The Biggest Mindset Shift These Holidays
Sun Dec 14 2025
In this final episode of the mini-series — and the final episode of 2025 — I’m wrapping up the year with pillar three: mindset and boundaries.
Before we dive in, I share a little gratitude and a huge celebration: this podcast grew by 562% in listens this year and reached listeners in 18 countries. I’m truly so thankful you choose to spend time here with me.
Today we’re exploring the emotional side of the holiday season — the family dynamics, expectations, pressure, and mental load that can quietly drain us.
I walk you through the biggest mindset shift that’s changed everything for me: I don’t have to. You don’t have to say yes to everything, hold everyone together, or meet invisible expectations. You’re loved for who you are, not what you do.
Then I share three gentle boundaries to protect your energy: the “Soft No” (no over-explaining required), simple time boundaries that let you show up without burning out, and the internal boundaries that free you from people-pleasing and responsibility for everyone else’s emotional experience. These are the boundaries that regulate your nervous system the most.
I also guide you through a one-minute mindset ritual you can use before any gathering to ground yourself, choose your energy, and release what isn’t yours to carry. It’s small, powerful, and incredibly centering.
This episode is your reminder that you’re allowed to choose what supports you. You’re allowed to protect your peace. And your choices might just give someone else permission to do the same.
Ready to begin 2026 with clarity and calm? Join my New Year Reset Mini-Challenge — a gentle, grounding reset to help you re-anchor your rituals and step into the new year with confidence and ease. We start Jan 19th. Link in the show notes — I’d love to support you.
Wishing you the merriest Christmas and a joy-filled start to 2026. Be well, and I’ll see you back here in February. xxx
Check out episode on Boundaries with Hayley Guinness Here
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In this final episode of the mini-series — and the final episode of 2025 — I’m wrapping up the year with pillar three: mindset and boundaries. Before we dive in, I share a little gratitude and a huge celebration: this podcast grew by 562% in listens this year and reached listeners in 18 countries. I’m truly so thankful you choose to spend time here with me. Today we’re exploring the emotional side of the holiday season — the family dynamics, expectations, pressure, and mental load that can quietly drain us. I walk you through the biggest mindset shift that’s changed everything for me: I don’t have to. You don’t have to say yes to everything, hold everyone together, or meet invisible expectations. You’re loved for who you are, not what you do. Then I share three gentle boundaries to protect your energy: the “Soft No” (no over-explaining required), simple time boundaries that let you show up without burning out, and the internal boundaries that free you from people-pleasing and responsibility for everyone else’s emotional experience. These are the boundaries that regulate your nervous system the most. I also guide you through a one-minute mindset ritual you can use before any gathering to ground yourself, choose your energy, and release what isn’t yours to carry. It’s small, powerful, and incredibly centering. This episode is your reminder that you’re allowed to choose what supports you. You’re allowed to protect your peace. And your choices might just give someone else permission to do the same. Ready to begin 2026 with clarity and calm? Join my New Year Reset Mini-Challenge — a gentle, grounding reset to help you re-anchor your rituals and step into the new year with confidence and ease. We start Jan 19th. Link in the show notes — I’d love to support you. Wishing you the merriest Christmas and a joy-filled start to 2026. Be well, and I’ll see you back here in February. xxx Check out episode on Boundaries with Hayley Guinness Here