Christmas Saturday: The Lessons of Gifts and Growth

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Happy Christmas Saturday, Heal Squad! Yes, Christmas Saturday… We’re making it a thing. Today starts with a moment from Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town that may be one of the most powerful lessons on change, generosity, and choice there is. How even the most hardened people don’t change through force, they change through kindness. How life doesn’t turn around all at once… it turns on your next choice. Kev talks thoughtful gift-giving (not expensive, meaningful), why the best gifts say “I see you,” and how presence, connection, and small rituals are what actually make this season special. Whatever you’re doing today, shopping, traveling, catching up, or hiding out, may this episode help you soften, choose differently, and enjoy the people right in front of you. Talk shawtly! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/maria Thrive Causemetics: https://thrivecausemetics.com/healsquad Get 20% OFF with this link! Briotech: https://shopbriotech.com/ Use Code: HEALSQUAD for 20% off ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER:This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Friends, I can't believe Christmas is next week, and I know what you're going to say.
0:04.2	I still have shopping to do, but don't worry, Macy's makes it easy.
0:08.3	Just buy something personalized and make it look like you planned ahead.
0:12.4	Shop bespoke jewelry like a gold pendant with a letter initial or a set of his and hers monogram robes.
0:17.9	And you get a chance to give back to simply round up your purchase in
0:21.0	store to support Big Brothers, Big Sisters with every dollar going directly to them. Here's
0:25.9	another tip. Make sure you order online at Macy's.com by December 21st to get it by Christmas. Happy
0:30.6	shopping. I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:39.1	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:46.5	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:52.3	Hello, friends.
0:54.3	Happy Christmas Saturday.
0:57.0	Yes.
0:58.8	If Jeff Graham can invent Christmas Eve,
1:01.6	well then by golly, I can invent Christmas Saturday.
1:04.4	By the way, let's hope that, let's hope we get Mr. Graham.
1:10.1	Imagine Mr. Graham and Kelsey and Maria for Christmas Eve Eve. let's hope we get mr graham imagine mr graham and kelsey and maria for a christmas eve eve i will do my due
1:17.2	diligence on that i promise i will um but on this christmas saturday
1:23.3	we are going to uh we're going to begin it with a nice message.
1:31.1	I think we all need to hear and remember, of course, brought you by our friends from Rankin and Bass.
1:37.8	This, of course, is from Santa Claus's coming to town.
1:41.8	For any of you who know me, This is my personal diionetics.
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