When the Holidays Hurt: Staying Steady Through Triggers, Trauma, and Confusing Emotions

Holidays can be triggering when you’re healing from betrayal or navigating a tender recovery season. Your body remembers the pain, even when your mind wants to enjoy the good moments.

This episode offers grounding tools, emotional validation, and practical strategies to move through the season without shame, self-judgment, or overwhelm. Learn why your reactions make sense and how to support yourself one moment at a time.

Chapters

• 00:13 Confusing Emotions During the Holidays

• 02:00 Holding It All Together

• 04:30 Your Nervous System Is Trying to Protect You

• 05:55 Validation That You Are Enough

• 10:21 Slow Down and Believe Your Body

• 15:05 Your Presence Matters

• 16:26 Season of Support Webinar Series Information

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• Season of Support - Join us for a 4-week webinar series designed specifically for couples who want to stay connected, emotionally regulated, and intentional during the holidays — rather than simply surviving them. December 1, 8, 15, 22. Register to receive the Zoom link.

• Rise, Renew, Restore Somatic Healing Retreat in Costa Rica -  Ready to experience deep somatic healing? Join us this July for a transformative 5-day intensive created specifically for women healing from betrayal trauma or navigating divorce. This is your opportunity to reconnect with your body's wisdom, release what you've been carrying, and heal alongside other women who truly understand your journey. 

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