Podcasts about Christmas Morning

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You love your baby. You love your partner.But the holidays hit, and suddenly you're the one tracking gifts, outfits, nap schedules, travel plans, and everyone's feelings… while your partner is getting praised for bringing one pie.In this episode, Chelsea and Mike break down the mental load of the holidays for new parents—especially moms who are carrying the invisible work of making everything “magical” while feeling unseen, overextended, and resentful. You'll hear real examples from couples they coach, why this season is so triggering, and concrete ways dads/partners can finally get off the sidelines and step into true teamwork.You'll also hear exactly how to use our holiday mental load template so you're not just venting—you're getting that invisible work out of your head, onto paper, and divided fairly.What the mental load / invisible load actually is for new moms in postpartum and early parenthoodWhy the holiday mental load explodes for new parents (texts from family, travel plans, gifts, outfits, schedules, emotional baggage)How patriarchy and old gender scripts still show up at the holidays—even with “good guys” who want to be involvedWhy new dads often want to help but don't have a model and get stuck on the sidelinesThe difference between “helping with one sliver” of a task vs. taking full responsibility for an entire category (like groceries, gifts, or travel)The Holiday Huddle: a simple weekly check-in to talk about what's coming up, what's stressing you out, and what needs to come off your plateA “power phrase” for the season: talk before you're tired—so you don't wait until you're fried to bring up hard conversationsHow to pick lanes and stick to them (no last-minute surprises, emotional grenades, or hour-before-the-gathering invitations)A practical “one thing that matters most” ritual so every family member gets one prioritized experience instead of trying to do everythingWhy presence matters more than performance: choosing emotional connection over Instagram-worthy perfectionThe “take shifts” strategy at family gatherings so each partner gets time to actually enjoy themselves and have adult conversationThroughout the episode, Chelsea walks you through how to use the holiday mental load template as a conversation starter with your partner—so you can name what's on your mind, divide responsibilities, and build a holiday rhythm that feels lighter and more connected.Free Holiday Mental Load Template / ChecklistGet your mental load out of your head and onto paper, so you two can actually divide responsibilities and plan your Holiday Huddle together.https://chelseaskaggs.kit.com/abd66c33ba

This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth! Use promo code CHRISTMAS to get 40% off at cozyearth.com

This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth! Use promo code CHRISTMAS to get 40% off at cozyearth.com

It's time. We're here. It's daily episode season!

The final episode of the regular season. Next week?? DAILY EPISODES!

Christmas Morning by Bill Bennett

It's single digit weeks until Christmas!

Santa isn't a baby at all! 

