Tips to support self care this holiday season ❤️ 1. The hol..

Tips to support self care this holiday season ❤️ 1. The holiday season can mean that we may be around more individuals that can bring out all different emotions within us. Supporting ourselves before our gatherings with practicing possible internal conversations with the individuals we may be concerned of having conversation with as well as preparing how we can best support the conversation in the way healthiest for you too. Also, preparing a list of our main self care tools we enjoy most that we can come back to use during gatherings in any moment. The more prepared and resourced we are, the less reactive and impacted we will be by our external environment and all within it 2. Reminding yourself if any conversation becomes over activating, you can instantly guide more calm back to yourself by bringing awareness of slowing your breath into your belly and bringing awareness to feeling your feet connected with the space around you / the ground, etc. 3. Take and create moments of silence and solitude for yourself and remember - this is not selfish to do so no matter if anyone says anything about it. The holidays especially can bring out pressure to be on the go, please others as well as continually socialize. For most of us, this can lead to serious burn out if we do not include breaks and care for ourselves Holiday burnout can lead us to -breaking down into an emotion -undesired over drinking or over eating -more aggressive arguments or conversations vs grounded conversation -inability to relate with another as we ourselves are too burnt out and nervous system needing its own support -feeling anxiety and tightness in the chest -snapping in anger during a conversation and more 4. Whatever you feel, you are allowed to feel it. No matter if anyone says anything. No matter if someone expects you to shift your feelings or emotions. You are allowed to feel whatever is moving through you this holiday season. Staying grounded in YOU - this is the greatest gifts we can give ourselves this holiday season 5. Spending even 5 minutes for connecting with your body in slow deep breathing with a set intention before your gatherings and during them Find an intention that you would like to bring into your gathering, holiday conversations or holiday season all together Breathing with this intention and entering with an intention allows all to flow with that much more ease and subconscious direction. The more we care for ourselves this holiday season, the better we can fully enjoy all that entails while also honoring ourselves vs neglecting ourselves ❤️ How else are you caring for yourself this holiday season?