Reclaiming Christmas

Alexandra published her first book, Reclaiming Christmas, in 2023. It is available to purchase in ebook and paperback versions from Amazon - please see the links below!

While this book has a festive theme, it is fundamentally about how we can put together a tailored wellbeing toolkit to support ourselves in difficult circumstances, and use it to make positive changes in our lives that we might not have believed were possible!

Alexandra had always loved so much about Christmas – the beauty, the joy, the magical feeling that it brought. It felt like all sorts of amazing things were possible which wouldn’t seem reasonable at other times of year. She loved the thoughtful present giving, the festive songs and films, the sparkly decorations, the mouth-watering food – and that warm and fuzzy feeling of being with special people at a special time.

But this joy was stolen from her by emotional abuse from her father. She faced this throughout her life, and Christmas was often a particular flashpoint – to the extent that it became an incredibly anxious period of time that she aimed to simply get through with as few scars as possible, rather than a celebration to be savoured. As the relationship with her father worsened, she got to the point where she couldn’t even participate in Christmas – no decorations, no presents, no fun and games. She just couldn’t do it.

After her sad but inevitable estrangement from her father, she decided that enough was enough – Christmas was her season just as much as anyone else’s, and why should she allow her father to take that joy away from her?

She took everything that she had learned about healing and embarked on a project to reclaim the season as her own. This book tells the story of how she did that – by liberating her mind, emotions, body and spirit.

This book presents ideas and themes which are designed to be helpful to anyone navigating a life storm.

This includes people who have found that their love of Christmas has become sullied, perhaps by grief or loss, a tough ongoing family relationship, difficult memories, or the inevitable festive pressures and expectations.

And it can also support you if your life storm isn't related to emotional abuse or Christmas - as the overarching principles and wellbeing tools are widely applicable.

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