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Why the Holidays Feel So Stressful (Especially for People-Pleasers and Empaths)
Anxiety & Emotional Health, Relationships & Boundaries Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/30/25 Anxiety & Emotional Health, Relationships & Boundaries Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/30/25

Why the Holidays Feel So Stressful (Especially for People-Pleasers and Empaths)

The holidays often bring both joy and stress. Here’s why they can feel so emotionally charged- and how to navigate them with awareness, boundaries, and self-compassion.

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Emotionally Immature Parents: How They Shape Us (And How to Heal)
Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/2/25 Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/2/25

Emotionally Immature Parents: How They Shape Us (And How to Heal)

Many adults minimize their lack childhoods unmet needs, yet still carry the impact of emotionally immature parents. Learn the signs, the lasting effects, and how to begin healing and building self-trust.

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Not every “yes” is the same! ⁣
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Some yeses come from alignment.⁣
Some come from anxiety, guilt, or fear of rocking the boat or disappointing people. ⁣
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It’s hard for People-pleasers because yeses often feel like the “right&r
Happy v day - besides romantic connections I think this time is for friendships & self love too. ⁣
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The thing is self-love isn’t just bubble baths & spa days.⁣
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Sometimes it’s…⁣
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✨holding the boundary⁣
✨having the uncomf
Disappointing someone shouldn’t feel like a threat to your safety…⁣
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…but for a lot of people, it does.⁣
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Not because you’re dramatic. Not because you’re “too sensitive.”⁣
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But because your nervous syste
Sometimes self-care isn’t another routine to optimize or doing more to feel good! ⁣
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It’s often fewer plans. Fewer explanations. Less managing.⁣
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And letting your nervous system finally exhale.⁣
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That’s what I’ll be focusin

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