Oct 27, 2026

127. Holidays Make You Feel Overwhelmed? 3 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress

The holidays are supposed to be joyful, but holiday stress, anxiety symptoms, and endless expectations can leave you feeling overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted. Between family gatherings, shopping, traditions, and trying to make everyone happy, how do you keep from burning out?

In this episode of Practical Solutions for PTSD: Holiday Overwhelm Reset: 1 of 6, Lori Owens shares 3 practical ways to reduce holiday stress and manage emotional overwhelm. Learn how to simplify holiday expectations, identify what truly matters, and make room for rest and recovery without feeling guilty.

You'll discover how the Holiday Overwhelm Reset can help you identify your biggest stressors, decide what can wait or go, and choose one manageable next step.

You don't have to do everything to make the holidays meaningful. Learn how to protect your energy, reduce holiday burnout, and focus on what matters most.

🎧 Listen now and start making your holiday season more manageable, one step at a time.

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KEYWORDS: 

Anxiety Symptoms, Seasonal Depression, Isolation, Loneliness, Boundaries, Guilt, Stress, Holiday stress, Holiday anxiety, Holiday depression, Emotional overwhelm, Stress management, Anxiety coping strategies, Managing depression, Holiday burnout, Emotional wellness, Coping skills

 

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