"It's actually harder to be happy when everything is in such a high pressure moment," she says. "I think I look back at the times in my life that are the best as a child, and I watched my mom stress so much preparing and perfecting every little bit" She adds: "That's the pressure we have on the holiday. It's the most wonderful time of the year."
1. How to eliminate walking on eggshells around family, and avoid feeling badly about ourselves or our people.
2. Amanda shares the first time she broke her family’s biggest holiday tradition—and how it’s now one of her most precious memories.
3. Abby remembers watching her mom stress out by “perfecting” every holiday detail—and the change she made to minimize her own holiday stress.
4. How carrying around a cup of hot tea serves as Glennon’s super shield.
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