Your Guide to Managing Holiday Stress

The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of celebration, connection, and joy. But for many people, it can also bring stress, loneliness, grief, family tensions, financial pressure, and feelings they don't always feel comfortable talking about.

In this episode of Road to Resilience, Dr. Molly Sherb of Mount Sinai's Hudson Yards Health practice discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the holiday blues, and how to protect your mental health during one of the most emotionally complex times of the year. 

Most importantly, Dr. Sherb offers practical strategies for navigating the season with greater self-compassion, including boundary-setting, managing difficult family dynamics, creating traditions that work for you, seeking out daylight and movement, and learning to make room for multiple emotions at once. 

Whether you're feeling energized by the season, overwhelmed by it, or somewhere in between, this conversation offers reassurance, perspective, and actionable tools for taking care of yourself through the winter months.

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