From 9–21 December, you’ll receive daily guidance on the challenges that most people struggle with at this time of year — and gentle tools to navigate them.

We’ll finish on 21 December: World Meditation Day, with a free live meditation session (and replay access) to help you reset before Christmas.

What Are the 13 Days of Christmas?

The 13 Days of Christmas is a step-by-step exploration of the emotional, psychological, and physical pressures that build throughout December.

Each day focuses on one relatable theme and offers a simple way to:

• understand what’s happening in your system

• steady your nervous system

• make conscious, compassionate choices

• reduce overwhelm

• feel more grounded

This isn’t about “fixing” yourself.
It’s about understanding your patterns, supporting your mind and body, and creating small shifts that help you move through the season with more ease.

📅 The 13 Topics You’ll Explore

Starting 9 December, you’ll move through one theme each day:

Day 1 — 9 Dec
✨ Boundaries: If Christmas Isn’t For You

Day 2 — 10 Dec
✨ Social Media & Advertising Comparison

Day 3 — 11 Dec
✨ Body Image Pressure & Festive Events

Day 4 — 12 Dec
✨ Pressure: Time, Expectation & Perfection

Day 5 — 13 Dec
✨ Finances

Day 6 — 14 Dec
✨ Complex Family Dynamics

Day 7 — 15 Dec
✨ Relationship Stresses

Day 8 — 16 Dec
✨ Low Mood When Everyone Else Is “Having Fun”

Day 9 — 17 Dec
✨ Sleep, Energy & Burnout

Day 10 — 18 Dec
✨ Food

Day 11 — 19 Dec
✨ Alcohol

Day 12 — 20 Dec
✨ Loss, Grief & Emotional Absence

Day 13 — 21 Dec
✨ Meditation, Stillness & Reset
(World Meditation Day — free live class)

🧠 Why This Series Matters

December often brings a build-up of pressure that people silently absorb.
Many find themselves struggling with:

• feeling flat when they “should” feel festive

• overeating or drinking more than they want to

• emotional exhaustion

• family conflict

• comparison

• unrealistic expectations

• guilt, shame, or overwhelm

• feeling out of balance

This series helps you recognise what’s happening beneath the surface and offers simple, steady tools to bring your system back into balance.

It is grounded in The Mind Works with Craig approach:
psychology + physiology + structure + compassion.

🧘 Join the Free Meditation Class — 21 December

To close the series, you’re invited to a free live meditation session on 21 December for World Meditation Day.

This session will:

• calm and settle your nervous system

• help you release the build up of the month

• support clearer thinking and emotional steadiness

• bring you into the days before Christmas feeling grounded

A replay will also be available for anyone who can’t attend live.

Follow the 13 Days of Christmas

You can join the series by:

• following along on social media

• signing up to receive the daily emails

• attending the free meditation session on 21 December

This is your space to pause, breathe, and steady yourself during one of the busiest times of the year.

Real Talk. Real Tools. Real Change — for the festive season.

❄️If You’d Like One-to-One Support Alongside the 13 Days

The 13 Days of Christmas offers daily guidance on the pressures and emotions that often surface at this time of year.
If you’d like more personalised support as you move through the series, the Festive Season Reset gives you a focused one-to-one space to explore what’s coming up for you.

Whether it’s boundaries, comparison, family dynamics, low mood, food, alcohol, or the pressure to “hold everything together,” this session helps you work through the themes that feel most relevant in your own life.

It’s a chance to step back from the festive noise, understand what your system is reacting to, and create a practical, personalised strategy that supports you throughout December.

If the 13 days are resonating — and you’d like some individual guidance to go deeper — this Reset Session is here to help you feel steadier, clearer, and more in control.

💛 Free or Donate What You Like — Supporting Samaritans

The festive season can be a joyful time, but it can also be one of the hardest times of year for many people.

That’s why the 13 Days of Christmas is offered on a free or donate-what-you-like basis, with all voluntary contributions going directly to Samaritans.

Samaritans provide vital emotional support to people who are struggling, feeling isolated, overwhelmed, or in crisis especially throughout December, when calls for help often rise.

If you choose to donate, you’ll be directly supporting someone who needs a listening ear at a difficult moment.

If you’re not in a position to give, you are still warmly welcome to take part in the full series without any obligation.

This is about care, compassion, and community; the values at the heart of The Mind Works approach.

If you can support the Samaritans this festive season, please click here:-