Have you felt the pressure and need to feel, think, perform or be kind and grateful during the holiday season? Do you feel the responsibility to have to choose to be so every single time just because you have the capacity for it? Is it self-imposed or imposed by others? Can you choose to be selfish and self-seeking enough to align with your wellbeing? I resonate with you! Learn more here, you are not alone

Have you ever felt you were more able and/or willing to experience and/or express certain emotions and not others? Have you only categorized anxiety and anger as negative emotions? Did you know that anger can be protective of anxiety? Explore the emotional processes and functions of anxiety and anger, their relationship with one another, and more specifically, explore how angry people may secretly be the most anxious people!

Do your thoughts trigger your anxiety and define your negative mood for the day? Are your thoughts one-sided and are you fixated on them? Are they consuming your attention and taking you away from the present moment? Do you assign fear, power, action and urgency to your thoughts? Learn more about what you are experiencing and explore a strategy to help change your relationship with your thoughts!

Do you find yourself constantly appeasing and catering to the needs and wants of others at the expense of your own? As a child, you may have developed Fawning as a survival tactic that protected you in the abusive or neglectful relationship. However, this very survival tactic may be causing you harm as an adult, playing out even in healthy personal and professional relationships. Learn what Fawning is and how it may differ from appropriate and helpful people pleasing.

Have you ever felt like something about the person or relationship feels off, even if you truly care about the person? Your intuition may be trying to tell you that you are being love bombed rather than being genuinely loved. Learn to identify signs and ways to protect yourself.

Regardless of how busy your schedule is, take a few seconds to engage in self-care and self-soothe, to prevent long term build up and possibly imploding emotional and physical pain and distress. Create a toolkit of grounding skills to practice in the moment as soon as you notice any signs of distress, to acknowledge what you are experiencing and to dial down to a manageable level.