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Welcome to Episode 10 where we discuss the burn out many women feel around the festive season, especially with the added stressor of navigating the holidays during a global pandemic. We talk about emotional labour/labor, mental load and how our culture of “more is better” is grinding us all down. We delve into the stress and pressure women feel to make things “magical” while grieving our loss of “normality” due to COVID-19 and how it can trigger unhealthy coping strategies. We wrap up with 5 ways (Lisa’s fave) to deal with what the holidays bring up for you and how to bring what really matters back into focus.
- Christobel Hastings' December 2019 article for Stylist entitled "Christmas Burnout: Here’s How to Tackle Festive Anxiety if You’re Feeling Overwhelmed" for holiday burnout statistics and how to deal with it
- Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh's December 2018 article for Progressive Women's Network entitled "Feel the Burnout? Your Team May Need a (Holiday) Break" for statistics on women leaders experiencing burnout at higher rates than men
- November 2016 report by the Office for National Statistics entitled "Women shoulder the responsibility of 'unpaid work'" for the statistics on unpaid care work & house work in the UK
- Sophie Wilkinson's December 2018 article for BBC3 entitled "Why Was Everyone Talking About Emotional Labour in 2018?" for a brief on emotional labour/labor and Arlie Hochschild's 1983 book, The Managed Heart
- Further information on how alcohol's interaction with oestrogen/estrogen can impact your body in Very Well Mind's November 2020 article entitled "How Alcohol Can Impair the Body's Hormone System" and specifically relating to women's reactions to excessive alcohol consumption in Ria Health's August 2019 article entitled "How Alcohol Affects Women’s Hormones, Before and After Menopause"
- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an incredible female author!
