Using your Executive Functions to help plan for Christmas and avoid the overwhelm

The Christmas holiday period should be a time of relaxation to spend with our loved ones. But there is always so much to do from buying gifts, wrapping and posting them, ensuring you have the food to create your Christmas dinner and decorating the house…to name a few! With so much to do and plan it is essential that we rely on our pre frontal cortex and our executive functions to help us plan and execute the Christmas season and, as a result, manage the anxiety and overwhelm that so many of feel during this time of year. By doing so, we can focus on relaxing ad enjoying this special time of year with our friends and family.