The People Pleasers Guide To Navigating Holiday Guilt (Plus 6 Stress Reliving Mantras)
“The text comes in: “Hey, you’re coming to the holiday party on Friday, right!?” Cue the urge to turn your phone off and literally dive into your drawer of stress-relief essential oils. No, you’re not a Grinch; you’re just already booked and in over your head with the 10 other commitments you have going on later this week. Enter: the wave of guilt for just wanting to rest instead of adding another social engagement to your overbooked cal. From one people-pleaser to another, I get it.”
I recently wrote an article for Well+Good about navigating holiday guilt, and included some powerful mantras you can use to dissolve any stress you may be experiencing this time of year.
"I choose rest, and I do it with grace
By choosing to rest when you crave it, you are choosing your optimal health and a calm nervous system. Take it one step further by committing to doing it gracefully. You may have turned down the invite, but you did so with kindness because that is your nature.”