126. The Comparison Season

About this episode

Dr Julie discusses the impact of comparison during the holiday season and its biological roots.

In this Coffee Chat, I’m diving into something that comes up every year around this time: comparison. From body image to Christmas plans to what everyone else’s family, life, or business seems to be doing — it can feel like we’re constantly measuring ourselves against other people’s highlight reels. I share why comparison actually spikes during this season (spoiler: it’s biology, not a personal flaw), how stress and social media amplify it, and even how I’ve felt it myself recently comparing ...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Julie

Topics covered

• comparison
• body image
• Christmas plans
• social media
• stress
• family

Keywords

• comparison
• body image
• holiday stress
• social media
• family dynamics

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