12/16/2025
This time of year creates a constant sense of urgency.
There’s a countdown to everything.
Thanksgiving.
Christmas.
New Year’s.
A pressure to connect.
To show up.
To keep traditions going.
To create memories.
Even when you’re exhausted.
Even when you’re stretched thin.
If you have kids, there’s gifts, activities, concerts, schedules, emotions.
There’s still work.
Still home responsibilities.
Still end-of-year things to clean up.
Insurance. Appointments. Loose ends.
Baking. Planning. Coordinating.
It’s a lot.
And then we wonder why we feel overwhelmed, scattered, or on edge.
Here’s the truth most women aren’t told.
You’re not failing at this season.
Your nervous system is overloaded.
When your body stays in urgency mode too long, it can’t keep up.
You shut down.
You burn out.
You feel behind no matter how much you do.
That’s why this season makes calm feel impossible.
The answer isn’t doing more.
It’s slowing your body down enough to feel safe again.
Even small moments of intention matter right now.
A pause.
A breath.
A reset before reacting.
Choosing what actually matters.
Saying yes to what fills you up and no to what drains you.
You cannot do it all.
And you were never meant to.
If you want a gentle way to calm your nervous system in less than five minutes, I created a free tapping guide you can use anytime things feel like too much.
And if you want to understand why your nervous system gets dysregulated and how to support it long-term, my Nervous System Reset walks you through the signs, the why, and the how in a grounded, doable way.
Life will keep happening.
But calm is still available, even in the chaos.
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