KEEP Your Sanity Intact THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Survive the holidays, one episode at a time
A curated guest lineup, short weekly episodes, and a gift guide chosen with taste and intention. We bring you fewer, better choices so your money stays sane, your boundaries stay kind, and your stress stays low.
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It’s time to feel steady, not stretched thin.
We talk with experts and real people to tackle the season’s biggest stress points: boundaries with family, sane spending, and staying steady when life feels heavy.
Each episode is a practical resource for one tough part of the season: stress resets, smarter spending, or clear boundary frameworks, helping listeners get exactly what they need, when they need it.
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FROM SEASON 1
Choose Presence Over Presents
A personal reset for lean years, choosing connection, receiving support, and finding abundance in presence.
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FROM SEASON 1
Don’t Let Toxic People Steal Your Joy
Spot toxic patterns, set clear boundaries, and protect your joy when narcissistic behaviour ramps up over the holidays.
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FROM SEASON 1
Balance Your Family’s Body Budgets
Use body budgeting to plan sleep, food, movement, and downtime so your family stays steady and connected.
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FEATURED EPISODE
FEATURED EPISODE
Start your next podcast binge with our featured episode.
A candid conversation with Phil, American Idol alum and Erin’s longtime friend, about looking for hope in a chaotic year.
When news cycles run dark and the season turns up the pressure, hope can feel far away. Erin and Phil talk about staying grounded, where to find practical encouragement, and what to do when plans or people go sideways. You’ll leave with a simple mindset reframe and one doable action to use this week.
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MEET YOUR HOST
Erin Billings
Three days before Christmas, Erin Billings was scammed out of what ended up being a six figure judgment. What followed were court filings, financial freefall, and three painful holiday seasons that made a once-beloved time of year feel impossible. Eventually, Erin made a decision: she wouldn’t let the worst December define all the ones to come. She would rebuild and help others do the same.
That choice became the Holiday Survival Podcast: short, practical episodes focused on one challenge at a time, featuring a curated guest lineup of therapists, financial educators, community leaders, and real people who’ve been there. Each episode offers an actionable tool—stress resets you can use, gift shortlists that respect your budget, and boundary frameworks you can adapt in the moment—so listeners get fewer, better choices when it matters most.
Launched in 2023 as a resource for her community, the show reached the top 2% globally in six weeks and returns this year with a bigger mission, a PR and advertising push, and the first Holiday Survival Gift Guide, chosen with taste and intention. Erin’s goal is straightforward: help people feel steadier, spend smarter, and reclaim a season that still deserves to be joyful.
Erin BillinGs, Host of the Holiday Survival Podcast; turned a six-figure Christmas scam into a show that helps you navigate the season with heart, hope, and practical tools.
“It’s easy to go through the social media highlight reel and see all of the family pictures and all of the friends, parties, awesome food, great trips, and cool gifts… but it’s not all real.
People only sHOW YOU what they want you to see. That’s why conversations like the ones on this podcast series matters. It helps people know that they’re not alone.”
— Erin Billings, The Holiday Survival Podcast Season 2 Episode 1