Make holidays joyful, not dreadful

Unfuck Your Holidays

Survive Old Traditions, Create New Ones, and Celebrate (or Not) on Your Own Terms

by Dr. Faith G. Harper (Author)

Holidays can be magical—and they can also suck so hard. Need to make a plan for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, or other holidays? Trying to figure out how (or if) to observe a birthday or difficult anniversary? This holiday survival guide from Dr. Faith G. Harper, bestselling author of Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Boundaries, is for anyone who’s ever struggled with the expense, drama, loneliness, pressure, and feelings that go along with so many of those big days on the calendar.

SUBJECT: Halloween / Microcosm Published / 5-Minute Therapy / Trauma / Adulting / Holiday

PUBLICATION: Oct 7, 2025

PRICE: $14.99

ISBN: 9781648412165

FORMAT: 192 pages, 5x7", paperback

WHOLESALE: $8.99

CARTON QTY: 46

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Dr. Faith's work has sold over 565k in print and over 5 million copies across all formats
According to the APA, 41% of people experience increased stress during the winter holiday season; other surveys put that number much higher
According to NAMI, 64% of people with mental illness report that holidays make their condition worse
Top stressors are lack of time, financial pressure, gift-giving, and family gatherings

Dr. Faith G. Harper, ACS, ACN, holds postdoctoral certifications in sexology and applied clinical nutrition and is trained in yoga, meditation, breathwork, mindful movement, and all of those other forms of care that make most people avoid her at parties. In the past, she has worked in academia, community mental health, and private practice as a licensed professional counselor. She maintains a connection with academia through her work with the Society of Indian Psychologists. She lives in San Antonio, TX, with her amazing friends and family and terrible rescue cats.

A small, innovative publishing house, Microcosm Publishing specializes in work designed to make the reader feel good about being alive, take an active role in bettering their life, and impact the world around them. Microcosm has developed a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, politics, and art. Our books are printed in the USA.