What Works: 5 ways to cope with stress during the holidays
Submitted by editor on Mon, 11/27/2017 - 8:30am
The actual Super Bowl might not be for a few more months. But, right now, you are going through your own big game. It’s the big game of coping with stress during the holidays. So many demands are placed on us during the holidays.
Family, kids, pets, work, companies, relationships, they all rise to a different level of attention and commitment. With all these demands, how can you cope with stress? I hope this helps you deal with whatever the holiday season throws at you.
If you are more of a video person, I did a video live from my brother’s guess bedroom in San Antonio, Texas. See the video below or the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvF4M-wO_44
Breathe: Your breath is a great tool to use. It has the power to calm you down or stress you out. Slow breath, deep breath, is calming. Fast and shallow breath can create more anxiety and stress than you are already experiencing.
Ground: Grounding exercises bring you into the present moment while detaching you a little from the problem. What are three things you can see, touch, smell, taste, or hear in the moment? Use these touches of reality to bring you back to what matters to you.
Decide What Matters: Decide what matters versus what is demanded. They may be different things. What matters to me in this moment is… (fill in the blank). When you address what matters versus what is demanded, you can do things like get dinner on the table, have an important conversation, or hug a loved one.
It’s Temporary: Realize this too shall pass. Most moments are not permanent, they pass. A lot of holiday drama is amplified by reacting to something in the moment when you should allow it to pass. Use the breathing and grounding tools to bring you back to yourself if you are stressed.
Make a Choice: Now that you have come into the present moment and out of the emotionally charged nature of the holidays, you can make a choice about how you want to show up and act. Your emotions, thoughts, and feelings are a matter of choice if you can gain control of the psychological and physiological triggers that can set you off.
What’s your choice today? Have a Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season everyone!
GET INSPIRED
Motivation Monday with Diane Dye Hansen at Adams Hub for Innovation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Up to two free 30-minute face to face sessions. Email grow@adamshub.com to schedule an appointment) – Resumes two weeks after Thanksgiving.
Motivation Yoga with Allie Reitz at Adams Hub for Innovation at noon each Monday in The Studio. Choose your price yoga. (Resumes after Thanksgiving) www.communityyogi.com.
Dec. 13, 2017: Entrepreneurs Assembly at Adam’s Hub for Innovation, inside The Studio. 5:30 pm, free mastermind group.
January 19, 2018: Diane Dye Hansen’s 3rd Annual Visions and Intentions Workshop – Vision Boards, Live Group Coaching, and Intention Setting for 2018 - Cost $20. Go here to learn more and to purchase tickets.
What Works Coaching
Diane Dye Hansen is the Chief Inspiration Officer of What Works Coaching, an individual and organizational coaching and consulting firm based in Carson City. She has 20 years of experience working with top corporations, growing businesses, motivated entrepreneurs, and individuals hungry for a fresh start. Diane holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Marketing from Cal State San Bernardino. She is also a candidate for a Master’s degree in Communications Management from the University of Southern California. Her column appears every Monday, and sometimes Tuesday, in Carson Now.
- Carson City
- 2017
- 2018
- Adams Hub
- Adams Hub For Innovation
- Anxiety
- Assembly
- Business
- Business
- California
- candidate
- carson
- Christmas
- City
- conversation
- Dinner
- Drama
- entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurs Assembly
- Experience
- Family
- for innovation
- Free
- holiday
- Holidays
- hope
- kids
- Kids!
- learn
- live
- Marketing
- May
- nature
- pets
- relationships
- Schedule
- Show
- state
- Studio
- Super Bowl
- thanksgiving
- video
- workshop
- yoga
- youtube
