The holidays are marketed as “magical,” but for so many of us they feel like a full-time job layered with family expectations, emotional flashbacks, and gift-giving guilt. In this episode, Jenna and Kelly dive into The Holiday Boundary Effect—how to protect your peace, release old “shoulds,” and create traditions that actually serve you.

We cover:

• How family gatherings can trigger childhood roles (even when you’re now a full-grown adult with a mortgage and back pain)
• Why setting boundaries—travel, time, housing, conversations—isn’t rude, it’s healthy
• What to do about that family member who still drains you (Aunt Peony, we’re looking at you)
• How to avoid holiday overstimulation when your family is “a lot” in the best and worst ways
• Creating holiday traditions that feel good now, not just ones you inherited
• Navigating gift-giving pressure, gift guilt, and the idea of a no-gift year
• The beauty of chosen family, open-door holidays, and building celebrations that reflect who you are today

If the holidays bring up stress, old wounds, or just way too many casseroles…this episode gives you permission to reset, redefine, and reclaim the season.

WELCOME TO THE AUDACITY EFFECT

Welcome to The Audacity Effect — the unapologetic podcast for women & people who are done waiting for permission and ready to build audacious careers, businesses, and lives.

We talk female ambition, confidence, reinvention, modern womanhood, leadership, and building something bigger — even if you’re still in your 9-5, still figuring it out, or still convincing your inner critic to calm down. We’re Jenna & Kelly — corporate escape artists in progress, accidentally-serious life strategists, and founders rewriting the rules one bold decision at a time.

Think: Self-development minus the cringe. Ambition without apology. Humor + healing + high standards.

Here’s what you’ll hear:

• How to stop shrinking and start showing up
• Confidence, comparison, jealousy & the real dynamics of female friendship
• Surviving corporate culture without letting it suck out your soul
• Second-act careers & identity pivots
• Overcoming imposter syndrome
• Entrepreneurship while working a full-time job
• Building confidence, resilience & brand direction
• Saying yes before you're "ready"
• Real conversations about ambition, burnout, and balancing it all

There will be real tools. Real pep talks. Real chaos. And zero performative perfection. A space for high-achieving women & others to come and stop playing it small.

You don’t need more qualifications — you need more audacity.

New episodes weekly. Welcome to your bolder era.

Want more?

Let’s chat: info@theaudacityeffect.com

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