1474: Surviving the season with sass and strategy!

To wrap up this week on The Daily Pep! we’re looking ahead to the festive season with a reminder that not everyone has it all figured out and the festive family f*ckery is real!

Episode transcript:

Good morning Daily Peppers and a very happy Friday to you. So on Monday 1st December, my rebel advent calendar kicks off just in time for everything to amp up in this season. Now, I know for a lot of us, we want to enjoy this season more than we actually do. We might look forward to it, but when it gets here, there is the family drama. There are suddenly all these extra things that you're expected to do. There is even more on your plate than normal. There are also more emotions running around and this time of the year can be confronting. For some of us, it can be really challenging.

So I just wanted to pop in before it all kicks off to remind you that you're not alone. Sometimes the holidays can feel like this really weird parallel universe experiment where there's all this marketing messaging about it being the most wonderful time of the year and the reality doesn't necessarily match up. We can find ourselves feeling really stretched, really stressed. And there can also be a lot of performing the holidays rather than actually feeling any of that joy. So I'm here to remind you that most of us are feeling it, even if some people do a very good impression of having their shit together, that you don't have to do everything for everyone. Take the shortcuts and cut the corners where you can. And remember that this is also supposed to be a nice time for you. It is not just about other people and you are part of the equation.

If you want some practical and sassy help in navigating this time of the year, as well as adding a bit of sparkle back into your life and thriving, not just surviving the festive fuckery, you're going to really enjoy the Rebel Advent Calendar. It's a digital one. You get a fabulous delight delivered to you each day up until Christmas, and I wanted to give you a sneak peek of some of the things that might be especially helpful if you are nodding along with today's episode. So there's Passive Aggressive Christmas Bingo, which is really, really handy for navigating those people you don't really want to see over the holidays. There's a let's Make Sure We're Not Absolutely Fucked by the End of the Year workbook. There's a printable zine on an Introvert's Guide to Surviving Festive Gatherings, and also a really helpful PDF guide called How's Life And Other Bullshit Questions, which is full of reminders, tips and scripts to help you navigate all the festive peopling and answering annoying questions during the holidays. So those are just four of the doors it's there to dip into and out of as you see fit, and it is ultimately a rebel's guide to surviving Christmas. So if you are intrigued and want to treat yourself before Christmas, you can get yours by going to the rebelrousers.com rebelchristmas.

It costs £12 to buy and it's also buy one, give one, so you get one for a friend as well. So here's to navigating the upcoming season with some humor, with some sass, and remembering that we are absolutely all winging it. Happy Friday and take care.

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