The Book That Saves Christmas
Why Calm Christmas Might Be the Book That Saves Your Sanity This Season
(And why, if you haven’t read it yet… you absolutely should.)
Every year, the same cycle begins.
December arrives.
You promise yourself: “This year will be different. Slower. Simpler. Less stressful.”
And then - boom - the calendar fills, the mental load explodes and Christmas somehow becomes a spreadsheet of logistics rather than a moment of joy.
Enter: Calm Christmas by Beth Kempton.
A book that quietly, gently, beautifully hands you back the Christmas you’ve been craving.
And if you haven’t read it yet, I’m going to say this clearly:
You need to.
Because this book is a game changer for mothers, busy families, blended families, overwhelmed parents and anyone who secretly dreads the holidays but won’t admit it.
⭐ So What Makes Calm Christmas So Powerful?
It speaks to the part of you that wants Christmas to feel like it used to: meaningful, slow, warm, connected - not chaotic or commercial.
It invites you to redesign Christmas so it fits your actual life, not the one on TV ads.
And most importantly, it gently unhooks you from the pressure to create the “perfect” holiday - a pressure that falls disproportionately on women, especially mums and especially in blended families navigating multiple households, logistics and traditions.
Here’s why this book hits differently:
🌿 1. It gives you permission to stop performing Christmas
One of the most liberating themes in Calm Christmas is the idea that
Christmas isn’t meant to be a performance - it’s meant to be a feeling.
Kempton shows you how to strip away the unnecessary:
The over-catering
The over-buying
The over-scheduling
The emotional labour
The guilt
Instead, she guides you to create a calmer, more authentic holiday - one that works for your family’s reality, not everyone else’s expectations.
🎄 2. It’s perfect for blended families
Blended families are doing Christmas on expert mode.
Multiple schedules.
Multiple traditions.
Multiple households.
Double the expectations.
Half the time.
Calm Christmas understands this complexity and offers practical tools to:
Manage competing needs
Design new traditions (without stepping on old ones)
Protect your energy
Honour the emotions that come with shared custody timings
Keep the season meaningful - not messy
This book doesn’t pretend blended-family Christmas is simple.
It shows you how to make it softer.
☕ 3. It helps busy mums reclaim Christmas for themselves
Here’s the truth:
Most mums do Christmas for everyone else.
This book turns that on its head.
Beth Kempton asks questions that hit very close to home:
What do YOU want Christmas to feel like?
What traditions still serve you - and which are you only doing out of habit?
What would make the next month lighter, calmer and more enjoyable for YOU?
It’s like someone handing you emotional bubble wrap for December.
🧘♀️ 4. It teaches you how to create space - even in a packed season
Calm Christmas is full of practical tools that help you actually slow down:
Rituals that take 2 minutes but change your whole mood
Little “pause points” built into December
Ways to create emotional breathing space
Ideas for simplifying gifts, food, social plans and expectations
A gentle reframe around rest (it’s not optional - it’s essential)
This book doesn’t promise a stress-free holiday.
It offers something better:
A sustainable one.
❤️ 5. It reconnects you to the meaning behind the season
This isn’t about religion - it’s about intention.
Calm Christmas helps you focus on:
Connection
Presence
Joy
Traditions that matter
Moments that last
Things your kids will actually remember
Every page is a reminder that Christmas isn’t meant to drain you.
It’s meant to fill you.
🌟 Why I Recommend It at Moco Coaching
Because so much of the December stress we see in clients
- especially women - comes from misaligned expectations, emotional labour, perfectionism and automatic traditions.
This book helps reset the whole season.
It aligns beautifully with the coaching work we do around:
Boundaries
Values
Energy management
Self-compassion
Letting go of “shoulds”
Choosing meaning over performance
Redefining success (even at Christmas!)
It helps families create a version of Christmas that reflects who they are now - not who they were decades ago.
And honestly?
It helps women reclaim themselves.
🎁 In a season built on giving, this book gives YOU something back
If you want a Christmas that feels:
✨ Less stressful
✨ More intentional
✨ More spacious
✨ More joyful
✨ More you
…start with Calm Christmas.
It isn’t just a book.
It’s a reset button.
A permission slip.
A deep exhale.
And if you haven’t read it yet?
Your December will thank you.