It's time to Haul out the Halloween!Scott from Christmas Morning joins Bran, Dan, and Brian to break down the latest movie in Hallmark's wildly popular Haul Out the Holly franchise.ABOUT HAUL OUT THE HALLOWEENNew, Halloween-obsessed neighbors inspire residents of Evergreen Lane to haul out their spookiest costumes and décor to become EverSCREAM Lane.AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR HAUL OUT THE HALLOWEENOctober 11, 2024 | Hallmark ChannelCAST & CREW OF HAUL OUT THE HALLOWEENLacey Chabert as EmilyWes Brown as JaredMelissa Peterman as PamelaEllen Travolta as Mary LouiseStephen Tobolowsky as NedKimberly J. Brown as LunaBRAN'S HAUL OUT THE HALLOWEEN SYNOPSISEvergreen Lane is the most festive street in America, and nothing is more festive than a wedding! Emily and Jared are the ones tying the knot — and even better, the Johnsons are gone! The wedding is beautiful, and everything seems perfect.While Emily and Jared are on their honeymoon, a new couple moves in and decorates big for Halloween — like, really big. The rest of the crew wonders if they should contact Jared, the head of the HOA, but decide to wait until he's back. When Jared finally sees the decorations, he's so shocked he literally drops Emily.He heads over to tell the new neighbors that all their lawn decorations have to go. “This is Evergreen Lane, not Everscream Lane!” But Jared is stunned to learn from Emily's parents that the “no other holiday decorations” rule was never actually added to the bylaws.We learn that Evergreen Lane used to go all out for Halloween, but after Emily's Gram Gram passed away, her parents thought she wouldn't want it anymore. Quite the opposite — Emily insists it's time to bring the spooky fun back, because that's exactly what Gram Gram would've wanted.The committee gathers to gossip about the “weird new neighbors,” right as they walk in — Luna and Marvin. Turns out Luna really is a witch… in a play!Emily and Jared soon announce that Everscream Lane is officially a go! Events are planned, and every house has one week to come up with a Halloween display. Everyone's in — but Luna and Marvin propose one more idea: a spooky alley to raise money for the children's hospital. It's approved, as long as it's not too spooky.Jared surprises Emily by saying he doesn't want to do a couple's costume this year — and that's a little scary for her. What's scary for Jared? Emily's mom might be dating Ned! Things come to a head when Jared lashes out at Ned during the pumpkin decorating competition — even throwing Ned's pumpkin to the ground… while local TV cameras are rolling.Jared's put on leave from the HOA until he makes things right with Ned — which he does. All is well again, just in time for the Halloween cookie competition (complete with ugly Halloween sweaters). To Pamela's shock, Emily's cookies win!Emily decides to publish a children's book inspired by Evergreen Lane. Then, big news — the local news channel is coming back to cover the Lane on Halloween night! Everything is perfect.After briefly appearing as “Chaddy Kruger” — a Chad Kroeger/Freddy Krueger mashup costume — Jared realizes he's a married man now and rejoins Emily for a team costume.Everscream Lane is a huge success, and the whole gang celebrates as Jared gets the news: he's been accepted into the Norwegian Santa School! Watch the show on Youtube - www.deckthehallmark.com/youtubeInterested in advertising on the show? Email bran@deckthehallmark.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're getting closer and closer AND closer! 

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. IT'S OCTOBER!

A new episode of Christmas Morning is here. Not good enough for you? We're back tomorrow with a Christmas party! 

WE'VE MADE IT TO DOUBLE DIGITS! LET'S PARTY!

The final episode of the 100's is here!

Bran is back and the drummer is going nuts!

Bran is gone. Chad is here. You're welcome! 

STOP! BE STILL, STILL, STILL! It's time for another episode of Christmas Morning! 

Another week, another round of original Christmas songs! 

Residents and business owners in historic Capitola Village have sued PG&E over an explosion that destroyed an apartment building, and, they say, exposed ongoing risks.

You hear that? It's the bells on Christmas day. 

We're under 150. Call someone you love and tell them it's time to listen to Christmas Morning! 

Someone call Weird Al and tell him it's Christmas parody week! 

QOTD: What are some things that feel like Christmas morning? Things that make you feel like a kid again.

It's time for a Christmas vacation! 

Another week, another batch of original Christmas songs! 

We're back with some Christmas fun!

In today's episode we draft some of our favorite tv shows, taste test the new Pringles Hot Ones chips, open more packages from the P.O. Box, answer some questions from the breadsticks, and more!! Be sure to tune in every Monday and Thursday for new episodes!

It's time for your weekly dose of Christmas magic! 

In our third minisode we explore the Christmas Morning installment of Alyssa's substack series on disenchantment, re-enchantment, sexual fatalism, intimacy FOMO, Christmas parties, kinds of kissing, the deep entanglement of forgetting & remember yourself -- and what does she listen to when she writes this stuff?

A Christmas tex-mex spot if back open, so that's good. 

Bran is back and Scott is mad at him. 

Joe Ostrowski and Sam Panayotovich finally get the news that they've been wanting for weeks, as the Royals call up top propsect Jac Caglianone from Triple A. We discuss if our Rookie of the Year tickets are still live, and a why this compares to waking up on Christmas Morning? Then, a look at the NBA Finals which are offically set, and our initial thoughts on the Game #1 line. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alonso is here to fill in for Bran. You're welcome! 

I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas, OKAY?! IS THAT SO BAD?!

Scott needs a little Christmas. Will some original Christmas songs help? Let's find out! 

Bring me some figgy pudding....RIGHT NOW!

It's time to put on some instrumental Christmas music and chillllllllll with Bran & Scott.  

Santa tell me...is it Wednesday already?!?! It's time for another episode of Christmas Morning.