Halloween is over, which means all over social media and amongst friends and family, people are beginning to ramp up their enthusiasm and hype for Christmas.

This is GREAT if you're someone who likes to get Christmas decorations out early and start getting excited because it feels fun for you. There's absolutely no harm in that - if it brings you joy - keep on jingling along!

Many of my members this week have mentioned the overwhelm they're experiencing by feeling like they're not organised enough, or haven't thought ahead enough, or are worried that Christmas every year brings them anything but joy and excitement.

I want to remind you of something:

You don't HAVE to create additional stress on yourself.

You don't HAVE to start thinking about the chaos or experiences that Christmas can often bring.

You don't HAVE to be as excited as others around you seemingly are (remember, not everything is as we believe - social media is great for showcasing false realities).

When you start overthinking every aspect of Christmas, your body starts to respond as though it's happening right this very second. And so to be on high alert and hyper vigilance for the next month until the 25th of December is too much for the nervous system - so please bear that in mind.

If this is something that you can feel is already beginning to increase your overthinking and anxiety, I want you to remember that every year, the hype gets bigger and bigger - but this doesn't mean your stress levels have to.