11/18/2025
If the holidays leave you drained, it’s not because you’re “bad at the holidays.”
It’s because you’re carrying the invisible emotional labor that holds everything together - planning, remembering, organizing, anticipating needs, managing emotions, and smoothing over tension.
Your exhaustion makes sense.
Your capacity matters.
And you deserve support that doesn’t require burning yourself out to maintain everyone else’s comfort.
✨ Save this post to revisit when you feel the pressure rising.
✨ Share it with someone who needs help understanding what you carry.
You don’t have to hold it all alone.