To The Core | Tips for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving

On today's episode of Revitalized Womanhood: To The Core, Gina shares advice on how to combat the drama that comes with holiday parties and get-togethers. Identify expectations Communication Taking time-outs  Budgeting and organization  (0:45) Gina prepares listeners in today's episode for the upcoming holiday season, with Thanksgiving coming up next week, and talks about her upcoming Tuesday episode of Revitalized Womanhood with her mom.    (2:30) In dealing with the family drama that comes with every holiday season, Gina's first tip is to understand and identify expectations, and where that drama comes from.    (4:10) Religion and family specific traditions also go into the holiday organizational process for many people.    (6:00) Gina shares a personal experience in order to demonstrate the perfectionist mindset and its limitations, which is applicable to the holiday mindset.    (8:00) Gina reiterates her first point, in understanding expectations.    (10:25) The next tip is emphasizing communication, which ties into having clear expectations.    (13:00) Gina discusses organizing childcare and babysitting options for holidays, and gives an example of the benefits of family chaos.    (15:30) Take a time-out, Gina emphasizes, especially when certain triggers and awkward topics are brought up.     (17:20) Gina debunks the stereotype of perfect holiday expectations, and setting yourself up for failure.   (18:37) Her biggest takeaway: "Set your expectations at a level of attainable"    (20:45) Reiterating the tip to avoid high expectations, Gina urges listeners not to take accountability and responsibility for others' feelings.    (21:23) Budgeting, and making lists is another way to avoid fighting and unnecessary drama.    (26:00) Gina expresses her appreciation and thankfulness for the different women in her sisterhood.    (28:00) Gina closes the episode with the reminder to enjoy the holidays and the time spent with family and loved ones.  (28:53) Gina's Four Weeks to a Fresh Start program can be found through joining her newsletter, found on her website: https://revitalizedwomanhood.com/start-here/