Today is the last regular episode of the podcast of this year.

Next week we have our big processing practice where we're going to process the year that's passed.

And the week after that, it's already time for our big New Year's

intention-setting podcast. So today I answer a bunch of different questions

from so many of you. We talk a little bit about lack of sleep and how to navigate that and then we go into loss.

I particularly share a little bit of advice around how to navigate dealing with a miscarriage.

We also talk about how to manage temper tantrums, and I got a really great question in around passive aggression and how to deal with passive aggressive people particularly in the work space.

I think it's a really good episode with some really great questions.

This show is sponsored by Better Help.

What's your family policy on gift giving for the holiday season?

This is something I have been contemplating a lot within my own family.

Something about the stress of picking out the perfect gifts,

spending all sorts of money on things that ultimately don't matter all that much,

and not making any real connection out of it makes gift giving just seem so inauthentic to me. I've been thinking of ways to do it differently. What about you?

Whether or not your family gives gifts during the holidays, you get to define how you give to yourself.

And the holidays are a great time to do just that.

So whether it's by starting therapy, going easier on yourself

during the tough moments, or treating yourself

to a day of complete rest.

Remember to give yourself some love this holiday season too.

My own therapy sessions have been a really big eye-opener for me this year.

I was talking about all the things that stress me out and feel inauthentic about this time of year.

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