MS19: Surviving the Holiday Surge

<p><strong>About Today's Episode<br></strong><br>In this episode, Meg goes over 7 tips to help beat burnout during holiday surges:</p><ul> <li>Look at your emotions with soft eyes</li> <li>Build end-of-day rituals</li> <li>Delegate tasks!</li> <li>Use scripts to set &amp; maintain boundaries</li> <li>Communicate what your needs look like when it comes to holiday celebrations</li> <li>Demonstrate what healthy boundaries look like by using them for yourself</li> <li>Create an ideal professional roadmap for the year ahead</li> </ul><p>Bonus! If you want a deeper dive into the rituals &amp; scripts, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod">join the Patreon community</a> for exclusive access to a Patron-only episode where I discuss <strong>specific rituals &amp; scripts + downloadable PDFs</strong> full of actual ritual ideas &amp; actual scripts you can use with clients, staff, colleagues, and admins. </p><p><strong>Credits, links &amp; other things:</strong></p><ul> <li> <strong>Intro &amp; Outro Music:</strong> DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - <a href="https://www.silvermansound.com/">https://www.silvermansound.com</a> </li> <li> <strong>Join the Patreon Community!</strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod">www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod</a> </li> <li> <strong>Mental Status</strong> <strong>IG</strong>: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mentalstatuspod">mentalstatuspod</a> </li> <li> <strong>Talk to me</strong>: <a href="mailto:mentalstatuspod@gmail.com">mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com</a> </li> <li> <strong>Apply to be a guest on this show</strong>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvcSVAfO8dOEyhAMkuQYDOecStyPS15onvSk1O1ZGDIxsW3Q/viewform?usp=sf_link">Interviewee Interest form</a> </li> <li> <strong>Submit an anonymous burnout story</strong>:<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei0E2fEb7yAQH38qp7kLjfBkqgm1n_sKrHmgAMr3dRRjJzJg/viewform?usp=sf_link"> Lister-Submitted Story Form</a> </li> <li> <strong>Support the show</strong>: <a href="https://www.lykke