Merry
Mindful
&
Navigating the holidays with intention & grace
A short-term therapy bundle designed to help you navigate holiday expectations, complex family dynamics, hopes for the new year, and grief that can feel alienating amidst the merriness.
5 weeks; one 50-minute session per week
Open to adult individuals in California and Iowa
Online sessions, $210 per week
Register by Saturday Nov 21, 2026
week 1
processing
November 23 - November 27
Get in touch with the emotions, expectations, and relational patterns that shape your experience of the holidays. Consider what you are carrying into the season and into the new year, and what you hope to make room for instead.
week 2
deepening
November 30 - December 4
Peek beneath familiar family roles, traditions, and emotional responses to consider their deeper personal and symbolic meaning. Make room for grief, belonging, and the younger parts of yourself that emerge during the holiday season.
week 3
preparing
December 7 - December 11
Outline a plan for how you want to best participate in the holidays. Reflect on personal boundaries, sources of support, sources of joy, and ways of remaining connected to yourself while opening up to the traditions and celebrations of those you love.
week 4
integrating
December 11 - December 18
Connect insights, intentions, and new practices developed throughout our work and consider how they might shape your experience of the holidays, allowing for more conscious, personally meaningful ways of participating in the season.
week 5
carrying forward
January 4 - January 8
Look back on the holiday season with curiosity and compassion. Consider what the experience has revealed about your relationships, needs, values, and inner life, and what you might want to continue tending to as you enter the new year.
2027