How To Survive The Holidays: Advice For Political Conversations, Overeating, And The Indignities Of Travel | Dan Solo Episode

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. A compendium of expert advice on handling all the complications — and pleasures — that the holiday season brings. I have whipped up a holiday survival guide for you, a series of evidence-based strategies for navigating what can be a tricky time of year.   During the course of this episode, I'm going to talk about nine pain points, including navigating political differences around the dinner table, overeating, overwhelm, travel indignities, social anxiety, difficult family members, etc. I'm going to share with you a bunch of strategies pulled from ancient wisdom and modern science.   In this episode we talk about practical strategies for dealing with nine pain points of the holiday season: The expectation of perfection Overwhelm Difficult family dynamics Grief Loneliness Social anxiety Overeating Holiday travel Financial worries Related Episodes: How to Feel Less Enraged And Hopeless When You Consume The News | Sharon McMahon Science-Based Tools For When You're Stressed, Obsessed, Or Overthinking | Dr. Jenny Taitz How to Speak Clearly, Calmly, and Without Alienating People | Dan Clurman and Mudita Nisker The Science of Loss and Recovery | Mary-Frances O'Connor Strategies for Social Anxiety | Ellen Hendriksen The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole Can Anxiety Be a Gift? | Dr. David Rosmarin Your Craving Mind | Kevin Griffin Why Your Bad Habits (and Addictions) May Be Getting Worse - and How Mindfulness Can Help | Dr. Jud Brewer Sign up for Dan's newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/holiday-survival-guide Additional Resources: Download the Happier app today: https://my.happierapp.com/link/download