Holiday Survival Guide: Thanksgiving Holiday Special | Ep 9

Welcome to a special holiday episode of The Finally Healed Podcast with Jessica Lundy! In this heartwarming episode, Jessica dives into the complexities and emotions surrounding the holiday season. Whether you're someone who joyfully anticipates the festivities or someone who finds this time challenging, Jessica offers invaluable mental health tips to help you navigate through it all with grace and love.

Key Takeaways:

• Processing emotions during the holidays
• Expressing gratitude to our loved ones
• Setting boundaries with love and kindness
• Creating welcoming and supportive environments
• Taking a Thanksgiving gratitude pause

Join us for a quick mental health tip to ensure that your holiday season is filled with joy, peace, and meaningful connections. This is also the perfect moment to catch up on any podcast episodes you may have missed!

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Episode Transcript

Jessica Lundy (00:14):
Welcome to the Finally Held podcast, where we
prioritize mental health,self-care and embracing our
healing journey together.
I'm your host, jessica Lundy,and we are doing a special
holiday episode.
We were planning to take theweek off for Thanksgiving, but I

(00:34):
know that the holidays can beone of the most stressful times
of the year, so I wanted to comehere with a quick mental health
tip to really help you duringthis experience.
I also know that this can be atime full of emotions.
For some people, the holidayscan be their favorite time of

(00:56):
the year.
For others, it can be, you know, a really challenging time, and
I encourage you to take amoment to really process how
you're feeling in the moment.
And it's okay if you feel alittle bit sad, if you cry, if
you miss loved ones that aren'there.
I think it's a really good ideato take the time to actually
feel that emotion instead ofsuppress it.
And for the family that youhave that are here, like, take

(01:21):
the time to express a moment ofgratitude.
Let them know that you lovetheir mac and cheese.
That a moment of gratitude.
Let them know that you lovetheir mac and cheese.
That it's the best.
Let them know that you're gladthat they came home for the
holidays.
Sometimes we just think thesethings but we don't say them out
loud, and so I think takingthat extra bit of time to just
tell people that you love them,that you appreciate them, that

(01:43):
you are glad that they are inyour life, will go a long way.
But my mental health tip forthis week is to set boundaries
with love.
Setting boundaries can be oneof the most powerful strategies
that you can utilize during thisholiday season.
Your goal is to not just makeit through the holidays, but you

(02:07):
want to enjoy the experiencewith joy and peace, right With
love and kindness.
So you want to let people knowif some conversations are coming
up and it's getting a littlebit heated and you need to take
a lap, you know, and take a walkright, walk off that holiday

(02:27):
meal, that's okay.
You have to prioritize yourmental health and your wellbeing
.
You know, when I come home forthe holidays, I like to get my
own hotel.
You know some people like to be, you know, in a house with a
lot of people and a lot going on.
But I realized from my ownmental health and well-being
that I do better when I get toenjoy the hours I'm with my

(02:51):
family and then enjoy the hoursI get to go back to my hotel.
So just know that's okay.
But I want you to just go intothe situation, kind of managing
your expectations.
Go into the situation, reallythinking about some of the
scenarios so that you don't feelblindsided and then also be

(03:11):
welcoming, right.
So if there's some people thatare bringing people to the
family outing for the first time, the family dinner, like make
them feel welcomed.
Like most of us at some pointin our life have been the first
person to come to a familydinner and it can be very
awkward.
But you know, embracing someonewith love, with encouragement,

(03:33):
with support, with kindness cango a long way and, honestly, it
will be something you'll lookback years from now and be
grateful that you gave that bitof kindness to them and make
that person feel special.
This week's healing moment isabout taking a Thanksgiving
gratitude pause.
Whether this has been achallenging year for you or a

(03:56):
challenging season, we all haveat least three things that we
can identify that we aregrateful for.
I know for me, every day I wakeup grateful to have breath in
my lungs and to be able tobreathe without support.
There's so many things that wecan be grateful for.
It could be family, it could befriends, it could be being

(04:17):
aligned in your purpose, gettingaround people that understand
you and get you.
So I want you to get quietpeople that understand you and
get you.
So, once you get quiet, thatmight look like going for a walk
, maybe even doing this as afamily exercise with your people
, so that everyone around youcan take a moment to be grateful
.
So this was your quick mentalhealth tip.

(04:40):
This is also a really good timefor you to catch up on any
episodes of the podcast that youhave missed.
Also, we have our major 2025planning event coming up
December 14th.
I cannot wait to reflect onthis past year with you to plan
for the new year.
So make sure you get yourtickets today.

(05:03):
Tickets are selling out and Iwant to make sure that get your
tickets today.
Tickets are selling out and Iwant to make sure that you are
there and also share this with afriend.
Right?
How cool would it be you andyour best friend, or you and
your daughter, or you and yourmother you know someone that
you're close with to be able todo this experience together, if

(05:23):
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Remember you got this.