Episode 133: Gift Yourself A Stress-free, Joyful, and Memorable Holidays with Melanie Huestis
The food, the gifts, the immaculate table, having everything perfectly decorated, receiving the extended family, or traveling to visit them, the holiday season is one of the moments of the year when, despite doing many things, we might feel overwhelmed by the idea that we can't decide nor control a thing.
In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Melanie Huestis to the show for the second time. This time, we discuss holiday stress, choice, control, stress-free holiday options, and more. Melanie is an Energy Alchemist, an authentic soul who advocates for radical acceptance and is passionate about empowering people on their healing paths.
Throughout this episode, you'll hear Melanie's thoughts on redefining holiday traditions to enjoy happier, more relaxed celebrations and the liberating feeling of letting go of control. You'll also hear about how freeing letting go of traditions that don't serve us can be, how she and her family turned Christmas into a little incubator where they stayed present and connected with each other, and much more.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
The busiest time of the year and our need for control (5:00)
How Melanie turned Christmas into an incubator for collective self-care (11:00)
How to avoid getting stuck in traditions that don't serve us (19:10)
Melanie talks about choice and control during the holidays (29:10)
Removing holiday stress through financial planning (32:00)