Protecting Your Mental Health Through the Holiday Season (4 Practical Steps for Women Over 40)

20/11/2025 9 min Episodio 47
Protecting Your Mental Health Through the Holiday Season (4 Practical Steps for Women Over 40)

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Episode Synopsis

The holiday season can be equal parts magical and overwhelming — especially for high-achieving, faith-led women over 40 who are juggling emotional labor, family expectations, hormonal shifts, and the invisible pressure to create “the perfect holiday.”
In today’s episode of Renewed & Radiant, we’re breaking the cycle of holiday burnout and giving you 4 powerful, science-backed, faith-rooted steps to protect your mental health so you can move through this season with intention, peace, and emotional strength.
You’ll discover:
✨ Why your brain works harder during the holidays — and how to support it
✨ How hormone changes in your 40s+ impact stress, mood, and emotional overload
✨ A simple Morning Mental Margin ritual that rewires your day before the chaos starts
✨ The “Two Yeses, One No” standard that stops overwhelm before it starts
✨ Why lowering the bar on purpose may be the most mentally freeing thing you ever do
✨ How to shift from performance to purpose so you can actually enjoy this season
This episode is your permission slip to choose peace, clarity, and presence — instead of pressure, perfection, and exhaustion.
⭐️ Episode Highlights
✔️ The science behind holiday stress
✔️ Hormones + emotional bandwidth
✔️ 4 practical steps for immediate mental relief
✔️ Simple rituals you can start today
✔️ Faith-grounded truth to help you stay anchored
✔️ Edgy, honest encouragement every woman over 40 needs to hear
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