Send us a text Welcome to another beautiful episode of the Christmas Advent Calendar Podcast, and today we are bringing another heart-led, grounding, and deeply connective conversation. I’m your host Lisa-Marie Elkhadraoui, Business coach and mentor, supporting women through business strategy, soulful mindset work, and the inner leadership that helps you move through life with intention, and today’s episode is one that feels especially meaningful during this season. We are joined by the wonderful Lisa Quait, a woman whose voice, wisdom, and storytelling hold space for women to feel seen, heard, and deeply connected, not only to each other, but to themselves. As we near Christmas there’s often a rush… A pressure to get everything right. A pressure to perfect the day, the table, the gifts, the schedule, the emotions. We carry an invisible load of expectation, and somewhere in all that busyness, we forget to pause, breathe, and actually feel the moments. In this conversation, Lisa and I explore what it truly means to choose joy, choose presence, and choose the story you want to tell this Christmas, rather than the one that’s been handed to you through tradition, expectation, or perfectionism. In this episode, Lisa and I explore: • the truth that behind every woman, every leader, every mother, every friend, there is a story • how to choose the energy you want to bring into your celebrations • the importance of pausing and reflecting on what truly matters at Christmas • letting go of perfection and remembering that it’s always about the people, not the performance • the power of slowing down and enjoying the tiny moments with the people you love • setting boundaries that protect your happiness during the busiest time of year Lisa shares beautiful personal moments and lessons from past Christmases, reminding us that the memories we treasure most are rarely the ones that looked perfect. To slow down. To breathe. To honor your emotional needs. To choose connection over chaos. To choose joy over pressure. And to remember that you are the writer of your own story, even at Christmas. Dive into Lisa’s world HERE Join Lisa-marie and the women in the Design Boss Diary family, follow on Instagram HERE and find more about how you can work with Lisa in 2026. Join me in Birmingham on Friday 23th & Saturday 24th January 2026 for a luxury two-day retreat, Strategy & Soul. Two days that will prepare you for your most powerful year yet. Find out more HERE This and other episodes are on our YouTube channel HERE Our Christmas GiveawayTo celebrate Season 2 of the Advent Calendar Podcast, I’m giving away six incredible prizes: • 4 women will join me in London for a private in-person strategy session + lunch in an exclusive location (worth £1,000 each) • 2 women will receive a fully-paid ticket to The Visionary event in Birmingham (worth £540 each) To enter: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or SpotifyScreenshot your reviewShare it on your Instagram Stories and tag @Design_Boss_DiaryEvery review + share counts as an additional entry, no limits. And as always if you have loved this episode we would love for you to leave a review and if you screenshot this podcast and share it on your socials, tagging @Design_Boss_Diary in then we have a special gift waiting just for you.
