1. Happier Holidays
Lori Willett, RD, LD
Wellness Consultant
Extraordinaire &
Joy-ologist

2. OUR PLAN TODAY
● Change how you think about the holidays
● Prioritize what is important to you
● Take steps to make the holidays
HAPPIER

3. What do the holidays mean to you?
● What “should” happen vs. what actually
happens
● Embrace the past vs. forget about the past
● Dive into the middle of things vs. seeking
peace and solitude
● Happy or Sad? Both?

4. ASK YOURSELF
Celebrate or Compensate?

5. What Can We All Do To:
● Make Holidays Happier!
EAT HAPPIER
THINK HAPPIER
MOVE HAPPIER
GIVE HAPPIER
DO LESS HAPPIER

6. Eat Happier
● Enjoy Your Food
● Use Your Palm
● Avoid Kryptonite
● Eat Clean
● Take away one

7. Think Happier
● Drill down to core values
● Be grateful
● Be less perfect

8. Move Happier
● Embrace the outdoors
● Move wherever you are
● 15 minutes daily
● Rely less on machines
● Maybe you can’t be this guy, what
can you do instead?

9. Give Happier
● Pay it forward every day
● Volunteer
● Buy Local

10. Be Happier by Doing Less
● Minus One Thing
● Go fewer places to shop around
● Give yourself space
● Say no

11. Now It’s Your Turn
Plan ahead
●
● Post Your List
● Make This Your Year
● BE HAPPY