Episode 81: Ho Ho Help! How To Survive Holiday Stress

Pillow Talks

Vanessa & Xander Marin

Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

It’s (supposed to be) the most wonderful time of the year! The time we get together with our loved ones and celebrate each other with presents, food, and quality time.

But what happens when we start to see cracks in the perfect holiday picture we had in our mind? You and your partner start to bicker over budgets. Or maybe your mom’s disappointed that you’re going to your in-law’s this year. Or you’re just feeling like an enormous grinch this year.

The truth is that the holidays are an incredibly stressful time, and many of us get swept up by inflexible family traditions, present-giving politics, and socialized gender roles. So we’re here to help you navigate the holidays with ease and grace. There’s a lot of laughter, tons of compassion (because BOY have we had our own holiday disasters!), and as always our very best advice, all so you can have the tough conversations without losing the holiday spirit.

Links & Resources:

Episode 4 : Mental Load: What It Is and How to Stop It from Destroying Your Relationship

Episode 27 : Your In-Law Holiday Survival Guide

Episode 30 : Sex With Other People…Around

Mental Load Workbook

A Sex Therapist Explains: What Is The “F**k First” Rule?

Check out the show notes at vmtherapy.com/episode81

Go to GreenChef.com/pillow599 and use code pillow599 to get $5.99 per meal on your 1st box — and your 1st box ships free!

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0:00.0	Yeah, I think a lot of us just have this very romanticized idea in our heads of what
0:03.8	the holidays should look like.
0:06.1	And when things don't go exactly to plan, it can feel really devastating.
0:10.6	I think there's something about this time of year that can feel more emotional and more
0:15.0	vulnerable than any other time of the year.
0:17.6	It's just a tricky time to navigate.
0:25.4	Hello and welcome to the Pillotox podcast.
0:28.8	We're your host, Vanessa.
0:30.4	And Zander Marin.
0:31.4	I'm a sex therapist with over 20 years of experience.
0:34.5	And I'm just a regular dude.
0:36.1	We share the ups and downs in our relationship while giving you step-by-step techniques for
0:40.3	improving yours.
0:41.8	Make sure you subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips, practical
0:46.7	relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind closed bedroom
0:52.4	doors and so much more.
0:54.2	It's the sex education you wish you'd had.
0:58.8	Today we are talking about the holidays.
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