Don't Fret over the Holidays: Advice from our Suite101 Writers

Posted by Lima Al-Azzeh Dec 18, 2008

No matter how a family chooses to celebrate the holiday season, it is almost inevitable that a certain amount of stress will accompany the delights and joys of winter festivities.

Dawn Ellis-Lopez knows that the holiday season has its ups and downs. A great tip that Dawn shares for maintaining a low-stress holiday is to avoid revealing any big, difficult news at this time. A great tip indeed, holidays should be remembered as a joyous time of gathering and not mixed up with any sort of major, emotional news.

Sometimes simply resolving to maintain a healthy holiday can reduce much stress. According to Jennifer Wagaman eating healthy and exercising can be an effective way to cruise through the holiday season.

Gift-giving is among the most stressful part of the holidays, between figuring out what to buy whom and then minding the budget, anyone can feel anxious when the season rolls around. Candace LaRue has some great ideas on how to remember what the holidays are truly about, and sharing that spirit with family and friends.

For an all-purpose, major list of ways to de-stress this holiday season, 65 ways to be exact, be sure to check out Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen’s article.

Have a happy, healthy holiday!