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Before the holidays get you stressed...read this

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

2025 Issue #45

Feeling Holiday Stress Already? Try This Calming Herbal Tea Blend

From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com

Hi Reader,

Can I be honest with you?

We haven’t even carved the turkey yet and I’m already a little stressed about the holidays.

I have no holiday card planned, no photo, no photographer, no matching outfits for the imaginary photographer I definitely haven’t booked… absolutely nothing.

And as far as shopping? I was supposed to have Christmas presents ready for my nieces and nephews when we see them over Thanksgiving.

Spoiler alert: I do not.

But here’s the thing I’m reminding myself this year:

I don’t have to send a card with a professional photo on it - if I even send one at all.😅

I can ship gifts later.🎁

I can pause long enough to enjoy it all — the excitement in the air when we're decorating the house, the cold nights that force my family all together on the couch watching a movie with hot cocoa, the peace that settles around the farm with a blanket of snow.

And that’s exactly why I made Ho-Ho-Hold It Together — my limited-time holiday tea that feels like a warm hug when your brain is focused on holiday stress instead of holiday bliss.

I made it red to celebrate the season (cute huh?) but also filled it with herbs that calm your nervous system and soften the edges of holiday overwhelm.

It’s basically the tea version of “take a deep breath, you’ve got this.”

And if you’re feeling one festivity away from losing it, you might want to grab a bag while it’s here.

And honestly? Exactly what my holiday season needed. 😉

xo,

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P.S. FREE shipping when you spend $32 in my tea shop!

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Nikki Leary

Owner, Root for NEW

Reiki & Nutrition Services

​www.rootfornew.com​

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Nikki Leary

I’m a nutritional therapy practitioner and natural bodybuilder who helps people shed the pounds for good. No gimmicks. Just real, sustainable weight loss.

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