For most of us who live on the East Coast this year, Christmas looked a little different. With what they called the storm of the century, thousands of people got snowed in, got stranded away from their family, and had a Christmas that looked very different than what they had expected. No matter how your holidays turned out, I hope you know it's OK to be sad. It's OK to be happy and joyful regardless of the outcome. This year Christmas likely looked different for you than you had expected and it's OK if you're not sure how to process that yet. No matter where you found yourself, or what was happening, I hope you know you are loved and valued. Merry Christmas
With anxiety on the rise and the holiday season upon us, this week is the perfect time for us to have a conversation about anxiety. About stress and how to manage it with a Doctor who does the research and knows what will make a difference. Let's face it, with the last couple of years being as stressful and as anxiety inducing as they have been, most of us haven't stopped to take a breath and process everything that we've been caring with us for the last couple of years.
This week Dr Caroline Buzanko shares with us how we can manage our own anxiety and stress but also how we can teach children to handle theirs. We chat about the last couple of years and how that has impacted anxiety and stress levels. She shares some of the information from her research and gives us some tips and tricks so that we can all try to get just a little bit better every day at managing our anxiety and learning how to do that.
Be sure to check her out after you listen to this weeks episode
Website: https://drcarolinebuzanko.com/?fbclid=IwAR3XauCI73RkiuApP-YXLyBGNwuJzZlZo6wabUUmr_maP7Q43fK0LewxZlU
Podcast: https://parentsoftheyear.buzzsprout.com/
With the holidays fast approaching, it is that time of year again for most of us to feel overworked, overstressed, and maybe even slightly underappreciated. So this holiday season, give yourself a break and take a couple of minutes a day to remind yourself it's okay to feel however you feel at the moment. It's okay to be overwhelmed and you do not have to do everything.
Just an update this week to let you all know I made it back across the country again. Moving is stressful and can be a lot of chaos and doing it in the winter around the holidays is just added stress so if you are like me at all, make sure you get a good support system to help you.