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The holidays pile a second job on top of your first one. For many women, it's the season in which burnout peaks. In this season 2 opener, we get honest about why holiday pressure is a systemic setup, not a personal failing, and share practical ways to scale back, protect your energy, and handle the one person in your life who wants everything to stay the same. Read more. [blog link]

My guest is Samantha Gregory, a wellness consultant, femtech founder, and self-devotion architect who helps high-achieving women break up with burnout. We each share our own holiday burnout story, then dig into the "shoulds" of tradition and the real cost of saying yes year after year. You'll leave with simple ideas you can use right away, from shortening your visit to asking for the gift you actually want.

Connect with Nicole and Samantha:

Samantha Gregory

• Self-Care Oasis Newsletter and Pocast on Substack : blyss.substack.com
• LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samanthagregory
• Website: samanthagregory.com

Nicole Havelka

• Podcast: justrestpod.com
• Just Rest Newsletter: defythetrend.substack.com
• Burnout recovery coaching: defythetrend.com/burnout-recovery-coaching
• Setting Holiday Boundaries workbook and sticker set: defythetrend.com/setting-holiday-boundaries
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-havelka-35762022/
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/just-rest.bsky.social

Samantha's Worldchanger Organization: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), a child advocacy program for kids in the foster care system: https://advochild.org/

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction to Holiday Setting Holiday Boundaries Episode

00:01:11 Introducing Guest Samantha Gregory

00:02:29 Pausing for a Deep Breath

00:03:29 Holiday Burnout Stories and Experiences

00:05:55 The Pressure of Holiday Expectations

00:08:44 Shifting Holiday Traditions and Practices

00:11:35 Setting Boundaries and Redefining Holidays

00:14:41 The Cost of Holiday Expectations

00:17:02 Understanding the System Behind Holiday Pressures

00:20:19 Navigating Family Dynamics and Traditions

00:23:09 Creating New Holiday Experiences

00:24:10 Reduce Holiday Stress by Paring Down

00:28:26 Navigating Holiday Expectations

00:28:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

00:33:48 Simplifying Holiday Traditions

00:39:46 Creating Personal Holiday Experiences

00:40:25 Rest and Self-Care During the Holidays

00:44:42 Final Guest Questions: Rest and Liberation

00:51:24 Setting Holiday Boundaries for a Meaningful Season

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