We're a couple of weeks into December, and are you already starting to feel overwhelmed?

As women, we carry the majority of the holiday load and frankly, the majority of the mental load all year. It's expected, assumed, and often invisible.

This episode isn't about managing your calendar or finding more time in your day. It's your December Survival Guide, so you can actually feel good this season instead of overwhelmed. Our host, Diane Rolston, is your little elf here to support you through the month.

Listen to learn these key takeaways:

• The shocking stats: women spend 38 hours on holiday tasks (equivalent of a full work week) compared to men's 15 hours, plus experience a 33% stress increase in December
• Why 52% of women feel more anxious than excited about the holidays and why your exhaustion isn't personal, it's structural
• The invisible expectations that actually cause December overwhelm (hint: it's not the decorations or dinners)
• The one question most people never ask that changes everything
• The power of intentional subtraction: why doing less on purpose doesn't make you lazy, it makes you wise
• Seven practical ways to subtract strategically: from fewer events and simplified meals to smaller gift lists and delegating tasks
• Why grounding rituals at the start of each day stabilize your entire month and help regulate your nervous system
• The three-part Feel Good December Plan that becomes your personal survival guide for any stressful season
• Diane's Christmas story about turning off the stove and walking away and the family breakthrough that followed

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This show’s host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. She specializes in coaching high-achieving women who want to be successful AND satisfied. She is a Certified Professional Coach, International Speaker, 11-time Author, and host of the five-time award-winning Dynamic Women Podcast, ranked in the top 2.5% of podcasts.

Diane has been recognized with multiple awards for her professional accomplishments and for the powerful impact she has on the women she inspires and empowers. Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Jack Canfield describes her as “an amazing woman” doing “incredible work helping women develop holistic lives of balance.”

Through her program, VA Made Easy, she helps entrepreneurs go from task overwhelm to business ease by hiring and training Virtual Assistants for them while also providing proven systems, processes, and strategies for success.

Outside of her work, Diane is a mother of two, a soccer player, and a stand-up comedy rookie, always embracing new challenges and personal...