Honoring what was, adapting to what is, and finding peace when life doesn’t look like it used to.

How to Cope When Traditions Change (or Disappear)

 Live Workshop – November 23rd
4pm Pacific | 5pm Mountain | 6pm Central | 7pm Eastern
Investment: $37
Bonus During the Workshop: Holiday Thought Ladder
Replay Available for a Limited Time for All Registrants

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When Traditions Shift… It Hurts in a Way Few People Understand

If the holidays feel heavier this year, Amy, you’re not imagining it.

Traditions carry so much meaning — identity, belonging, memory, connection.
So when someone is missing, when life is changing, or when your husband is deep in midlife crisis, those familiar moments can suddenly feel tender, emotional, or even painful.

It’s not just the ritual you miss.
It’s the version of your life you thought you’d still be living.

And if you’ve been feeling the ache of that shift… you’re exactly who this workshop was created for.

Grace, Jenn, Erin, and I will be guiding you gently through all of this — so you don’t have to carry it alone.

What You’ll Learn Inside This Workshop

  • 1. Why Changing Traditions Hurts So Much

    We’ll explain:

    the brain science behind holiday grief

    why your nervous system reacts so strongly

    why even “small changes” feel big

    how this season activates emotional echoes of the past

    You’ll walk away understanding why this feels so heavy — and that nothing is wrong with you.

  • 2. The Real Pain: What Your Brain Makes It Mean

    It’s rarely the event itself — it’s the meaning your brain attaches to it.

    Thoughts like:

    “He doesn’t love me anymore.”

    “We’ll never have our family back.”

    “This is proof everything’s falling apart.”

    These thoughts create the suffering — not the circumstance.

    We’ll help you gently challenge and soften the meanings that hurt the most.

  • 3. Guided Thought Awareness Exercise

    You’ll learn a powerful process to move from:

    overwhelmed → grounded

    helpless → centered

    spiraling → steady

    We’ll walk you through naming the trigger, spotting the automatic thought, identifying the emotion, and crafting a gentler, truer thought that supports you.

    This one tool alone can shift your entire holiday experience.

  • 4. Practical Ways to Evolve Traditions (Without Losing the Heart of Them)

    Together, we’ll help you:

    keep the essence of what mattered

    modify rituals gently

    create new layers of meaning

    release what hurts

    make space for what feels good

    And you’ll get loving, low-pressure scripts like:

    “We’re putting up the tree Saturday at 3 — you’re welcome to join us if you’d like, no pressure.”

    Calm. Grounded. Loving.
    No chasing. No forcing.

  • 5. How to Let Grief In — Without Letting It Take Over

    You’ll learn:

    how to let grief move through you instead of staying stuck

    how to balance sadness and joy

    emotional anchoring techniques for before and after big moments

    how to stop fighting the grief and start supporting yourself through it

    Your grief deserves space — but not the whole room.

  • 6. Honoring Loved Ones Without Collapsing Emotionally

    We’ll talk about:

    gentle rituals

    ways to include lost loved ones

    simple practices your kids can participate in

    how to help children navigate changing traditions

    how to protect their emotional world without oversharing

    This is where healing meets connection.

  • 7. Holiday Thought Ladders (Created Live in Class)

    During the workshop, you’ll learn how to:

    spot painful thoughts

    build “bridge thoughts” that feel believable

    shift from fear to calm

    guide your nervous system into safety

    You’ll create your own ladder with us — personalized, grounded, and something you can turn to all season long.

  • 8. Creating Touchstone Moments for Yourself

    This is where self-connection meets emotional steadiness.
    We’ll help you build tiny, meaningful rituals that bring you back to yourself — even in the hardest moments.

Bonus Included in the Workshop:

Your Personal Holiday Thought Ladder
You’ll create it during the session (not before!), with our guidance and support.

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This Workshop Is For You If…

You’re navigating:

  • a husband in midlife crisis

  • the first holiday after losing someone

  • traditions that no longer feel like “yours”

  • the pressure of holding the family together

  • grief mixed with confusion and overwhelm

  • kids who are feeling the shift too

You Can Grieve What You’ve Lost — And Still Create Love in What Remains

And you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Grace, Jenn, Erin, and I will walk you through it, step by step.

Reserve Your Spot

Reserve Your Spot – $37

Live on November 23rd
4pm Pacific | 5pm Mountain | 6pm Central | 7pm Eastern
Replay available for a limited time to everyone who registers

👉 Save your seat now — you’ll get access to the replay automatically.