HOLIDAY BEST OF: It's the Most Everything Time of the Year
b'We\\u2019re in Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa Countdown! To keep you company while you slowly lose your mind, we\\u2019re re-running some of our favorite holiday episodes. This week we\'re revisiting "The Most Everything Time of the Year" and how the intensity really ratches up as soon as Thanksgiving is behind us.\\nAre you juggling \\u201cdress as your favorite reindeer\\u201d day at preschool with frantic texts from your sister-in-law asking what your spouse wants for Christmas? Are you feeling like hiding under the covers instead of hitting the office holiday party?\\xa0\\nIt\\u2019s the most everything time of the year, and women report the holidays as being far more stressful than men do.\\xa0\\nIn this episode we discuss how to manage the holiday stress, how to accept the non-cozy feelings that may arise, and why it\\u2019s okay to dial back if you\\u2019re really not feeling the holiday spirit.\\xa0\\nHere are links to some of the writing on the topic that we discuss in this episode:\\xa0\\n\\nPooja Lakshmin on Instagram @womensmentalhealthdoc\\n\\nGreenberg Quinlan Rosner Research:\\xa0Holiday Stress\\n\\n\\nHarvard Medical School:\\xa0A holiday advisory for your emotions\\n\\n\\nCedars-Sinai Hospital:\\xa0Depression and Anxiety Around the Holidays\\n\\n\\n\\n\\ufeffWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'