One of the weird things about January is that the end of the month always feels very different than the beginning.

You start the year full of hope. You have goals! And resolutions! This year is going to be different—New Year, New You!

And then you get to the end of the month, and the “New You” still hasn’t shown up yet. Your new Instant Pot is still in the box, you haven’t opened your meditation app since January 3^rd, and you still haven’t made it to the gym.

The “New You” looks suspiciously similar to the Old You.

So, what do you do now?

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After what seemed like a very long year, I think many of us are ready for a fresh start.

The benefit of a new year is that it feels like we’re given another chance to try again. Maybe we didn’t accomplish something we had set out to do last year. Maybe we regret not trying something new. Maybe we just didn’t get quite as far as we wanted to go. Whatever went wrong last year or however we fell short, we can put it behind us. That was last year. Now it’s a brand new year. And this year, things are going to be different.

At least that’s how it usually feels during the first few weeks in January when we make our resolutions and set our intentions for the year. Our renewed sense of hope inspires us to aim high. Maybe too high.

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Do you ever feel like the holiday season comes with an unwritten script you struggle to follow? From buying the perfect gifts to hosting the ideal holiday party to posting that flawless family photo on Instagram, the pressure to conform to societal expectations can be especially overwhelming during the holidays. In its annual holiday mental health poll, the telehealth platform Sesame found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of U.S. adult respondents reported an increase in stress levels during the holiday season.

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