The Holiday Stress Less Series is your guide to navigating the festive season with more joy and less overwhelm. Each installment offers practical tips, mindful strategies, and simple reminders to help you stay grounded, connected, and at peace through the busiest time of the year.
From managing expectations and simplifying traditions to setting healthy boundaries and practicing self-care, this series provides realistic, compassionate guidance for a calmer holiday season.
Available trainings:
- Basic Budgeting Concepts for Non-financial Professionals
- Stay Safe & Stress LESS this Holiday Season!
- EAP Resources
- Healthier Ways for the Holidays - Presentation on November 17
- Everyday Mindfulness - Presentation on December 17
Whether you love the holidays or find them stressful, this series helps you cultivate peace, presence, and joy—so you can end the year feeling renewed instead of drained.
BONUS: Complete the Wellbeing Challenge
Get moving during our November walking challenge - Turkey Trek!
- Register here
- If you have any questions, here is a video walkthrough, and here is a step-by-step pdf.
- Choose the $0 registration level
- Choose the campus that you work at for your team
- Walk at least 10 miles during the month of November.
- UHC will be randomly drawing two names from each campus to receive a massage gun.
- If you would like a pedometer to track your steps, email umkchr@umkc.edu