When the Holidays Aren't So Merry

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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RELATIONSHIP ACADEMY IS NOW ACCEPTING MEMBERS *We just answered a bunch of questions from listeners and want to answer more* Free through the end of the year! Get access to courses and live coaching with the hosts. ⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN In this episode, Colter, Lauren, and Cayla open up about how the holidays can bring up grief, loneliness, or stress instead of joy. They share personal stories of loss, family expectations, and the emotional weight that often comes with “the most wonderful time of the year.” Together, they explore ways to honor what’s hard, set healthy boundaries, and find comfort and connection in the midst of it all. Main Talking Points: Grief and loss Family expectations Emotional triggers Setting boundaries Creating new traditions Supporting your partner Give Me Discounts! Cozy Earth - Black Friday has come early! Right now, you can stack my code “IDO” on top of their sitewide sale — giving you up to 40% off in savings. These deals won’t last, so start your holiday shopping today! Beducate - Use code relationship69 for 65% off the annual pass. Skylight - Use code “IDO” for $30 off your 15 inch calendar. Function - 160+ Lab Tests for $365. Amazfit - Use Code “IDO” to get 10% off Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Colter, Cayla, & Lauren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Colter, who in your family is the hardest to shop for?
0:03.0	Easy. My mom. If she wants something, she probably already has it, but last year I finally cracked the code.
0:09.2	Ooh, do share. Cozy Earth. I went with the bamboo pajama set, instant hit, immediately reclaim my spot as favorite child in the family.
0:17.2	Well, I can understand why, because I have three of those pajamas sets. I know I've
0:21.3	said this on the show before, but literally Chris and I last year each bought each other cozy
0:25.4	earth attire for Christmas. Yeah, if somebody in the Bloxom family is opening a gift and it says
0:30.5	cozy earth on it, they already know they're going to love it. This year, we just got the bubble
0:35.1	cuddle blanket and my kids immediately started fighting over it.
0:39.0	It is the perfect weight, so soft and comfy without being sweaty.
0:43.4	Okay, that is what I'm getting hurt this year.
0:45.7	And I've decided that I'm going to call it the grandkid attractor.
0:49.4	Like, come snuggle with Mimi in the soft comfy blanket.
0:53.0	This weekend only from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday,
0:56.2	you can get 40% off at cozyearth.com with code I do.
1:01.1	Yes, so please check them out.
1:03.0	Just go to cozyearth.com slash I do
1:05.6	or use promo code I do at checkout for that sweet 40% off.
1:09.7	Wrap the ones you love in luxury this year. Cozy Earth.
1:48.0	Hello friends. My name is Culture Bloxham, and I am joined here with my co-host Lauren MoChery and Kayla Bozovich. And this is relationship advice. We are all about all things, relationships, whether that is your parents, your partner, your friends, your kids, your coworkers, the coworkers you like, the coworkers, you don't, just everybody. And we think that the
1:54.1	most important relationship of all is the relationship that you have with yourself. You can't
1:58.6	be closer to other people than you are to yourself. In today's episode is about when the holidays aren't so merry. For a lot of people,
2:08.0	the holidays bring up a lot of pain points. This is a really big time for grievers, for people
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