1.0Newsroomhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroomChuck Brownhttps://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/author/f4b9ec30ad9f68f89b29639786cb62ef/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d4PhtEDueX"><a href="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2008/12/17/wellness-wednesday-coping-with-holiday-stress/">Wellness Wednesday — coping with holiday stress</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/2008/12/17/wellness-wednesday-coping-with-holiday-stress/embed/#?secret=d4PhtEDueX" width="600" height="338" title="“Wellness Wednesday — coping with holiday stress” — Newsroom" data-secret="d4PhtEDueX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> When I was a kid, I never understood what my parents meant when they talked about holiday stress. The way I saw it, this time of year was awesome! You get neat presents. You get to hang out with your cool older cousins at family gatherings. There's lots of football on television. What could possibly be so stressful about the holidays?https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WellnessWednesday.jpg