Before we unpack emotional regression, nostalgia, and why going home for the holidays can turn confident adults into slightly feral versions of themselves… we start with a very important debrief. Tracy just turned 29, the martinis were martini-ing, Sagittarius season got a little too fiery, and let’s just say lessons were learned (or at least acknowledged).

Then we cozy up and dive into the real stuff: why being “home for the holidays” can bring up old patterns, old dynamics, and emotions you swear you already worked through in therapy. We talk about nostalgia vs. reality, why your nervous system clocks in before you do, and how family, tradition, and expectation can make you feel both deeply comforted and deeply triggered (sometimes in the same hourly ).

This episode is part holiday hug, part emotional stocking stuffer, and part gent ...