Claiming Inner Peace During The Holiday Rush (and Perimenopause)

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Showing Up Whole, Christina dives into holiday stress, perimenopause, nervous system regulation, and what it really means to claim inner peace, especially during the busiest season of the year.Stress shows up in all of our lives, but during perimenopause it hits differently. Christina shares her personal journey of navigating emotional waves, hormonal shifts, and the surprising discovery that inner peace becomes possible when you consciously choose to turn down stress rather than simply endure it.You’ll hear her explore: • Why stress isn’t just a feeling, it can be an emotional indicator of spiritual connection OR an emotional indicator of hormonal imbalance! • How perimenopause amplifies emotional sensitivity and creates a deep invitation to rediscover yourself • The connection between stress, survival mode, and disconnection from your soul’s alignment • Why claiming inner peace is both radical and necessaryChristina also walks you through three practical, holistic ways to reduce stress right now:Reshaping your schedule — creating space, shortening to-do lists, and building in “phone-off” daysEliminating unnecessary drama — observing without absorbing, releasing old patterns of emotional entanglementLetting go of control — working with the flow rather than forcing outcomes, and co-creating with the universeShe shares real examples from her life, including how releasing control around family expectations and holiday traditions has brought more joy, spaciousness, and ease.You’ll also learn how simple practices; herbal teas, lowering sugar, grounding rituals, small daily resets, and supportive self-observation, help regulate the nervous system and bring the body back into balance.As we move into the holiday season, this episode invites you to become your own compassionate observer. To slow down. To choose presence over pressure. And to anchor into the inner peace that’s always available when you listen to what your body, mind, and spirit truly need. Free Gift: Download Christina’s Three Practices for a Calm Holiday Season including a bonus 7-minute guided meditation, to help you stay centered, grounded, and clear. Christina Fletcher is a Spiritual Alignment coach, energy worker, author, speaker and host of the podcast Showing Up Whole.She specialises in practical spirituality and integrating inner work with outer living, so you can get self development off of the hobby shelf and integrated as a powerful fuel to your life. Through mindset, spiritual connection, intuitive guidance, manifestation, and mindfulness techniques Christina helps her clients overcome overwhelm and shame to find a place of flow, ease, and deep heart-centered connection.Christina has been a spiritual alignment coach, healer and spiritually aware parent coach for 11 years and trained in Therapeutic Touch 12 years ago.  She is also a meditation teacher and speaker. For more information please visit her website www.spirituallyawareliving.com Want to uncover where you need the most energy alignment? Take her new Energy Alignment Quiz to identify which of your energetic worlds (mind, body, heart or spirit) needs aligning the most! Or Follow her on her social media accounts:FacebookInstagramorLinkedin...