Calm at Christmas: A Mindfulness Meditation

Calm at Christmas: A Mindfulness Meditation 

Christmas can be a complicated time.

For some, it’s joyful and connective. For others, it can feel overwhelming, lonely, emotionally charged, or quietly painful.And for many people, it’s all of those things at once.

This episode of Know Your Own Psychology is a gentle mindfulness meditation for the Christmas period, created to help you slow down, ground yourself, and find a moment of calm amid the busyness, expectations, and emotional weight that the holidays can bring.

This episode is for anyone who feels:

 • emotionally stretched or overstimulated

 • disconnected from themselves during the holiday period

 • stressed by family dynamics, grief, or pressure

 • in need of grounding, reassurance, and psychological safety

You don’t need to “fix” anything while listening. There’s nothing to achieve. This is simply an invitation to pause, breathe, and be with yourself — just as you are. Whether you’re listening on Christmas Day, in the days leading up to it, or during the quieter moments afterwards, this meditation offers space for emotional wellbeing, regulation, and self-compassion.

In this episode, you’ll find: 

 • A short, accessible mindfulness meditation

 • Gentle grounding to support your nervous system

 • Psychological reassurance during a high-pressure season

 • Support for coping at Christmas without forcing positivity

 • A calm, compassionate pause in the middle of the holidays

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You’re very welcome here. And you don’t have to carry Christmas alone.

Dr Laura Williams 

Clinical Psychologist & Author of What to Do When You Feel Broken 

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-When-Feel-Broken-Relationships/dp/183782262X/