The struggle to feel worthy is real and we live in a culture where that self-worth is often tied to your appearance. Men have to be ripped and macho, and women have to be feminine and pretty. Those messages are as inescapable as they are toxic and wrong.
Many of you have talked about putting the focus on experiences, and building new traditions with your families (and your families that are made up of friends). It's hard to let go of those old, ingrained traditions but, sometimes, it's the path to finding the happy in Happy Holidays.
Volunteering doesn't just make you feel good, it connects you with your community, introduces you to people you'd otherwise never meet, builds compassion and empathy, and puts your personal challenges into an entirely new perspective.
We all know that you can be 100% solid in one part of your life, and a total mess in another. If you want a new result, you'll need a new system. Systems work for sleeping, eating, working out, time management, keeping the house clean, and keeping your finances in order.