Grace under Pressure: A Calmer Way to Do the Holidays

Holidays can be beautiful — but they can also be overwhelming. Between family dynamics, social expectations, and personal worries, it’s easy to lose touch with your own peace of mind. How do you stay calm, communicate clearly, and actually enjoy the moments that matter?

Join Renny Slade for a down-to-earth and uplifting session that helps you transform holiday stress into presence and connection. You’ll explore how to calm anxiety in the moment, how to respond rather than react when emotions rise, and how to shift your self-talk so you can communicate with clarity and compassion. Renny combines practical communication tools from The Frustration-Free Communicator with the emotional awareness strategies from The Anxiety Breakthrough Blueprint, creating a simple yet powerful roadmap to navigate the holidays with more ease.

Expect a refreshing mix of insight, gentle humour, and actionable steps you can use immediately. By the end, you’ll have a personal “calm plan” to guide you through the festive season — helping you feel grounded, graceful, and genuinely connected.

Renny Slade, originally from The Netherlands but living in the UK, is a Communication and Narrative Coach and runs The Wise Learner company. Through individual/group coaching and online courses/programs, she works with individuals and groups/teams to help them understand what blocks them from having effective conversations, how to deal with worry and anxiety, and what to do to change their inner narrative.