
About this episode
1. How our second holiday hack—“Be unsurprised”—eliminates walking on eggshells around family, and leaving holiday gatherings feeling badly about ourselves or our people.
2. Amanda shares the first time she broke her family’s biggest holiday tradition—and how it’s now one of her most precious memories.
3. Abby remembers watching her mom stress out by preparing and perfecting every holiday detail—and the change she made to minimize her own holiday stress.
4. How carrying around a cup of hot tea serves as Glennon’s super shield.
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