Holiday Coping Kit

How’s your mental health during the holiday season? Are there typical stressors you experience? Do you usually “white knuckle” your way through them or do you have an intentional plan to help? Do you increase therapy sessions to support you or is avoidance your go to?

Thanks to Hannah Conner on our team, we hope this is one more tool in your holiday coping toolkit! This guide is intended to be a support system to navigate common holiday stressors and challenges.

We’ll go over common stressors that pop up during the holiday season, including:

• Disrupted schedules

• Overstimulation

• Substance use

• Medication compliance

• Unexpected feelings

• Family challenges

For each stressor, Hannah helps us understand what’s going on, some helpful coping skills, and a tool for each of them. Of course this toolkit is not a replacement for therapy, coaching, or other mental health support, but we hope it empowers you to feel a bit more balanced, centered, and prepared.