Navigating the Holiday Season
Are you looking to set yourself up for success these holidays? Do you want to wake up each morning feeling happy and energised after a great sleep?
Holidays can present a variety of challenges for people because regular routines change, sleep gets varied, there can different interactions with people, alongside emotional triggers for some.
It’s achievable to feel happy and healthy during and after your holiday.
The key is doing some forward planning to fast track your success.
This could mean taking some time to mull over and think through
The kind of holiday you’d like to experience this time.
Holidays in the past that have worked well and what factors made it so.
Holidays in the past that haven’t worked well and what factors made it so.
What changes or adjustments you could make next time to set up for success.
Below is a list of Brain Healthy hot tips that Karyn Chalk and Katie Jollie discuss in their video below:
Know your ‘why’. See if you can activate and engage your brain by gaining clarity on what is important to you this holiday.
Eat foods that make you feel good now….and later on in the day.
Keep your blood sugars stable. Adding fibre, fat and protein to meals helps.
Keep hydrated , as dehydration can make you feel anxious or depressed.
Keep moving. Might be different exercise on holiday, and moving after meals is super helpful.
Find joy. Looking for small moments of joy or try making a ‘joy list’.
Have some planned calming down strategies to help the tough times.
Try the ‘rule of 12’ when life gets tough and you need to gather perspective.
Try habit stacking to help these habits get set up for success.