Thank You. Your First Holiday Survival Guide Email Is On Its Way.
You just did something kind for yourself in a season that asks so much of you. That matters more than you know. From now through the end of the year, I'll be sending you a short email each day — that's your Holiday Survival Guide, and the first one is already on its way to you.
"You don't have to earn your seat at the table."
What Happens Next
Three Gentle Steps
Your Holiday Survival Guide is a daily email I'll send you from now through the end of the year. No pressure, no homework, no performing. Just words to borrow when you need them.
Check Your Inbox
Your first email is on its way to you now. If you don't see it, peek in your spam or promotions folder and move it to your main inbox so my daily emails reach you.
Watch for Daily Sentences
Each day from now through the end of the year, I'll send you a short email with words, boundaries, and permission to grieve your way through the holidays.
Borrow What Helps
Use the sentences that fit. Skip the ones that don't. Read them in the car line, at 2am, or right before a hard gathering.
A Note From Leslie
I'm So Glad You're Here
I know what it's like to stand in a kitchen full of people expecting the holidays to look the way they always have, while you're quietly trying to keep yourself and your kids from falling apart.
Your Holiday Survival Guide is the daily emails I'll be sending you from now through the end of the year. They're my way of sitting beside you, written with heart, from someone who has walked this road. You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to do the holidays the way you always have.
Your first email is already on its way to you. Your inbox is a safe place, and I'll be there with you every day.
With love, Leslie
A Sentence For Today
"This year, we're doing things a little differently. Thank you for understanding."
You're allowed to say this to anyone. Family, friends, even yourself. No explanation required.
Didn't Get Your First Email?
Your first Holiday Survival Guide email is already on its way. Give it a few minutes, then peek in your spam or promotions folder, because that's where these daily emails sometimes land. To make sure every message from now through the end of the year reaches you, add leslie.mccaddon@aol.com to your contacts.
Still nothing? Simply reach out and Leslie will make sure you're taken care of.