Your Holiday Survival Guide
The holidays are coming … need we say more?
We’ve put together a collection of articles and recipes to help guide you through this
celebratory, but sometimes stressful, time of year.
Use the following links to navigate to your area of interest:
Navigating Gatherings | Slowing Down | Mindful Gift Giving | Recipe and Menus | Staying Fit & Healthy
Navigating Gatherings
5 Rules for Gathering
Great gatherings don’t usually happen by chance — they’re created with care. These five tips can make holiday get-togethers both meaningful and fun.
How to Stop Dreading Family Gatherings
Social psychologist and author Amy Johnson, PhD, offers advice for dealing with those family members who often threaten to ruin the mood.
How to Navigate a Strained Relationship
Our differences don’t have to keep us polarized. Try this expert advice for forging unexpected connections.
How to Create New Family and Holiday Traditions
New realities sometimes require new holiday rituals. Here’s how to embrace change without losing the spirit of your traditions.
How to Talk to 7 Different Personality Types
A guide to successful chatting — with just about anyone — at your next gathering.
How to Gracefully End a Conversation
Here are four tips to extricate yourself from a conversation.
4 Reasons to Host or Attend a Holiday Gathering
Though they can sometimes feel like too much trouble to host or attend, holiday gatherings can actually support our health. These are some of the ways.
Slowing Down
How to Simplify the Holidays
With all the scheduling and traveling, errands, and obligations, the holidays can feel overwhelming. Here’s how to simplify your season of celebration – and rediscover the peaceful soul of the season.
7 Tips for a Saner Holiday
Find more joy this holiday season with these strategies for slowing down and being more conscious.
18 Ways to Find Hygge
Slow down and create an environment of warmth and coziness, Danish-style.
Mindful Gift Giving
The 6 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Partner
The most valuable presents don’t come from the store. They come from the heart and are offered as a reflection of the care and appreciation you feel for your partner.
Make Your Own Gifts
These DIY gifts are beautiful, useful, and can be personalized for family and friends.
Recipes and Menus
The Low-Stress Cocktail Party
Try this spread of prep-ahead recipes to bring some ease to your next holiday gathering.
Celebrations: 5 Recipes From Danielle Walker
Stay true to your healthy-eating needs this holiday season with these festive, Paleo-inspired recipes.
9 Healthy Holiday Dips and Spreads
Caramelized onion dip, beet hummus, cashew “chèvre,” and more! These nine dips will make holiday entertaining a breeze.
11 Winter Mocktails
Cold and warm mocktails ideal for any holiday — with or without alcohol.
Staying Fit & Healthy
End the Year Strong
Keep your fitness efforts alive during the holidays with this countdown to 2024. It’s designed to help you finish the year feeling powerful, confident, and grounded.
The Danze Jam Workout
Move and groove like you’re on the dance floor — and get in a full-body cardio workout — with this 30-minute version of Life Time’s Danze Jam class.
Turkey Day Tabata
Drop down and get your turkey on with a Turkey Tabata workout. Challenge yourself with six rounds of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest.