Christmas can inspire a lot of emotions leading up to the big day, and stress, sadness and anxiety are among them.

Between worrying about finances, organising things on a deadline, feeling anxious around large family gatherings or missing loved ones who are no longer with us, the Christmas season has a lot of emotional issues mixed in.

Erin O'Hara, naturopath, wellness expert, and Golden Yogi director says that self care and setting boundaries are important coping mechanisms people can use in order to make any extra stressors easier to deal with.

LISTEN ABOVE

• Steven Dromgool: Managing pre-Christmas stress
• Erin O'Hara: How to reduce your stress levels