Silly season is upon us & for many, this also means enduring the increased stress & anxiety that often accompanies the holidays.

We discuss the common stress triggers & offer you our best tried & true ideas to help you navigate it all with more ease and joy.

Whether your challenge is tricky family dynamics, towering expectations or managing your own energy, we discuss creative ways to reduce holiday pressures & develop your own self-care plan to support you through it all.

If you need inspiration for staying centered & creating space for yourself amidst the chaos, this conversation is packed with actionable insights to help you enjoy a more peaceful holiday season.

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June Curtain joins Amanda for a conversation that will completely redefine how you think about kindness - and why you might have given up on it for all the wrong reasons.

You've tried being kind. You've bent over backwards for people. You've given until it hurt. And what did you get? Taken advantage of. Unappreciated. Burnt out.

So you decided kindness doesn't work. People don't deserve it. You're done.

Plot twist: What you were doing probably wasn't kindness at all.

Meet June Curtain:

• Founder of "Snámhaí Sásta" (The Happy Swimmers) in Spanish Point, Clare
• Daily sea swimmer who found healing in the ocean after losing her husband to suicide
• Daughter of renowned Johnny Burke (who gave Brendan Grace his first gig)
• A woman who embodies kindness so completely, it's infectious

Why Kindness Matters: "Nobody escapes this life without walking a step in pain. Nobody."

We don't wear badges announcing our struggles. You pass hundreds of people daily who are barely holding it together. Your kindness might be the only softness they encounter all day.

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"I know I should leave this WhatsApp group because it's draining me, but what if they think I'm a terrible person?"

Sound familiar? Amanda breaks down the exhausting pattern that's probably running your life without you realising it.

You stay in conversations that drain you because you don't want to seem rude. You keep saying yes when you mean no. You override your instincts because you're terrified of disappointing someone.

Here's the uncomfortable truth: You've been programmed to believe other people's comfort matters more than your own integrity.

Want to go deeper? Download the free guide "5 Signs You're Unconsciously Choosing Chaos Over Serenity" HERE

This pattern is just one of the five - and they're all connected.