Do you come home from Christmas events and suddenly feel an overwhelming urge to eat — even when you’re not physically hungry?

If you find yourself raiding the pantry after socialising, masking, hosting, or holding it together for hours… you are not alone, and you are not doing anything wrong.

In Day 8 of 10 Days of Healing, we unpack the psychology behind post-event emotional eating a pattern driven not by lack of willpower, but by social exhaustion, sensory overload, emotional suppression, and the crash that happens once you're finally home and safe.

You’ll learn how masking, overstimulation, unmet needs, people-pleasing, and emotional fatigue create rebound urges that your brain misinterprets as hunger.

This episode gives you a deeply supportive strategy The Post-Event Decompression Ritual to soothe your nervous system before food becomes your coping mechanism.

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If you find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, attending events out of obligation, absorbing family expectations, or feeling responsible for everyone’s happiness during Christmas… this episode is for you.

In Day 7 of 10 Days of Healing, we explore why women struggle so deeply with boundaries especially during the holiday season and how guilt, conditioning, emotional labour, and a fear of conflict shape your behaviour.

You’ll learn The Guilt-Free Boundary Formula, a simple 4-step framework that helps you set clear, respectful boundaries without over-explaining, defending yourself, or collapsing into guilt.

This episode will help you protect your time, energy, and mental wellbeing so you can experience Christmas without burning out or abandoning your own needs.

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If Christmas feels tender, heavy, or quietly painful for you - you are not alone.

While the world celebrates, many people are grieving someone they’ve lost, a relationship that changed, a childhood they never had, or a version of life they hoped for.

Others feel lonely in a room full of people. And many simply feel emotionally stretched thin.

In Day 6 of 10 Days of Healing, this episode gently explores why grief and loneliness intensify during the holidays and how emotional memories, comparison, and disrupted routines contribute to the ache so many women silently carry at this time of year.

You’ll also learn a grounding emotional processing tool - The 3-Minute Wave - to help you move through difficult feelings without becoming overwhelmed, shutting down, or turning to numbing strategies.

This episode is soft, validating, and supportive… a space to breathe.

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If you find yourself feeling overstimulated, emotional, or completely drained at Christmas especially in loud environments, crowded shops, family gatherings, or back-to-back social events this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

ADHD brains experience Christmas differently.

The noise, pressure, rushed transitions, disrupted routines, expectations, and sensory overload push the nervous system to its limit. And when you combine overstimulation with emotional masking, festive chaos, and no buffer time, dysregulation comes fast.

In today’s episode of 10 Days of Healing, we unpack why ADHD and Christmas are such a difficult combination and how to support yourself through it with practical, compassionate strategies.

You’ll learn the Sensory Exit Plan, a simple regulation technique that helps you stay grounded, prevent shutdowns, and give your nervous system the breaks it desperately needs during holiday events.

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If you feel quietly stretched thin during December like you’re managing the gifts, the meals, the timing, the emotions, the expectations… and somehow also everyone’s happiness you’re not imagining it.

You’re carrying the mental load of Christmas, and it’s one of the biggest invisible pressures women face this time of year.

In Day 4 of the 10 Days of Healing series, we explore why the mental load triples during the holidays, why women are often expected to “hold it all together,” and how this emotional responsibility leads to overwhelm, burnout, and resentment.

You’ll also learn a powerful grounding tool The 3-Item Energy Budget to help you simplify your responsibilities, reduce emotional strain, and reclaim your peace today.

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If you find yourself dreading certain relatives, bracing for comments about your body, food, weight, relationship status, or life choices… you are not alone.

Family comments hit differently and they’re one of the biggest emotional triggers women face during Christmas.

In today’s episode of 10 Days of Healing, we unpack why these moments feel so painful and how your nervous system responds to judgment, comparison, and old family dynamics.

You’ll also learn a powerful and practical strategy The Boundary Buffer Script to help you protect your emotional wellbeing without escalating conflict.

Whether you prefer gentle redirection, a firm boundary, humour, or internal emotional protection, this episode gives you the tools to stay grounded and confident at Christmas events.

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If you struggle with food guilt, overeating, or the “I’ll start again in January” mindset every Christmas… this episode is for you.

Today’s conversation dives into the real psychological reasons holiday eating feels so intense from restriction and rebound eating, to the “last supper effect,” emotional regulation, and the shame cycle that so many women get stuck in.

You’ll also learn a powerful evidence-based strategy called The Permission Plate Method, designed to reduce guilt, lower binge urges, and help you create a calm, flexible, and empowered relationship with food this season.

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If Christmas feels heavier than it looks on Instagram… this episode is for you.

Day 1 of 10 Days of Healing explores why so many women feel overwhelmed, emotional, or unlike themselves during the holiday season and why none of it is your fault.

Christmas isn’t just a holiday.

It’s a collision of:

• emotional triggers
• family patterns
• sensory overload
• increased mental load
• perfection pressure
• disrupted routines

Your brain and nervous system are responding exactly as they’re designed to and understanding why helps remove the shame and self-blame.

In this episode, we break down the psychology behind Christmas overwhelm and give you a simple evidence-based strategy: The Emotional Load Reset to help you stay grounded and reduce emotional burnout.

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