Tips to refuel after holiday family time.

There is something about the holidays that drains us on multiple levels leaving us feeling unusually empty after stuffing our faces for days. Whether you were running around like crazy trying to get all the food prepared and house clean for guests or that snide remark from your Mother about not calling home enough got you in a tizzy (or insert obnoxious comment from any family member here) — you are most likely happy to be home alone right now but exhausted.
If it’s physical exhaustion from holiday cooking, driving, eating, travel, etc you know what you need to do. Eat healthy food. No more booze. Sleep. Get some exercise. Repeat.
However, if you are dealing with the emotional trauma that comes from family visits then you might require a
little more attention to recoup. There is nothing like a little family drama to get you fired up, pissed off or down in the dumps. The sister who knows just the thing to say that pokes you in your vulnerable child wound and makes you want to scream. Someone playing the victim, another upset they were ignored, the braggart or the overly judgmental relative…take your pick. We all have them and we can all get drained by them.

Why does the family stuff drain us so much?

Because these people are the basis of our existence. They are who we came into the world knowing, trusting, loving and relating to. It is our first community and our original support system. When things go haywire with them then our whole foundation can seem to tumble. They also know the most about us and when they aren’t feeling balanced can bring up old stuff that hurts.

How to Refuel after the Holiday:

1. Make sure you have time to yourself after the weekend. Plan something that feels great— long bath, funny movie, reading a book, relaxing with music.
2. Realize its not personal. If someone said something to you that brought up the past or was emotionally charged, take a step back and don’t react. Try to look at the situation from the outside and see if you can find why this person may have said what they did (are they hurting, upset, not able to move on, drank too much).
3. If you feel disconnected, like you don’t belong or non-trusting  you need to ground yourself. The primary way of doing this is connecting back into the earth energy which you can learn more about here.
4. Reach out to friends or someone who you can talk to and reconnect and let out your frustrations. The key here is to let them out and leave them out. Journaling is another way to process things and get them out of your mind and body.
5. Meditation is a great way of calming you down and bringing you back to center.

If you feel you need further support, contact me to figure out if an energy healing treatment would be the most beneficial to get you filled back up again!