**Holiday Overload or Heart-Open?
Adrenal Fatigue and the Season of Too Much**
The holidays arrive every year promising peace, joy, and togetherness…
and then immediately hand you a full calendar, a group text you didn’t ask for, and a nervous system that hasn’t known rest since October.
If you’ve found yourself:
• snapping at your kids over nothing
• forgetting why you walked into the room
• living on coffee and vibes
• crying over a commercial
• exhausted but unable to actually rest
You’re not broken.
You’re just having a very normal holiday nervous system response.
And if you need proof that the holidays are not gentle on the nervous system, let me offer this:
This Christmas, my husband and I road-tripped through Italy with eight children.
Eight.
Over the holidays.
In winter.
Across multiple countries.
There were snacks (never enough), bathroom negotiations at medieval gas stations, strong opinions about seating arrangements, and at least one moment somewhere between Germany and Rome where I questioned all of my life choices.
Was it magical? Absolutely.
Was it overstimulating? Also yes.
Did my adrenals survive on prayer, coffee, and homeopathy?
Without question.
Because here’s the thing: even the best experiences still stress the nervous system.
Joy and overload can exist at the same time.
And the holidays are very good at proving that.
The Holidays: A Masterclass in Nervous System Chaos
From your adrenals’ perspective, December is not festive.
It’s:
• less sleep
• more sugar
• more caffeine
• more noise
• more emotions
• fewer quiet moments
Your adrenals don’t care how pretty the tree is.
They only know you haven’t sat down since Thanksgiving.
In homeopathy, this shows up as overstimulation without restoration — a classic recipe for burnout dressed up as holiday cheer.
“Is This Burnout… or Am I Just a Bad Person?”
Quick answer: it’s not your character.
It’s your nervous system.
The holidays have a way of opening emotional files we keep closed the rest of the year:
• grief
• unmet expectations
• family dynamics
• old disappointments
• the longing for things to feel simpler
Your heart cracks open…
and your adrenals quietly whisper, “Ma’am. We are already tired.”
When the system is supported, this openness feels meaningful.
When it’s depleted, it feels like emotional whiplash.
This is where homeopathy becomes such a gift - not to push or suppress, but to help the body regulate and exhale.
Homeopathic Remedies for Holiday Burnout
(aka “Help Me, I’m Festive”)
Kali phosphoricum
For when your brain has left the chat
This is the holiday MVP.
Think:
• mental exhaustion
• irritability from overstimulation
• sensitivity to noise
• feeling fried but still functioning
• snapping and then immediately regretting it
Kent describes Kali phos as a remedy for nervous exhaustion, and Boericke highlights its role in brain-tired states.
Translation: you’ve given too much, and your nervous system would like a break.
Phosphoric acid
For burnout with emotional flatness
This one is quieter.
Think:
• apathy
• emotional numbness
• grief or disappointment
• exhaustion after prolonged stress
• staring into space wondering what day it is
Clarke and Hering both describe Phos-ac for collapse after long mental or emotional strain.
This is common after months (or years) of holding it all together.
Sepia
For the mom who loves her family but would like everyone to stop talking
If the holidays bring:
• irritability toward loved ones
• overwhelm from responsibility
• desire to be alone
• disconnection from joy
Sepia may fit.
Boericke describes Sepia for women worn down by duty, emotionally and hormonally.
Not uncaring. Just empty.
Cocculus
For sleep deprivation disguised as holiday fun
Late nights. Early mornings. Travel. Events.
(See also: Italy. Eight kids.)
Cocculus fits when:
• lack of sleep makes everything worse
• you feel dizzy or spacey
• your nervous system feels shaky
• exhaustion feels dramatic (because it is)
Kent ties Cocculus directly to nervous exhaustion from loss of sleep — which makes it December in remedy form.
How I Use These (Without Overthinking It)
• 30C or 200C
• once or twice daily
• stop when improvement holds
You don’t need to fix yourself.
You just need to support your system enough to breathe again
A Radical Holiday Suggestion: Do Less
Homeopathy works best when we stop asking our nervous system to perform miracles on no sleep, too much sugar, and constant stimulation.
Sometimes healing looks like:
• skipping something
• resting without explaining
• choosing connection over perfection
• letting “good enough” be holy
The nervous system opens when it feels safe — not when it’s forced.
Holiday Overload… or Heart-Open?
Often, the difference is simply support.
When the nervous system is resourced, joy feels real.
When it’s depleted, even joy feels loud.
If this season feels like too much, you’re not failing - you’re human.
And if homeopathy can support a nervous system through Christmas road-tripping Italy with eight children, it can probably support yours too.
Rooted, laughing, and probably tired,
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Disclaimer: Claims based on traditional homeopathic practice, not accepted medical evidence. Not FDA evaluated.
Jessica is not a physician and the relationship between Jessica and her clients is an educational one. It is fully the client’s choice whether or not to take advantage of the information Jessica presents. Homeopathy doesn’t “treat” an illness; it addresses the entire person as a matter of wholeness that is an educational process, not a medical one. None of this is. medical advice.
