363: Why Holiday Expectations Burn You Out | Morgan Cutlip

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Kelly Leveque

Education, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

What if the holidays felt lighter, calmer, and actually joyful this year? In this live episode, I sit down with Dr. Morgan Cutlet to talk about the invisible load so many of us carry during the season. We get into why everything suddenly feels heavier, how to spot the unrealistic standards that drain us, and simple ways to bring more ease, presence, and teamwork into your home. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by holiday magic making, this conversation will feel like a deep breath and a reset.

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Topics Discussed:

→ How can I reduce my holiday mental load?

→ What causes holiday stress for moms?

→ How do I set realistic holiday expectations?

→ What is the mental load during the holidays?

→ How can couples share holiday responsibilities?

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0:00.0	You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck.
0:08.4	Well, thank you so much for coming to our second live podcast for Bewell by Kelly.
0:15.1	Dr. Morgan Cutlip has been on the podcast a couple of times, and that's because I lean on her expertise in all things
0:23.0	mental load she's the author of two books um she her latest is a better share comes all about the
0:31.0	mental load that parents have um and her previous book is love your Kids Without Losing Theirself.
0:38.3	So that navigates how to take care of yourself, how to health care without the guilt.
0:43.3	And I think both of those books really can support us throughout this holiday season.
0:50.3	So today's talk is going to be all about how we can learn to manage everything that we're carrying into the holidays and to really do it joyfully without the overwhelm.
1:02.0	So Morgan, thank you so much for being here for a third, fourth time. You're my absolute favorite guest, a dear friend. She's a mom, a baseball mom, a same Clementi mom, a local. You'd probably seen her at MOT or Mokko. This is her hard work, and I'm so grateful to have her. Thank you for being here. I'm so grateful to be here. Thank you for having me. Thank you for welcoming me into your community, so it means a lot. Oh, yeah. We need you. Thank you for having me and thank you for welcoming me into your community so it means a lot.
1:28.3	Yeah, we need you.
1:30.3	So thank you for being here.
1:32.3	So let's jump right in.
1:33.3	I really love some strategies on how to lighten the mental load, especially around the holidays.
1:39.3	I don't want to be Bahamuk.
1:41.3	I really want to find the joy and do it with ease.
1:45.0	Yeah, not a small task.
1:48.0	So part of what makes the holiday season so incredibly overwhelming is because the amount of tasks on our plate sort of
1:57.0	explodes exponentially during the season. We have a lot more factors to consider a lot more on our
2:01.9	schedules, probably a lot more school events, more communications, family dynamics. So I say all this
2:07.8	because sometimes, you know, the women understand why it feels a lot fuller, but sometimes their partners
2:14.5	are like, you need to just take it easy. So, you know, why is so stressed?
2:19.3	Just do less this year.
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