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4 Ways Women Can Manage Holiday Stress

This time of year can be especially stressful for women, whose responsibilities seem to increase during the holidays.

The holiday season that starts on Thanksgiving and runs through New Year’s includes food, family, gifts, travel, parties – as well as stress, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. Right?

“As women, we tend to take on most of the holiday things for family and friends, and we feel this overwhelming pressure for everything to be perfect,” said Sarah Bouchard, BSN, RNC-OB, regional director of Women’s Health for Backus and Windham Hospitals.

But the holidays don’t have to mentally or emotionally overwhelming. Bouchard shares four tips for managing the most wonderful time of the year.

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