Beat the Covid Blues This Holiday Season!

Hello! So glad you are here:)

This time of year can be a time of great happiness and celebration for some—and a time of immense stress or even “the blues”, for others, especially when everyday stressors are still happening on top of Covid. The spirit of connection, parties and family get-togethers are, for many, off of the table which highlights loss. If you add a death of a family member or even close friend (as just happened to me), it can be downright depressing.

Whether you deal with seasonal blues or situational blues of the holidays, coping with what I call the micro losses of covid, on top of other losses, is challenging at best. It is imperative to head off holiday blues and practice loving compassion towards self and others in creative new ways this year.

6 Tips for Beating the Holiday Covid Blues

1) Alter your image and expectations this year of the “ideal holidays.” Start with, it IS going to be different this year. Instead of focusing on what you have lost, focus on what you can gain. Create new on line traditions, take a break from cooking and order take out, concentrate on quality time with loved ones via zoom or other social connecting platform and do it regularly. Play games virtually such as the dinner party questions-type games and ask loved ones about their past and upbringing and stories of their lives in order to deeply connect with them and their stories. 

2) Do something creative that’s holiday-related or not…Maybe it’s journaling your vision for your holiday or making something nice for yourself. Maybe it’s hand addressing holiday cards or using labels instead of hand addressing. Take up a new hobby. You-tube has so many how to’s its amazing!

3) Practice a random act of kindness every day in December (or more days than not). This can really help you get out of yourself and your sadness and pay it forward in a positive vibe way that brightens or helps others while at the same time, soothes and helps you!

4) Dial into hope. What does hope mean to you? Then ask others on FB, Instagram or other platform what gives them hope. Just reading positive things can help boost your mood.

5) Limit or eliminate “obligatory” things. If it doesn’t feel good, don’t do it.

6) Focus on what’s good this holiday season. (Write down 3 gratitudes per day) Yes, write them down! Take is a step further and write down 3 positives about yourself or someone who is irritating to you. It can change your perspective and your feelings.

While even the approach and anticipation of this holiday season in particular can be enough to induce or exacerbate symptoms of sadness, it is possible to make it through this time of year without major incident and actually enjoy the holidays! However, this requires both self-awareness and insight on what you need. Start there, what do you really need this season? For me it is real and honest connection and that has been what I have been focusing on during this difficult year.

Once you know what you need you can then brainstorm with friends and family about how to make that happen.

Please share this article if you or someone you know has a particularly tough time during the holidays. I also have a great self-help book that will give you tons of insight on how to make concrete changes in your life. Click here to purchase.

I wish you hope this holiday season!


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