#330 You Ask, We Answer - 59

On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. These are always chock full of information that EVERYONE can benefit from. We have so much fun and we love our listeners for reaching out and interacting with us. Listen and learn, peeps!

Do YOU have a wedding planning question? Call and leave us a voicemail at 415-723-1625 -or- email us thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com

Justine Carino is a licensed mental health counselor / psychotherapist with a private practice in White Plains, NY. No one is exempt from anxiety through wedding planning. How can we deal with it in the healthiest ways possible? Joining Michelle on this YAWA, Justine has wonderful tips, advice, and insight to make the whole process more peaceful.

Topics We Covered

• Anxiety around spending
• How to make a decision on the smaller things (the not-high-priority items)
• The pressure to look GOOD on your wedding day
• How to escape all the “shoulds”
• Dealing with parental criticism and all the anxiety that comes along with it
• How to wind down at the end of the day and stop planning
• How to sleep when your mind is racing
• How to deal with a parent who says they are not going to attend your wedding

Links We Referenced

Are You A Perfectionist? (Pod Episode 309)

Thoughts From The Couch

https://www.carinocounseling.com/ 

The Path to Peace

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