How to beat the holiday stress
Thanksgiving is a perfect time pause and count our blessing but sometimes it’s hard to reconcile the holiday overwhelm with a calm and grateful heart.
So in gratitude for this community I wanted to give you a quick reset tool.
The 30-Second Reset (Use it When Tension Hits)
It’s quick. It’s practical. It interrupts the emotional spiral before it takes over.
1. Pause your body.
Before you respond, simply plant your feet.
Your body grounds faster than your mind.
2. Name what’s happening inside you.
Not the drama. Not the other person.
Just your internal state.
“I feel tense.”
“I feel pulled.”
“I feel like I’m shrinking.”
Whatever is true.
Naming it breaks your brain out of autopilot.
3. Ask yourself one powerful question:
“Who do I want to be in this moment?”
Not: What’s the right thing to say?
Not: How do I keep the peace?
Not: How do I avoid conflict?
Just: Who do I want to be right now?
It pulls you back to intention instead of reaction.
To self-leadership instead of survival mode.
4. Act from that version of you.
Even if it’s just a steady breath before you speak.
That is self-leadership in real time.
Why this works
Tension shows up when you get pulled away from your center. This reset brings you back to yourself without needing anyone else to behave differently.
And that is the real gift this season.
The ability to choose how you show up, even in imperfect circumstances.
Happy holidays.
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