The holiday season is a time for gift-giving, parties, and fun-filled activities that are meant to bring us feelings of happiness and love. But it can also be a stressful time for us (especially parents!) and a time when we often feel a lot of pressure to BE a certain way and to have it GO a certain way, and this can lead us to unconsciously slip away from our true intentions and goals for our family.In this little mini-episode, I would like to share with you some really practical tips for how to go about inviting peace and calm in the stressful moments in your life. Now, this holiday season will have its unique stressors, especially with everything going on in the world right now. And this gives us even more reason to be intentional and mindful of the emotional environment that we are cultivating in our homes and within us.For more notes on how to have a safe, healthy, and intentional holidays in a pandemic, listen to episode 32 of The Balanced Parent Podcast.Also, be sure to CHECK OUT MY BIRTHDAY SALE! Each year I offer a discount on my services and programs during the "Black Friday" period. My Birthday Sale starts NOW (November 20th) and goes through Cyber Monday (Nov. 30th). This year I'm turning 37, so I'm giving you all 37% off of all of my courses! So, go check out the options, and be sure to use the coupon code "BIRTHDAY" at check out to get the discount.I also have FIVE "birthday sessions" available this year. Birthday sessions are 37 minutes of coaching for 37 bucks! Now usually, I have more of these available, but with the pandemic and my parenting load, I'm just not able to offer more. So these are first-come, first-serve, and when they are gone they are gone! Normally 1:1 coaching is only available to folks who are in my BalancingU Membership, so if you've been wanting 1:1 support and you aren't already in BalancingU, this is one of the only ways to get on my schedule! So don't wait on this one! (If you want in on the membership, that's on sale right now too! Yay!)If you have questions about the Birthday Sale, don't hesitate to reach out! I always love hearing from you!Find show notes for this episode here: www.laurafroyen.com/podcast