
🎄 Feeling More Fake Than Festive?
A Survival Guide to the 12 Stages of Christmas
For some, the holidays bring joy, celebration, and connection.
For others, it brings pressure, grief, numbness, or the exhausting task of pretending to be okay.
I’ve been thinking about how emotionally complex this season can be — especially when we assume everyone else is “feeling festive.” The truth is, we’re not all in the same place.
So I created something.
🌟 A gentle framework to help you find where you are this season — whether you’re in survival, stillness, or service.
✨ A guide to name what you’re feeling, without shame.
🕯️ And most importantly — to offer one small thing you can do to care for yourself or someone else.
👉 Read the article: Feeling More Fake Than Festive? A Survival Guide to the 12 Stages of Christmas
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/feeling-more-fake-than-festive-dr-shungu-hilda-m-gadzah-k4kce
https://youtu.be/Q9WgTUWxacI
Even small ones.
Especially small ones.
Download the visual guide in the article or save it to share
💬 And let me know - what stage are you at this Christmas?
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https://www.sixstagesframework.com/survival/
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