Holiday Stress: Too Tangled Up in Prep to Enjoy the Season?

As a child, a blanket of fresh-fallen snow or the buttery scent of warm sugar cookies was all it took to arouse that delicious sense of wonder.

Somehow, as an adult, that thrill is harder to come by. Maybe it's because, rather than snuggling up and watching the Charlie Brown special, you're pulling late-nighters to dutifully manufacture cookie trays, shovel driveways, unravel knotted lights, and battle paper-cuts (and sore backs) during gift-wrapping marathons.

But does it have to be that way? We spoke to URMC internist and "mindfulness" expert Dr. Michael Krasner to learn more.

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