If the Holidays Brought Up Big Feelings, This Episode Is for You

In this Make It Happen Monday episode, Jackie shares reflections from spending Christmas in California with her daughter and friends — a moment that feels like an iconic memory and a marker in time. This episode is a heartfelt conversation about transition seasons, normalizing big emotions during the holidays, releasing pressure, and choosing gratitude over expectation.

Jackie explores why intense emotions are normal this time of year, how entitlement quietly steals joy, and why gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for emotional and financial wellbeing. She also explains why tapping is especially supportive during the holidays — helping women regulate triggers, process grief, and reconnect to joy instead of pushing through.

The episode closes with a powerful money-affirmation tapping sequence and an invitation into upcoming tapping classes and the Wildly Wealthy Woman Experience.

 In This Episode, You’ll Hear About:

  • Why this Christmas feels like an iconic memory and a transition point

  • How choosing presence and playfulness changed Jackie’s holiday experience

  • Normalizing grief, reflection, and emotional intensity during the holidays

  • Why gratitude is the antidote to expectation and entitlement

  • The difference between being thankful for something vs. finding gratitude in it

  • How tapping helps with family triggers, grief, overwhelm, and money stress

  • Why avoiding emotional regulation leads to feeling unseen, unheard, and disconnected

  • The power of venting tapping + gratitude tapping during the holidays

  • A guided money-affirmation tapping practice you can use anytime

  • Why discomfort with affirmations is valuable information

  • Upcoming tapping classes in January and February

  • How to end the year grounded, gentle, and intentional

Money Affirmations Shared in This Episode:

You’re invited to tap along and say these out loud:

  • I make smart financial investments that constantly increase my wealth

  • I was born to be successful

  • My bank balances are overflowing with money

  • I have more money than I could ever spend

  • I am comfortable handling large amounts of money

  • I make money while I sleep

  • I attract abundance wherever I am

  • I can easily make money in any situation I find myself in

  • My actions create wealth and prosperity

  • More is always on the way

✨ Reflection Prompt:
Notice which affirmations feel easy… and which feel uncomfortable. Your body will show you exactly where the work begins.

 Why Tapping Is So Powerful During the Holidays

Tapping supports women who are:

  • Triggered by family dynamics

  • Grieving or missing someone

  • Overstimulated or overwhelmed

  • Feeling anxious about spending money

  • Trying to “hold it together”

When we avoid this work, we often feel on edge, disconnected, or like something is wrong with us. Tapping helps regulate the nervous system so joy, presence, and connection can return.

 Upcoming Tapping Classes & Experiences

✨ Better With Age – January 15: 

https://jackie-mcdonald.mykajabi.com/offers/rvJYGa3z/checkout

 
A tapping class to help you embody the belief:

I get better, healthier, more confident, and more radiant with age.

✨ Healing Avoidance – February (3-Day Series)
A deeper tapping experience focused on receiving, emotional safety, and releasing avoidance patterns.

https://jackie-mcdonald.mykajabi.com/offers/M5FzmgXc/checkout

🎉 Wildly Wealthy Woman Experience
Get access to all upcoming tapping classes plus the full library. This year we’re focusing on:

  • Receiving more with less pressure

  • Emotional regulation & nervous system safety

  • Building a grounded, embodied wealthy life

https://jackie-mcdonald.mykajabi.com/offers/JY4fkzcd/checkout

 Make It Happen Monday Invitation

As you close out the year, ask yourself:

  • What’s one gentle thing I want to make happen this week?

  • Where can I release pressure instead of pushing?

  • What can I find gratitude in right now?

Joy lives in presence.
Energy lives in gratitude.
Life responds when we soften.

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