Lessons From Christmas 2025: Turning Failure Into Success In 2026
Did you spend this Christmas pouring from an empty emotional cup? Recover from seasonal stress. Prepare for relationship success in 2026
Sue Plumtree
Did you spend this Christmas pouring from an empty emotional cup? We often spend the holidays trying to make everything perfect for everyone else: managing emotions, smoothing over family disagreements, and giving until we are depleted. If you’re feeling unsettled or emotionally exhausted, it’s likely because your relationship with yourself got lost in the noise of the season. It’s time to be as kind to yourself as you were to everyone else. Join me on ‘Lessons from Christmas 2025: Turning Failure Into Success In 2026', a workshop designed to help you recover from seasonal stress by starting where it matters most: within yourself. We believe that you cannot build happy traditions or fulfilling relationships with others until you nurture the one you have with yourself. Together, we will: (*) Explore why the stress lingers (and how it relates to our own boundaries). (*) Identify your triggers with compassion, not blame or judgment. (*) Release the emotional weight you’ve been carrying. (*) Choose 2-3 acts of self-love (baby steps!) to protect your peace of mind next year. Let’s turn that self-blame into self-love.
About the Partner
Sue Plumtree
I am a Relationship Coach and Mentor. It is my passion to help you create the life and relationships you long for - with or without a partner. After a 37-year marriage where I felt unloved, unimportant and unhappy, I finally found the courage to leave aged 60. But the pain wasn’t wasted. When I looked back to try and figure out what was missing in my marriage and what went wrong , I discovered that I too played a role in creating my unhappiness, not only my own but that of Bill, my ex-husband. I spent the next 10 years living very happily on my own building my coaching practice, writing my autobiography and developing friendships that are caring, generous and open-hearted. Then, in December 2015 I met Dave, the man who became my friend, my lover, my soulmate and my husband. We were both 70. Now I not only know what screws up a relationship; I also know what it takes to build one that is strong and loving. I made many mistakes and I achieved many triumphs when it comes to creating friendships, not only with my life partner but with friends as well. It is my mission to share with you everything I learned - which is more than I ever wanted or expected - so that you too can create relationships that are caring, loving and supportive.