Holidays with Happiness, Not Drama with Niro Feliciano

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Alli Worthington

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🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Get 40% off at Little Things Studio - SHOP NOW! We’re back with another episode in our Health & Wellness Series, and today we’re diving deep into emotional health with one of my favorite people on the planet, Niro Feliciano. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know Niro is a powerhouse of wisdom. She’s a licensed therapist, author, speaker, and the kind of friend who always knows exactly what to say when life feels overwhelming. Her new book, All Is Calm(ish), couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s the guide every woman needs before the holiday whirlwind begins. Because let’s be honest—this season that’s supposed to be full of joy? It often leaves us frazzled, overcommitted, and wondering how we got so far from peace. In this episode, Niro and I get real about the emotional toll of the holidays. We talk about the invisible pressures we put on ourselves, the myth of perfection, and how to rewrite the script before December even starts. You’ll hear us laugh, share stories, and dig into the science behind stress—and how faith can be the anchor that steadies us. You’ll leave this conversation with practical, grace-filled strategies to help you show up with more calm than chaos, more presence than pressure, and a peace that doesn’t disappear when the wrapping paper does. Timestamps: (01:21)- The Reason the Holidays Feel So Hard (04:39) - How to Set Boundaries That Protect Your Peace This Holiday Season (14:46) - The Super-Toxic Expectations We Quietly Pile on Ourselves (22:34) - Clear Signs You Need to Set Boundaries Before Burnout Hits (26:28) - Navigating Grief During the Holidays WATCH ALLI ON YOUTUBE Links to great things we discussed: Niro’s Book - All Is Calmish: How to Feel Less Frantic and More Festive During the Holidays Niro’s Song Recommendation - Been So Good Niro’s TV Recommendation - Ted Lasso Niro’s Book Recommendation - The Tell Niro’s Product Recommendation - Curls Rock Get 40% off at Little Things Studio I am proud to co-own Little Things Studio, a wonderful woman-owned small business in Nashville, TN. We create each piece with great care and can't wait for you to experience the love that goes into every item. Whether you visit our store or shop online, you'll find that all our products are crafted with love right here in the USA. I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars. Your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright! xo, Alli

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0:00.0	what do you want your memories to be for the holidays? What do you want them to be for your family or the
0:05.3	loved ones you spend it with? And some of you spend holidays with friends and friends are like family.
0:09.7	So what do you want that to look like? And what has to change in your life now so that you can
0:13.9	actually have that experience? Welcome back. We are in our health and wellness series. And today let's talk about how to stay sane during the holidays. I am talking to one of my friends, Neuro Feliciano, and this conversation is one that you are going to want to lean into because we unpack what it really
0:39.7	looks like to not go crazy during the holidays.
0:42.7	What is driving us to have such stressful holidays?
0:46.6	And what can we actually do?
0:48.0	She even brings some scripts for how we can talk to friends or how we can talk to family
0:52.5	members.
0:53.1	We're not just tiptoeing around what's
0:56.5	difficult. We're really getting into it and giving you action steps and tools that you can use right now.
1:02.5	We're going to uncover why the stress hits harder than it should during the holidays, how to stop
1:07.8	carrying everyone else's emotions as your own, and what it means to create space for peace
1:13.2	without dropping all your responsibilities. Neuro has such a grounded, honest way of talking about this
1:18.8	because she is a full-time therapist. It's not theory. It's tools you can use right now. But before we
1:24.7	dive in, I do want to say, okay, let's dive in with my friend
1:29.6	Neuro. Welcome back to the show. You are a therapist. You're a mom of four. Tell us from your
1:36.2	expert opinion, why are the holidays so hard? Why is it so hard to have a good time? Okay, so let's just
1:42.5	say that you haven't really gone through
1:45.3	anything really big and hard, which like everybody has at this point in their life, but let's just
1:50.3	look at the regular busyness of our lives. I don't care if you have no kids or one kid or four
1:56.1	kids. Everyone's busy. Everyone's kind of operating at maximum capacity, very little mental bandwidth for
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