Season 1 · Episode 29 · December 23, 2025 · 15 min
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Episode 29: Christmas, Still Here (A Short Reset for the Week Before Christmas)
The week before Christmas hits hard for a lot of people. The calendar fills up, patience gets thin, and emotions show up in ways that don’t always make sense until you’re in it.
In this short episode of Still Here, Still Trying, Mike Baker slows things down and gives you a grounded reset for the days leading into Christmas. No interview. No hype. No pretending. You get a real conversation about how to move through this week with clarity, steadiness, and a little more room to breathe.
You’ll hear Mike talk about:
Why the week before Christmas feels so intense, even when nothing “big” is happening
Family dynamics, pressure, and the emotional weight people carry into the holiday
How leadership and responsibility follow you home, especially this time of year
Simple ways to protect your energy, stay calm, and avoid unnecessary friction
What showing up looks like when you feel stretched thin
This episode is for you if you’re dealing with holiday stress, end-of-year burnout, anxiety heading into Christmas, or the quiet pressure to make everything feel perfect for everyone else. It’s also for you if you want a Christmas week podcast that feels honest, human, and actually useful.
The episode closes with “O Holy Night” as the outro song, giving you a quiet place to land before the holiday arrives.
If Christmas feels joyful, complicated, heavy, or all of the above, press play. You’re not alone.
Outro song: O Holy Night
Podcast: Still Here, Still Trying
Host: Mike Baker
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