We’ve updated our holiday survival toolkit to help you and your and your employees get through the holidays!
Buckle in – it’s time for super stress season! The weeks from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day are arguably the most stressful time of year. On the upside, holidays can afford rich time with family and friends. On the downside, there are pressures around money and time. Holiday festivities can be fun, but they can also tempt us stray dangerously from our normal eating, drinking, exercise, and sleep habits. Plus, any fault lines we have in our lives seem to intensify – loneliness, grief, separation, family dynamics, etc. So while holidays can hold joys for many, the flip side can be pretty intense.
Our holiday survival toolkit is intended to help you and your staff get through the holidays. Plus, we remind our Members that your EAP is available 24-7-365 for help with any difficulties you may experience.
At the Workplace
- 6 Rules for Dealing With the Holiday Season at Work
- Ten Rules To Get Through The Holidays At Work
- Top 10 Holiday Aggravations at Work – what not to do
- 14 Ways to Stay Focused at Work Through the Holidays
- The do’s and don’ts of giving holiday gifts to your co-workers
- ’tis the season of workplace holiday angst
- Asking your coworkers about their holidays could be hurting them
- 6 Tips for Surviving the Office Holiday Party
- 11 Tips for Surviving the Office Holiday Party
- Celebrating the Holidays and Diversity in the Workplace
- How to Appreciate Diversity During the Holidays
Avoiding stress & problems
- Coping with the super-stress season
- Top 10 Survival Tips for Holiday Travel
- Holiday (Travel) survival guide: Staying sane amid the stress
- Holiday Stress? Try These 5 Tips for a Heart-Healthy Holiday Season
- 16 Ways To Beat Holiday Stress
- Coping with SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Ease Holiday Stress, boost work life balance
- Holiday Health & Safety Tips – Centers for Disease Control
- Stress, depression and the holidays: Tips for coping – from the Mayo Clinic
- Holiday Stress Calls for an Attitude Adjustment
- 9 Ideas for Coping with the Holidays When You Have a Mental Illness
- Helping Someone With a Mental Illness Through the Holidays
Staying Healthy
- 8 Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating (Infographic)
- Heart-Healthy Holidays
- Healthy Eating and Holiday Meal Planning from the American Diabetes Association
- Avoid the creeping menace of holiday weight gain!
- Healthy Eating Tips and Light Party Recipes for the Holidays
- 4 Ways To Navigate The Holidays When You Have An Eating Disorder
- 6 Ways To Support Someone With An Eating Disorder During The Holidays
- How to Stay Active and Exercise During the Holidays
- 15 Surefire Strategies to Stay Fit From Thanksgiving to New Years
- How to fit in some fitness amid the holiday hustle
Keeping a Sober Season
- Tips for Protecting Your Sobriety during the Holidays and Preventing Relapse
- The Holidays: Challenges and Survival Guide for Sober Alcoholics
- Al-Anon helping families through alcoholism during holidays
- 4 Health Excuses To Stay Sober At Your Holiday Party
- How to Cope with Family Holiday Events… Without Alcohol!
Family Matters
- Dos and don’ts for surviving holiday family dynamics
- Stress & Parenting During the Holidays
- 7 Holiday Stress Busters for Kids
- Multicultural Familia – Holidays
- Holiday Tips for Blended Families
- Seasonal Stepfamily Stress: Tips to Help All Your Family Members Enjoy the Holidays
- 10 Tips for Caregivers During the Holidays
Holidays after a divorce
- Children of Divorce List Holiday Dos and Don’ts
- Top Ten Ways to Survive the Holidays During and After Divorce
- Handling Holidays After Divorce
- Children, Divorce and the Holidays
- How divorced parents can help their children survive the holidays
- Planning for Seasonal Success: Holiday Tips for Parenting Apart
- Divorce and the Holidays — Putting Children First
Special situations
- Dealing with grief or loss over the holidays
- Helping with Holiday grief: “do” and “don’t” lists
- Twelve Tips for Helping Individuals with Autism Have a Happy Holiday Season
- Holiday Hints for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
- Helping Children Cope with Holidays After a Disaster (PDF)
- Coping With Loneliness During the Holidays
- How to Cope with Spending the Holidays Away From Home
Keeping Safe
- Dangerous toys: Check these 2018 toy safety reports and tips
- Holiday Decorating Safety Tips (PDF)
- Candle with Care this holiday season
- Food Safety
- ‘Tis the season: Party hosts should be aware of liability issues
- Have a happy New Year: Plan to party safely
Money and finance
- Holiday Budget Planner – Calculator
- Debt “don’ts” for the holiday season
- 8 Smart Ways to Save When Buying Holiday Gifts for a Big Family
- Mastering Your Holiday Season Budget
- Is Overspending a Problem for You?
- Making the holidays less materialistic for your kids – from KidsHealth
- Ways to go green during wasteful holidays
Security & Crime Prevention
- 15 Tips for Safe Holiday Online Shopping
- 14 Holiday Shopping Scams to Avoid This Year
- 12 Scams of the Holidays
- Don’t let email scams hijack your holiday!
- Pass It On – FTC Info for consumers on common scams and fraud
- The FTC’s top 10 holiday shopping tips
- Simple ideas to prevent identity theft during the holidays
- Don’t Lose Money on PrePaid Debit Cards
- Do not let thieves steal your holiday spirit
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