episode 046 - spending Christmas alone (or feeling alone): a gentle holiday reflection 🎄

Christmas Day can bring up more than we expect sometimes... joy, sadness, nostalgia, loneliness, relief and reflection, sometimes all at once (!!!)In this Christmas Day episode of The Sage Sorority, Shantel shares a quiet, honest reflection for women who may be spending Christmas alone or feeling alone, even while surrounded by people. This is not an episode about fixing, reframing or necessarily forcing gratitude. It’s about companionship, permission and staying with yourself through a tender, emotionally layered day.This episode explores the difference between being alone and feeling alone, why holidays can amplify unspoken emotions and how Christmas often brings past versions of ourselves, unfinished endings and cultural expectations into sharp focus.Shantel speaks to women who may be navigating family dynamics, single-hood, emotional disconnection or quiet grief during the holidays... offering presence rather than advice and steadiness rather than solutions.This episode may resonate if you are:spending Christmas alonefeeling emotionally alone while surrounded by othersnavigating complicated family dynamics during the holidaysreflecting on a year that didn’t unfold as plannedcraving a calm, thoughtful Christmas podcast without pressure or advicewant to book a coaching session? all the info is here - https://squ.re/45jq3uewant to partner w/The Sage Sorority Podcast? let’s chat - [email protected] a question? send in an (anonymous) one for Q&A - https://tellonym.me/thesagesorority 💘 SUBSTACK// https://open.substack.com/pub/thesagesorority INSTAGRAM// https://www.instagram.com/thesagesorority/TIKTOK// https://www.tiktok.com/@thesagesororityYOUTUBE// https://www.youtube.com/@TheSageSorority subscribe to The Sage Sorority Podcast + leave a (cheeky) 5* rating 💘 youtube: http://bit.ly/45ei8wOspotify: https://spoti.fi/4iVPAhnapple: https://bit.ly/41ZNwO2 THE SAGE SORORITY PODCAST - https://feeds.captivate.fm/thesagesorority/ 💘catch up with, our founder + host, Shantel instagram// https://www.instagram.com/shantelrousseau/ tiktok// https://www.tiktok.com/@shantelrousseau youtube// https://www.youtube.com/@shantelrousseauonline OUTFITS - ShopMy// https://shopmy.us/shantelrousseauOUTFITS - LTK// https://www.shopltk.com/explore/shantelrousseau💘