traditions, and the expectations of others while staying true to your own needs.
• Maintaining Supportive Habits: Practical ways to keep your nutrition, workouts, and hydration on track—even during the busiest weeks.
• Breaking Free from Tradition: How to evaluate long-standing traditions and create new ones that bring joy and meaning to your holidays.
• Mindset Anchors: Simple tools like gratitude and mantras to help you stay present and calm amidst holiday chaos.

1. It’s Okay to Redefine Your Holidays: Traditions and expectations shouldn’t feel like obligations. Ask yourself what brings you joy and what you can let go of.
2. Plan Ahead: Scheduling rest, setting boundaries, and being intentional about your commitments can help you avoid the holiday overwhelm.
3. Ditch All-or-Nothing Thinking: Whether it’s workouts or nutrition, doing something is always better than doing nothing. Small wins add up.
4. Mindset Matters: Anchoring yourself with gratitude or a personal mantra can keep stress in check and help you focus on what really matters.
5. Your Health Is Non-Negotiable: Supportive habits like regular movement, hydration, and sleep are essential for thriving through the holidays.

• Reflect on what you truly want your holiday experience to look like.
• Write down the habits that are non-negotiable for you this season.
• Identify a few traditions that bring you joy and consider letting go of the ones that don’t.

Remember: The holidays are an opportunity to connect, create memories, and focus on joy—not a time to lose yourself in stress and overwhelm. As Justin says, “Focus on recharging your battery, not depleting it!”

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