Dealing with Holiday Stress

Design your own game plan to deal with each of the things that is stressing you out this holiday season, that works for your neurowonderful brain and individual needs.

  • Now on-demand

    1hr 45 min

  • Recorded

    Video, audio, and human edited transcript.

  • Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024

    The live workshop has finished, this is now available on-demand.
"thank you so much, this was very helpful, I feel like I'm much better prepared for the coming family events" <3
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"I loved the way that strategies were categorized into the 3 broad types, that really helped me understand themes in how I feel and behave. I also liked the way the difference between using strategies and behaving authentically are different but can also be the same."
Feedback from participants in this workshop

What stresses is this addressing?

Social

  • Complicated family relationships and tensions
  • Expectations to enjoy family time, lack of personal space during visits
  • Long periods of socializing, and masking
  • Gift-giving stress, financial pressures, mass consumerism
  • Anxiety
  • Grief

Sensory

  • The interpersonal components of sensory stuff: asking people to adjust to your sensory needs.
  • Noise
  • Lights
  • Music
  • Crowded spaces
  • Fireworks
  • Disrupted routines
  • Navigating food-related social expectations, esp. with an ED

Expectations

  • Emotional exhaustion
  • End-of-year work stress
  • Dealing with religious aspects, esp. when not religious, or preferring non-traditional celebrations
  • New year's plans
  • Making resolutions

How can we cover so much?

As much as I wish we could address every holiday stress individually, that would take days.

Instead, we'll be covering a framework for making decisions around almost any stress, so you can make your own game plan for your situation and needs.

This also give you the power to adapt your plan as the situation changes!

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What's included

"I don't think I can fully verbalize how helpful it is but I just wanted to say thank you. I really felt like it came at the right time for me. Even though I'm still sad that the world is so ableist I think its also helpful to consider the steps I can take myself to make things manageable for me."
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"Useful resources but not overload level. Loved the format of what the issue is + example, then what to do about it + resources. Absolutely Goldilocks level of just-right amount of info and context! "
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About me

Heather Cook

Hi! I’m Autistic, AuDHD, disabled, and building a life I love.

I partner with later identified Autistics and AuDHDers to break through a lifetime of neurotypical expectations, figure out who they are without the mask, build healthier relationships that feel good to their Autistic communication style, and recover from burnout. To create a life they love to live.
Patrick Jones - Course author