The Holiday Feelings Nobody Talks About: 3-Part Holiday Journey to Protect Your Peace
About the Creator
Dana Mitchell has 34+ years in HR, Training & Leadership Development with experience in Reiki, Akashic Records, NLP, EFT, hypnosis & mindset coaching. She helps people navigate life's in-between moments: career shifts, relationships, new chapters.
Journey Description
The holidays can stir up far more than joy. Memories, comparison, old family roles and a whole mix of feelings tend to show up right alongside the lights and the music, and these days they show up earlier than ever. If the season has you feeling tense, a little off, or just not ready yet, you’re in good company.
This three-part journey is a reminder that you’re not doing the season wrong. Across three short episodes, you’ll learn why holiday emotions surface the way they do and sort through the expectations you picked up without ever choosing them. You’ll also leave with simple, doable ways to protect your peace, so the season fits your life instead of someone else’s highlight reel.
In this journey, you’ll explore:
why holiday feelings show up earlier and stay longer each year how your brain pulls the hard memories forward first, even when there were plenty of good ones why the season can feel like boxes tumbling off the top shelf of a closet you didn’t even open where the hidden “shoulds” come from: childhood patterns, family roles, old traditions and comparison how the Expectation Gap adds weight to the emotional backpack you bring into the season ten real-life ways to protect your peace, from planning ahead for triggers to choosing what actually matters one simple question to start with: “What do I need this year?”
Journey Tracks
The Holidays Can Feel Weird Sometimes
If the season brings up a strange mix of sadness, resentment or unease before you’re even ready for it, you’re not alone. This recording looks at why holiday feelings show up earlier each year and how your brain pulls the hard memories forward first. It closes with a simple closet image that helps it all make sense.
Hidden Holiday Expectations That Drain Us
So many holiday feelings come from expectations you never actually chose. This recording traces where those “shoulds” come from: childhood patterns, family roles, old traditions and comparison. You’ll also see how the Expectation Gap adds weight to the emotional backpack you bring into the season.
Ten Ways To Protect Your Peace This Holiday Season
Ten simple, doable ways to protect your peace without disappearing, overworking or performing joy. Think of it as a self-care toolkit for real life, not a picture-perfect one. It covers planning ahead for triggers, choosing what actually matters and building small moments of calm into your days.
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