{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe087882e-96da-4358-b941-bb9b9c76183d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 76: Letting the Holidays Be Easy (Redux)","description":"The winter holiday season is underway and we want to help our listeners prepare for an easy one. This week, we're re-running Episode 28, which we originally recorded for the 2018 holiday season. We hope it will help make your holiday season less stressful and more joyful!\n\nThe holiday season can be really hard on perfectionists, who often want to do it all and do it right. This week Shannon and Janine talk about making it easier for perfectionists to let the holidays be easy.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 How \u201cshoulds\u201d can get in the way of enjoying the holidays\n\u2022 Janine\u2019s truly simple holiday traditions\n\u2022 Choosing the elements of the holidays that are doable\n\u2022 The time-saving benefits of holiday cookie exchanges\n\u2022 How the December holidays can be challenging for perfectionists\n\u2022 How Shannon creates the holidays she wants (including this year\u2019s Thanksgiving of giving)\n\u2022 Embracing good enough to make holidays easier\n\u2022 How giving clutter-free gifts helps the recipient and makes gift-giving easier\n\u2022 A special clutter-free gift idea from special guest Miranda Adams, Janine\u2019s niece\n\u2022 Giving the gift of experiences or services, rather than stuff\n\u2022 Choosing a theme word to capture the essence of what you want for the season to use as a guidepost to help you make choices\n\u2022 Starting earlier on holiday tasks to avoid the stress of last-minute activities","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}