How To Survive The Holidays: Advice For Political Conversations, Overeating, And The Indignities Of Travel | Dan Solo Episode

A compendium of expert advice on handling all the complications — and pleasures — that the holiday season brings.I have whipped up a holiday survival guide for you, a series of evidence-based strategies for navigating what can be a tricky time of year. During the course of this episode, I'm going to talk about nine pain points, including navigating political differences around the dinner table, overeating, overwhelm, travel indignities, social anxiety, difficult family members, etc. I'm going to share with you a bunch of strategies pulled from ancient wisdom and modern science. In this episode we talk about practical strategies for dealing with nine pain points of the holiday season:The expectation of perfectionOverwhelmDifficult family dynamicsGriefLonelinessSocial anxietyOvereatingHoliday travelFinancial worriesRelated Episodes:How to Feel Less Enraged And Hopeless When You Consume The News | Sharon McMahonScience-Based Tools For When You’re Stressed, Obsessed, Or Overthinking | Dr. Jenny TaitzHow to Speak Clearly, Calmly, and Without Alienating People | Dan Clurman and Mudita NiskerThe Science of Loss and Recovery | Mary-Frances O’ConnorStrategies for Social Anxiety | Ellen HendriksenThe Anti-Diet | Evelyn TriboleCan Anxiety Be a Gift? | Dr. David RosmarinYour Craving Mind | Kevin GriffinWhy Your Bad Habits (and Addictions) May Be Getting Worse - and How Mindfulness Can Help | Dr. Jud BrewerSign up for Dan’s newsletter hereFollow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTokTen Percent Happier online bookstoreSubscribe to our YouTube ChannelOur favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular EpisodesFull Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/holiday-survival-guideAdditional Resources:Download the Happier app today: https://my.happierapp.com/link/downloadSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.