This November has brought us major emotional upheaval with the election results on top of what we’ve already been dealing with and the holidays coming around the corner.

If you're like many of us, the holidays can be a stressful time. Family dynamics, obligations to attend events, the absence of loved ones, and financial or emotional strain can all add layers of complexity to what is meant to be a joyful season.

If you’ve been feeling this way, I want to offer you five simple practices to help soothe your holiday stress:

1) View food as neutral

2) Honor your boundaries and give yourself space

3) Make conscious decisions

4) Offer yourself grace, compassion, and LovingKindness abundance and

5) Do something soothing every day

…All with an emphasis on the importance of self-compassion, flexibility, and mindful energy expenditure.

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In this episode, I welcome a cool-ass human, Dr. Dee Frayne (pronounced fray-knee), to the show!

Dr. Dee Frayne, she/they, is a professional changemaker, disruptive leadership strategist, and performance coach. She loves nothing more than helping feminist leaders, changemakers and social entrepreneurs to lead the fight against social inequality and systemic oppression. Dee wants to help you BE the change so that you can LEAD the change…without the burnout, overwhelm, pressure, and punishment.

The shit we need to talk about this week is the importance of acknowledging and reclaiming anger as a tool for sustainable change.

In our conversation,

- Dee emphasizes that anger is a protective emotion often suppressed due to societal conditioning, particularly affecting marginalized groups.

- She highlights the physical and emotional toll of suppressing anger, linking it to stress-related health issues and even forming a connection between anger and autoimmune disorders.

- Dee advocates for small, intentional steps towards change and self-care practices that nourish the body and mind. And the most important step - doing it in community.

Dee also shares about her Anger Academy, a program aimed at healing anger through community and structured support, and stresses the anti-oppressive nature of self-love and self-care. Here’s how you can connect with Dee:

Website: www.deefrayne.com

Instagram: @deefrayne

The Anger Academy - www.deefrayne.com/anger

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In this episode, we dive into the collective feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm that many of us experience during the fall season. And this year in particular, as schedules change and responsibilities increase, it's important to also acknowledge how external events—like the ongoing effects of COVID-19 and the turbulent political landscape—are deeply impacting our well-being.

We discuss the importance of recognizing and validating these feelings, rather than spiritual bypassing or gaslighting ourselves. You’ll find practical self-care strategies to help you cope with the season's challenges, emphasizing awareness and simplicity. From nourishing your body and calming your nervous system to engaging in meaningful relationships, this episode offers a variety of actionable steps to promote balance and self-compassion.

Join me as we explore ways to create space for ourselves amidst the chaos and cultivate a sense of ease and grounding during this tumultuous time. Remember, you don't have to do it all—start with one small practice that resonates with you.

The offerings in this episode are robust and it is meant to serve as a guide you can reference again and again throughout the fall.

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