What if you didn’t have to do it all this holiday season?
What if you could actually enjoy this time of year—without the resentment, exhaustion, or crushing mental load?
In this timely and honest episode of The School of Midlife, Laurie shares a powerful coaching conversation with a client who realized she was doing the holidays on autopilot—baking cookies no one eats, mailing cards no one remembers, and hosting a party that felt more like pressure than pleasure.
Together, they walk through how to tell the difference between a holiday obligation and a true opportunity—and how to make peace with letting go of traditions that no longer serve you.
If you’re tired of performing your way through the holidays (while secretly counting down to when it’s over), this episode is your permission slip to do things differently this year.
💡 In This Episode:
- How to create joyful, intentional holidays without losing your mind
- The pressure of family traditions—and how to stop outsourcing your peace
- A simple coaching exercise to separate holiday “to-dos” from “should-dos”
- The energy shift that happens when you drop the guilt and reclaim your time
- How one client redesigned her entire December—and actually started looking forward to it
- Why your happiness this season matters just as much as everyone else’s
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🔥 Favorite Quotes:
“Your happiness and peace and fulfillment around the holidays is just as important as everyone else’s.”
“If it's only an obligation—not an opportunity—it doesn't belong on your calendar.”
“You are a grown-ass woman. You don’t have to make fruitcake just because your grandma did.”
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