76. Do Less Tips for A Sane and Satisfying Holiday Season
Plenty with Kate Northrup
Kate Northrup
4.8 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Is your holiday season filled with more stress than joy? Join me as I share how simplifying your celebrations can transform this festive season into one of genuine connection and happiness.
In this episode of the Plenty podcast, I dive into my own journey of creating a holiday season that feels magical yet manageable. I’ll be reflecting on the moments and traditions that bring me genuine joy and connection and exploring ways to let go of the pressure to “do it all.” Together, let’s reimagine holiday magic in a way that’s rooted in meaningful connections rather than endless obligations.
I’ll be sharing practical ways to rethink holiday expectations and traditions, especially when it comes to navigating the commercialization and societal pressures that can often overshadow our true intentions. We’ll talk about how to focus on what matters most—whether it’s managing gift-giving with grace or setting gentle boundaries with family—to reclaim a season filled with presence, magic, and love.
Tune in for actionable insights on how to enter the new year feeling renewed and rested, and let’s make this holiday season one that truly honors your joy.
“The greatest gift you can give the people you love is your joy and your presence.” -Kate Northrup
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(00:00) Introduction to Holiday Magic
(01:15) Managing Holiday Stress
(02:04) Expectations vs. Reality of Holidays
(03:44) Identifying What Makes Holidays Special
(05:08) Breaking Free from Obligations
(07:56) The Importance of Asking for Support
(09:49) Focusing on What Truly Matters
(13:01) Rethinking Gift Giving
(15:44) The Impact of Over-Giving
(17:44) Conclusion and Holiday Wishes
Links and Resources:
Melissa Urban, Founder of Whole30
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | When it comes to Christmas magic, for us, less stuff has meant more magic because the kids can play with what they receive. |
| 0:08.7 | They can be fully present to what they receive. |
| 0:11.0 | They're not overwhelmed and they're actually able to receive fully what they have as opposed to just piling on more and more and more. |
| 0:20.7 | When we pile on more and more and more, whether it comes to food or stuff, we get overloaded |
| 0:28.6 | and we actually numb out and it makes us, it's like deeply uncomfortable. |
| 0:32.6 | It can actually be painful. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome to Plenty. I'm your host, Kate Northrop, and together we are going on a journey |
| 0:41.4 | to help you have an incredible relationship with money, time, and energy, and to have abundance |
| 0:49.6 | on every possible level. Every week, we're going to dive in with experts and insights to help you unlock a life of Plenty. |
| 1:00.7 | Let's go fill our cups. |
| 1:02.7 | Please note that the opinions and perspectives of the guests on the Plenty podcast are not necessarily reflective of the opinions and perspectives of Kate Northrup or |
| 1:12.1 | anyone who works within the Kate Northrop brand. Okay, so the holidays are swiftly upon us, |
| 1:19.2 | and while this time of year can be such a sweet, precious time with family and friends, |
| 1:26.7 | it can also be an extraordinarily stressful time. |
| 1:31.0 | It is a time of peak levels of depression and anxiety and feelings of loneliness and exhaustion |
| 1:39.2 | and overwhelm. And my friend, it does not have to be that way. And so I'm going to share with you some ideas I have |
| 1:47.4 | for creating a do less, have more holiday, so that you can have more joy and less stress and come |
| 1:56.0 | into the new year actually feeling renewed and rested as opposed to strung out and overspent. |
| 2:04.0 | So one thing that I want to start off with is just really taking a look at expectations |
| 2:10.4 | around the holidays. |
| 2:12.2 | I think so often because of Hallmark movies and the commercialization of the holidays, |
| 2:17.0 | we can have these false ideas |
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