154: Cultivating a Peaceful Holiday Season with Tama Fortner

Tama Fortner is a wife, mom, writer, and author of the new book, "Simply Christmas: A Busy Mom's Guide to Reclaiming the Peace of the Holidays". Our hope for you today is that you would walk away from this episode feeling far better equipped to cultivate a truly peaceful, joyful holiday season this year. What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Tama’s new  book, "Simply Christmas: A Busy Mom's Guide to Reclaiming the Peace of the Holidays". what led her to write it, and what readers can expect ~Understanding that we as moms have the freedom to celebrate Christmas the way *we* want to, not the way Pinterest expects us to ~Some of the biggest struggles moms face this time of year and what advice Tama has for those mamas ~How to tame the calendar so we can savor the sweetness of the season ~How to tame the Christmas decor and not allow it to be a stressor; stopping the lie that we have to do "all the things" in the decorations department ~Reclaiming the sacredness of Christmas from the hustle and bustle of the season; specific ways that mean the most to Tama and which she finds most helpful in her family ~Tama's favorite ways to make the Christmas season peaceful and beautiful for her family ~And more!