Life Kit The key to a less frantic holiday season
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Dec 1, 2025 
Niro Feliciano, a licensed clinical social worker and author of All Is Calm-ish, shares insights on managing holiday stress. She discusses the importance of letting go of perfection to focus on connection with loved ones. Niro recommends picking three meaningful moments to cherish and suggests reframing chores as privileges to cultivate gratitude. She emphasizes setting boundaries with relatives, resolving family conflicts, and offers quick anxiety resets like breathing techniques and the GLAD practice to enhance appreciation during the holiday season.
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Exhausted On A Magical Morning
- Niro Feliciano describes waking up exhausted on a magical Christmas morning and realizing she was missing being present with her kids.
- That moment changed how she navigates holidays and inspired her to prioritize presence over perfection.
Last-Minute Gift, Low Energy Reaction
- Marielle shares a childhood story about her mom finding a last-minute Polish Barbie and being too exhausted to celebrate.
- The memory taught her that parental exhaustion can dampen kids' moments even when gifts arrive as promised.
Pick Three Moments To Be Present
- Pick three moments you want to be fully present for and plan what must give to make that happen.
- Put away phones during those moments and show up intentionally to preserve presence.
