Be Healthy During the Holidays

No matter what holidays you celebrate, they can cause joy, anxiety and stress. Keeping up with traditions, expectations and trying to please everyone can turn a time of celebration into a time of dread. Plan ahead this holiday season to set boundaries to help you maintain healthy habits, minimize stress and find joy during the holidays.

Printables

• Get the Keep Holiday Stress from Stealing Joy educational sheet (PDF).
  Group tip: Print a copy for each group member or share this sheet electronically.
• Get the Healthy Holiday Boundaries activity sheet.
  This worksheet should be completed individually. Weekly check-ins can be shared as a group. Here are some ideas for using this with a group:
  • Share what brings joy or holiday expectations at team meetings or via a virtual chat.
  • Start a bulletin board where group members can post how setting boundaries has improved their holiday season.

Blog posts

• 6 tips for a healthy holiday makeover
• 8 tips for celebrating without sabotaging
• 9 tips to fend off holiday stress
• 9 ways to make your holiday season jolly
• Can stress lead to a heart attack?
• Coping with holiday stress
• Eating healthy on a budget
• Grief and loss throughout the holiday season
• Grief during the holidays: Finding hope
  
  

Videos

Resources

• MyMoney.gov
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Setting healthy boundaries in relationships

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