Navigating The Chaos Of The Holidays
Staying True to Yourself in the Chaos of the Holidays Let’s be honest: The holidays can be… a lot. The constant rushing. The pressure to make everything perfect. The expectations from family. The running around, the parties, the shopping, the cooking, the emotional energy of it all. Everyone talks about the magic of the season, but no one talks about how overwhelming it can feel when you’re trying to keep up. And for someone like me, someone who spent years living for everyone else, trying to hold everything together with shaky hands, the holidays used to bring up something deeper: A reminder of how hard I struggled to create the “traditional holiday cheer” for my kids when I could barely take care of myself. I remember those years too clearly. Trying so hard to make Christmas magical… Trying to give them the moments and memories I never had… Trying to fill the gap of raising kids without their father… All while scrambling, exhausted, broke, overwhelmed, and fightin...
