The Holiday Workbook: For High Functioning Anxiety
Holidays can be stressful for so many people — and when you’re navigating high-functioning anxiety, those stressors often feel heavier, more complex, and harder to talk about. That’s precisely why I created this workbook. It’s designed to help you move through the holiday season with more calm, clarity, and emotional balance.
Inside, you’ll find six chapters filled with tips, real-life examples, and guided exercises that help you understand your anxiety, support your nervous system, and create a holiday experience that doesn’t drain your bandwidth. My goal is to help you reduce overwhelm, stay grounded, and actually access the joy you usually push aside.
Below you’ll find information on the six chapters included:
Chapter 1: Change Expectations
Explore how holiday expectations shape your brain’s dopamine response—and learn how to use this science to feel more emotionally steady, grounded, and less pressured by the weight of “doing it all.”
Chapter 2: Increasing Joy
Shift out of perfectionism and reconnect with what truly matters. This chapter walks you through how to let go of unrealistic standards and create more genuine, accessible moments of joy throughout the season.
Chapter 3: Self-Care
Go beyond surface-level self-care and discover what your nervous system actually needs. You’ll build a personalized, sustainable self-care plan designed to reduce anxiety and support you through the holiday stress curve.
Chapter 4: Managing Anxiety
Learn how to identify and understand your anxiety patterns before they take over. This chapter helps you break down your physical, emotional, and mental symptoms so you can respond intentionally instead of spiraling into overwhelm.
Chapter 5: Addressing Triggers
This guided exercise helps you map out your specific anxiety triggers and create a realistic, actionable plan to navigate them with confidence.
Chapter 6: Assertive Communication
Discover why assertive communication is essential for reducing anxiety—especially during the holidays. This chapter breaks down a practical, assertive communication technique and provides exercises to practice so you can set boundaries, ask for support, and advocate for your needs without guilt.
Holidays can be stressful for so many people — and when you’re navigating high-functioning anxiety, those stressors often feel heavier, more complex, and harder to talk about. That’s precisely why I created this workbook. It’s designed to help you move through the holiday season with more calm, clarity, and emotional balance.
Inside, you’ll find six chapters filled with tips, real-life examples, and guided exercises that help you understand your anxiety, support your nervous system, and create a holiday experience that doesn’t drain your bandwidth. My goal is to help you reduce overwhelm, stay grounded, and actually access the joy you usually push aside.
Below you’ll find information on the six chapters included:
Chapter 1: Change Expectations
Explore how holiday expectations shape your brain’s dopamine response—and learn how to use this science to feel more emotionally steady, grounded, and less pressured by the weight of “doing it all.”
Chapter 2: Increasing Joy
Shift out of perfectionism and reconnect with what truly matters. This chapter walks you through how to let go of unrealistic standards and create more genuine, accessible moments of joy throughout the season.
Chapter 3: Self-Care
Go beyond surface-level self-care and discover what your nervous system actually needs. You’ll build a personalized, sustainable self-care plan designed to reduce anxiety and support you through the holiday stress curve.
Chapter 4: Managing Anxiety
Learn how to identify and understand your anxiety patterns before they take over. This chapter helps you break down your physical, emotional, and mental symptoms so you can respond intentionally instead of spiraling into overwhelm.
Chapter 5: Addressing Triggers
This guided exercise helps you map out your specific anxiety triggers and create a realistic, actionable plan to navigate them with confidence.
Chapter 6: Assertive Communication
Discover why assertive communication is essential for reducing anxiety—especially during the holidays. This chapter breaks down a practical, assertive communication technique and provides exercises to practice so you can set boundaries, ask for support, and advocate for your needs without guilt.
This workbook contains 6 chapters of content, assessments, planning tools, and guided reflection excercises. I recommend that you discuss and process the contents of this workbook with your care team in more detail.