“Your January detox does not undo what happens in December.” – Leslie Duffy

The holiday season can feel overwhelming. With nonstop events, family obligations, and an ever-growing to-do list, you’re probably running on caffeine, adrenaline, and guilt. By January, it’s easy to feel burned out, a little defeated, and like another detox might be the thing to fix it all. The truth is, what your body really needs is a steady rhythm, calm, and real nourishment.

This year, I'm inviting you to try doing the holidays a little differently. Instead of rushing, restricting, or muscling through with willpower, what if you gave yourself permission to find some ease? When you focus on creating safety for your body, everything changes. The truth is, how you eat matters just as much as what you eat. If you slow down, take a breath, and actually tune into your meals, your body starts to shift out of survival mode. That’s when real healing, energy, and good digestion finally have a chance to show up.

​In this episode, I’m sharing my Calm Plate Method, a simple, science-backed way to help you reduce stress, balance your blood sugar, and actually enjoy your meals guilt-free. I’ll walk you through a three-minute pre-meal ritual to reset your digestion, practical ways to use timing, order, and rhythm to keep your metabolism steady, and why slowing down could be the missing piece to feeling lighter and more grounded through the holiday season.

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Your Takeaways

Why “holiday hustle” habits wreck digestion, hormones, and mood

How to use the Calm Plate Method

A three-minute pre-meal ritual to trigger digestion and calm the nervous system

The three R’s to steady blood sugar

The three P’s to eat mindfully and feel satisfied

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Episode Resources

Lose Weight with the CALM Plate: https://stan.store/leslieduffycoaching/p/the-calm-plate

The Mind Body Academy Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSsid-llIxNtML2QhNrpFSNQiv0wyqTOQgvFpqVUMVDA2FNA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=106882843038261206370

Check out the full show notes at https://leslieduffycoaching.com/10.

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