Winter holidays are tough, whether they’re joyful on balance or not, and this year is no exception. Travel, end-of-year work push, family, kids off school — there’s a lot going on. Not to mention the inevitable retrospection, the adding up of all you’ve accomplished and not over the past year. So today, instead of a regular episode, we’re bringing you several pep talks — stocking stuffers for your ears. We hope these pep talks speak to you and whatever you need this season as much as they did for us.

The pep talks (#12-15) can be found here, along with all our pep talks.