Man Within Podcast 1066 - Christmas Clean pt.5: The Reason For The Season
Dec 23, 2025
12:08
In the final installment of the five-part Christmas Clean series, we anchor all the practical strategies discussed previously by focusing on the spiritual meaning of Christmas. Christmas, as a Christian holiday, is meant to be about Christ, but this meaning often gets lost in the busyness, consumerism, and chaos of the season.
The host ties together all the parts of the series—holiday triggers, routines, the power of service (It's Not About You), and combating the BLT (Boredom, Loneliness, Tiredness)—by emphasizing that connecting with Jesus is the anchor that makes all other recovery efforts effective.
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Chapters:
- (00:01) Why Christmas Is the Most Triggering Time of the Year
- (01:20) The “Holiday Debt” Analogy & Why Most Guys Relapse in December
- (02:24) Step 1: Identify Your Holiday Triggers
- (03:45) Common Holiday Triggers Explained
- (04:48) Why Christmas Triggers Repeat Every Year
- (06:20) Creating Your Personal Trigger Plan
- (07:25) Real Example: How One Client Prevented a Thanksgiving Relapse
- (08:20) Setting Boundaries on Sleep, Food, Alcohol, and Social Behavior
- (09:18) Closing Advice: Don’t “Wing It” This Christmas