Episode 76: Are You Making Sure Christmas is Meaningful for You Too? with Regan Mitton

Send us Fan MailYou work hard to make Christmas magical for your children… But what makes Christmas magical for you? In this episode DJ spoke with mom of 2 and Couples and Family Counseling Masters Student, Regan Mitton. Tune in to hear them discuss keeping your stress at bay, assumptions and expectations in check and how dropping the traditions that don’t work for your family, being intentional about the customs and events you do include in your holidays and making your yes’s and no’s meaningful will help keep the magic in Christmas for you!Regan Mitton is in her final year of getting her masters degree in Couples and Family counseling.  She took a hiatus this current semester to give birth to her second child.  She is now the mom of 2 beautiful and energetic girls, one 4 years old and her newborn.  Her husband is a police officer who also volunteers his time working with teenagers in the community.  Regan has worked on several topics concerning moms and stress.  TIMESTAMPS• [6:18] “Even when we didn't believe in all of the Christmas things anymore, they still made it feel really magical.” • [10:37] Regan explains:  “So you have this expectation of how Christmas time is gonna go, how the putting up the tree is gonna go. And then those expectations aren't met, and we're sad, we're disappointed.” • [12:44] Regan discusses being intentional with our money & time spent at the holidays. • [24:19] Regan shares how she recognizes overstimulation and overwhelm in herself and how she manages it. For more information on the Imperfect Heroes podcast, visit: https://www.imperfectheroespodcast.com/Connect with Us!DJ Stutz - DJ Stutz: https://www.littleheartsacademyusa.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littleheartsacademy/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littleheartsacademy/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpphCRklDJiFXdS76U0LSQRegan Mitton - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymittonmind/ Support the showSupport the show.If you like what you hear, we would appreciate your support.  Every little bit helps.https://www.buzzsprout.com/1779847/support