If the holidays leave you more drained than joyful, you’re not alone—and given what the holidays are supposed to represent, it’s really a shame that year after year, we get sucked into the parasitic undertow of stress and overwhelm.

But—if you choose it—it is possible to have a stress-free holiday season.

Today I’m sharing my three rules for creating a calm, meaningful, and truly stress-free holiday season — without isolating yourself or people-pleasing your way through December.

What happens when you wake up one day and realize you’ve stopped wanting your own life?

No particular desire to “do” much of anything, not feeling very inspired, not even really craving food—willing to eat? Yes. Willing to get out of bed? Yes. Just not feeling much vigor, much life force.

This is what we call “high functioning depression.”

Today, I’m talking about all the ways I kinda-sorta knew, yet didn’t, and then when I did…how I hid it.

And, today I’m talking about how I started to make my way back.

Through honesty, research-backed strategies, and lived experience, I’m sharing the small but radical steps that start to rebuild aliveness: finding support, moving your body, interrupting depression routines, letting go of relationships that drain you, and challenging the narratives that keep you stuck.

We've all been there--we say "yes" when we really want to say no, because we feel obligated or guilty or worried about someone's reaction.

In this short, "tiny courage" episode, we're looking at how to start saying no and mean it, without the guilt. 

No explanations. No over-explaining. No trying to justify...just one powerful sentence.

We all say we’re prepared for whatever life throws at us—until we’re not. In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when life humbles you.

If you’ve ever hit a breaking point you didn’t see coming—if you’ve ever wondered how to find meaning when the bottom drops out—this episode is for you. Let’s talk about what it really means to surrender, to be human, and to rebuild from the inside out.

Because the truth is, when life humbles you, it’s not punishment—it’s an invitation.