Episode #301: Going It Alone on the Holidays: Finding Meaning, Strength, and Choice When You’re Solo with Sandra Beck

The holiday season has a way of spotlighting what’s missing. Empty chairs, changed traditions, quieter mornings. And when you’re entering the holidays solo—by choice or by circumstance—it can feel like the world is built for everyone else. On this episode of Coach Talk Radio, host Sandra Beck talks honestly about navigating the holidays alone without sugarcoating it or spiraling into self-pity. This conversation explores how to reclaim agency during a season loaded with expectations, how to create meaning without forcing cheer, and why being solo does not equal being broken. Rather than chasing old traditions that no longer fit, this episode invites you to design new ones—ones rooted in self-respect, clarity, and emotional truth. Because the holidays don’t have to look crowded to be full. Sometimes being solo isn’t a loss. It’s a pause. And in that pause, there’s power.