How to Keep Your Sanity Over the Holidays

For most of us, the holidays are synonymous with stress-induced food cravings and to-do lists that rival Santa's. Try as we may to resist the stress or actually enjoy the season, it's all too common for us moms to push toward the same goal year after year—which, of course, is to single-handedly orchestrate the perfect holiday filled with perfect memories, even at the cost of our emotional, mental and physical health. In an effort to break this cycle of holiday madness, we sought the advice of Lauren Zander and Laurie Gerber, life coaches with The Handel Group who utilize their own method in helping everyone from corporate executives to stay-at-home moms better manage their time, their sanity and, thus, their happiness. Try to incorporate a few of their suggestions this season, and who knows, you may end up actually enjoying the holidays this year.