Reclaim Your Holidays: How To Set Boundaries and Rediscover Joy with Yamel Belen

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Do you ever wonder if it’s possible to enjoy the holidays without the double helping of stress and pressure? If so, you’re going to love this episode because I am joined by a special guest, my friend Yamel Belen, who shares her insights on how to set boundaries and rediscover joy this holiday season.

Yamel is a certified doula, lactation expert, and founder of One Love Doula and One Love Nanny, supporting parents through the challenges of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She’s also a fellow big family mom, with over 26 years of mothering experience.

Table of Contents

In this episode, we discuss:

Practical tips on how to manage your energy and time by setting realistic expectations over the holiday season. If something doesn’t align with your goals and boundaries, give yourself permission to say no.

How to set boundaries with grace – boundaries are meant to protect your peace, not to put walls up and shut others out. Yamel explains how to communicate boundaries respectfully, so you can safeguard your wellbeing without being dismissive.

Embracing the chaos that often comes with the season and leaning into gratitude in those situations to help you see the beauty of the moment. It’s often the crazy, spontaneous moments that make a happy home and that your family will cherish for years to come.

Resisting the temptation to spend too much at Christmas – it’s not the presents or physical gifts that make christmas special for your children, but the traditions and special moments that make the holiday season.

The importance of pre-planning to ease into the holiday season. Simple strategies such as making lists can help decrease your mental load.

And much more!

Remember, the holidays don’t have to be about doing more – they’re about doing what matters most to you, so give yourself permission to celebrate in a way that feels right to you.

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