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Thanks, but no thanks: Setting boundaries to protect your peace this holiday season

Thanks, but no thanks: Setting boundaries to protect your peace this holiday season

Thanks, but no thanks: Setting boundaries to protect your peace this holiday seasonDana S Diaz
Published on: 24/11/2025

In this grim depiction of what a "happy holiday" truly looks like for many Americans, statistics show that a significant percentage of adults experience heightened stress and increased physical symptoms as a result, during the holiday season.

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Less Yes, Less Stress

Less Yes, Less Stress

Less Yes, Less StressDana S Diaz
Published on: 17/11/2025

Women experience heightened stress and burnout, particularly during the holidays. That stress leads to burnout, and the physical and mental health consequences of it. The good news is that women can reduce holiday stress by learning to say "no."

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Grateful for the Painful Past

Grateful for the Painful Past

Grateful for the Painful PastDana S Diaz
Published on: 11/11/2025

This heartfelt plea to transform the pain of the past into life lessons for growth invites readers to find gratitude for what has shaped them into who they are now and who they were always meant to become. The past doesn't define; it refines.

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Falling Leaves: A signal to shed what no longer serves you

Falling Leaves: A signal to shed what no longer serves you

Falling Leaves: A signal to shed what no longer serves youDana S Diaz
Published on: 03/11/2025

Like trees, we have a cyclical nature. We go through seasons, adapting and changing as our circumstances do, all the while enduring, strengthening, and growing. Even outgrowing as was oftentimes the case." Excerpt from RISING FROM THE ASHES.

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