This is Hello Freedom and I'm your host Terry Cole.

For almost two decades I've been a licensed psychotherapist and transformation coach, and on this show I will bring you simple strategies based on practical psychology, inspiring expert interviews, and my own insights and observations from my time on the front lines of the fascinating

worlds of entertainment, impairment, and mental health.

Now let's get going with today's episode. Well, hello and welcome to Hello Freedom.

I'm your host Terry Cole.

Welcome to 2016's DeStressed The Holiday Mess. I'm going to give you about six ideas

to have a more festive holiday season and as you guys all know we are well underway.

So last Thursday was Thanksgiving. And for some of

you it was lovely and for some of you it was not so lovely but there seems to be this

time frame every year at least in the US

where this year I feel like it started really early I think I heard Christmas music

before Halloween like is it just me or is that too early?

That's too early.

But what happens around the holidays

is that we see a lot of people and that there is an expectation for many of us

to spend time with family and for lots of people that feels great and for lots of people

that feels overwhelmingly stressful and it really

depends on your family of origin, whose family you have to be with, how well you get

along with them. So let's just start with right now. Let's all just decide together,

shall we? How do you want to feel for the next foreseeable six weeks.

Instead of just letting it happen to you,

like, you know, the holidays or the tsunami and you're the teeny little boat,

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