A 6-Podcast Holiday Series on Finding Fun & Calm
The holidays can be magical… and overwhelming.
So instead of adding another thing to your to-do list, we created something different.
Welcome to The Calm & Bright Podcast Trail — a collaborative mini-series featuring Five podcast hosts sharing short, soul-nourishing episodes on how to find more fun, calm, and presence during the holiday season.
Each episode lives on a different podcast, creating a gentle listening journey you can follow at your own pace. Think of it as a cozy holiday trail — one step, one voice, one breath at a time.
✨ How It Works
- Five hosts
- Six short mini-episodes
- One shared intention: calm doesn’t cancel joy — it creates space for it
You’ll start here on Inner Spark, and at the end of each episode, you’ll be invited to head to the next podcast to continue the trail. Follow all six or simply listen to the ones your heart needs most.
Dec 20th head to: Live A Vibrant Life podcast
You can connect with Kelly Tibbitts at https://kellytibbitts.com/about
Dec 21st head to: Her Gypsy Rebel Podcast
Connect with Jacqueline Van Bierk at https://www.instagram.com/hergypsyrebel/?hl=en
Dec 22nd head to: Inner Spark Podcast
Connect with Casey Taton at https://www.instagram.com/cataton/?hl=en
Dec 23rd head to : Aligned & Abundant podcast
Connect with Christine Marcario at https://www.instagram.com/christine.marcario.coach/?hl=en
Dec 24 head to: Worthy & Abundant podcast
Connect with Linda Brand at: https://www.instagram.com/worthyandabundant/
You can find me at:
https://www.instagram.com/cataton/
https://www.facebook.com/casey.taton/
You can find what sparks me at:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AgeRtyojY/
https://www.instagram.com/lmbdcelebrations/
Music by: Jason and Ashley Scheufler
Artwork by: https://www.instagram.com/graphx_ink/
Episode Transcript
Hey friend.
(00:00):
Welcome back.
I am Casey Taton.
Welcome to the Calm and BrightHoliday podcast Chill episode.
Today I have four otherbeautiful souls with me.
We know the holidays cansometimes feel a little
overwhelming or a lotoverwhelming.
We wanna make this the mostmemorable season for you over
(00:24):
the next six days.
We will guide you through thisby sharing ways to calm your
nervous system.
Have some fun.
While still maintaining yourboundaries as we gave you tools,
like a ritual, and finish it upby really coming home to
yourself this holiday.
Each day you'll be guided to adifferent podcast by the four
(00:47):
other beautiful ladies I havewith me.
We are gonna introduce ourselvesso you can follow along with us
each day.
Hi, I am Kelly TiViTz and I hostthe Live A Vibrant Life podcast.
I'll be sharing on December 20thabout how I've learned through
different coaching tools, how toregulate and find safety in a
season that can feeloverwhelming and busy.
(01:09):
I think one of the best gifts wegive ourselves during the
holiday season is to find ourpath to calm.
And then fun is going to land.
So we're gonna talk about breathwork and grounding and just
slowing down.
Maybe you need a bath everynight like I do.
Whatever practice is going towork for you, find a way to make
it work for you.
Maybe you're gonna pause in aparking lot or step out and go
(01:30):
to the bathroom for a fewminutes, but once you feel a
little more settled, I'd lovefor you to come back and listen
to our next friend share.
Hello, my name is Jacqueline VanBerk.
I am the host of Hi Gypsy Rebelpodcast.
It's all about risk takers, rulebreakers, and people that live
the Nazi conventional lifestyle.
And what we wanna talk aboutjust having fun and taking the
(01:51):
pressure off.
What about you making yourpresence the present?
How about that and not worry somuch about what you're gifting
somebody because your presenceis the gift and also having more
fun.
Maybe we talk about singing,dancing, just releasing a little
bit and having just in general agood time and taking that
pressure off.
(02:11):
And I'm gonna be leading you toa powerful mindset shift.
Head to Inner Spark Podcast withyour host, Casey Tate.
Hi, I am Casey Taton, host ofEnter Spark podcast.
And I'm gonna be guiding youthrough how to set healthy
boundaries and stay aligned thisholiday season.
(02:34):
Also, giving yourself thepermission to say no, the big
no, when things don't feelaligned with you.
I'm Christine Marcario, host ofAligned and Abundant.
My episode will be dropping onTuesday, December 23rd, and I am
going to be talking to you aboutrituals that can help anchor
(02:58):
everything you've learned so faron this podcast trail, I'm going
to be sharing some simple dailyand holiday rituals, allowing
you the expansiveness to createpockets of peace and encourage
you to be present overperforming.
(03:20):
And I am Linda Brand with theWorthy and Abundant Podcast, and
you'll be listening to myepisode on December 24th, and
it's going to be bringing youback to you, your authentic
self, knowing that you areworthy, you are worthy of all of
your desires.
You are allowed to enjoy thisholiday.
Season and this holiday seasonis about joy.
(03:44):
So that's what it should beabout, not anything other than
joy and family and friends, andthat is what we will be wrapping
up this trail with.
We hope you join along with useach day on all these beautiful
podcasts to make this the bestholiday season ever.
(04:07):
Tomorrow you can tune in toKelly Tibbits On Live A Vibrant
Life to get your nervous systemready.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
Happy holidays.
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