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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E260: 5 Holiday Mental Health Challenges

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

If you love the holidays, then I’m happy for you, but many of us don’t. If the holidays make you feel tired, jealous, stressed, and resentful, then you came to the right place. In this episode I’ll discuss different mental health challenges that may be coming up for you and I’ll weave in survey data on stress and mental health during the holiday season. We’ll cover things like social media comparison, invisible labor, pressure to be perfect, feeling overlooked, and being around drinking more than usual. What to listen to next: E249: Alcohol and Cortisol: Extra Stress and Extra Cravings Holiday episodes: E255-261 Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email  Work with me: Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Anger Management Coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you love the holidays, then I'm happy for you. But many of us don't. If the holidays make you feel

0:06.4

tired, jealous, stressed, and resentful, then you came to the right place. In this episode, I'll

0:13.1

discuss different mental health challenges that may be coming up for you, and I'll weave in survey

0:18.4

data on stress and mental health during the holiday season.

0:22.5

We'll cover things like social media comparison, invisible labor, pressure to be perfect, feeling overlooked,

0:30.5

and being around drinking more than usual.

0:33.2

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0:39.9

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