Holiday Survival Guide: Christmas Edition | Jessimae Peluso

About this episode

Jessimae Peluso shares a unique approach to enjoying the holidays without the pressure of perfection.

EPISODE 24: DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE: CHRISTMAS EDITION Dying Laughing with Jessimae The holidays come with a lot of pressure to spend, perform, and recreate traditions exactly the way they’ve always been done. In this episode, Jessimae offers a different approach. Recorded with her niece in studio, Dying Laughing’s Holiday Survival Guide: Christmas Edition is about ditching perfection and making Christmas fun and weird instead. Jessimae shares practical ways to lower expectations, break old rules, and find joy without overspending or emotionally spiraling. This episode is a reminder that you don’t owe anyone a perfect holiday...you just deserve one that doesn’t make you miserable. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more. 🎁 Listener Prompt: What’s your way of regulating your ass? (EMAIL US: JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com) George Washington's Egg Nog Recipe: https://www.almanac.com/george-washingtons-christmas-eggnog Insight Timer: David Ji Dying Laughing's Holiday Movie List: Home Alone Elf Four Christmas's Krampus The Family Stone Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix…

People in this episode

Host: Jessimae Peluso

Guest: Niece

Topics covered

• holiday survival
• Christmas
• self-improvement
• family traditions
• mental health
• comedy

Keywords

• holiday guide
• Christmas traditions
• mental health
• self-care
• family
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: George Washington's Egg Nog Recipe

Books & works: Home Alone, Elf, Four Christmas's, Krampus, The Family Stone, Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix

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