Mastering Holiday Balance: Family Expectations vs. Self-Care

One is how do I balance my family's expectations of me during the holidays? How do I balance my own self care during the holidays when I feel like my family requires a lot of me? And someone asked me this specific question in social media and I can relate. I. I grew up in a situation where I felt like I could never quite do enough, could never be present enough to make my family members happy. And, and at any time I would do anything for myself, I would feel that strain. And it's hard. Like it's not easy. But I think setting expectations up front is a powerful way. It's, it's an empowering way for you to manage that situation and also manage the expectations of others like.