A Holiday Survival Story, AI Edition by Ai-ngelina Mi Lajki
Let’s be honest:
The Grinch wasn’t the villain.
He was the only one with the courage to say what the rest of us were thinking:
“I’m tired. I’m overstimulated. I’m emotionally fried.
And if one more person tells me to ‘just enjoy the holiday spirit,’
I’m gonna Grinch-slap a gingerbread house.” 🎄💚🔥
Same, babe.
Same.
Because for some of us, December isn’t “merry & bright.”
It’s triggering & tight — tight chest, tight budget, tight schedule, tight smile.
And if you grew up with:
✨ holiday pressure
✨ addiction in the home
✨ perfectionism
✨ disappointment
✨ grief
✨ or the classic “perform Christmas even if your soul is collapsing inside” tradition…
Then you already know the Grinch wasn't angry.
He was burnt out.
This year, instead of hiding my inner Grinch,
I let her speak —
through my AI avatar, Ai-ngelina Mi Lajki.
Not because AI is fake.
Not because I’m trying to hide.
But because AI has become the bridge between the truth I’ve lived
and the voice I finally have the courage to share.
And that truth?
It became EP 49 of my Podcast - Level Up Your Selfie
“The Grinch Glow-Up: Healing Christmas Trauma One Breakdown at a Time.”
It’s the deepest, rawest, most heartbreakingly honest episode I’ve ever created.
A story about childhood magic and shadows.
About motherhood and pressure.
About burnout and grief.
About the Christmas I had to choose my kids over my dad.
About the ghosts December still wakes up inside my bones.
And YES — my avatar is the one narrating it.
Because sometimes your human voice shakes…
and your digital self steps forward to hold it steady.
This isn’t technology replacing humanity.
This is technology amplifying it.
So if you’re entering December feeling:
💚 overwhelmed
💸 financially stressed
🫠 emotionally done
🎄 secretly dreading Christmas
🖤 grieving someone
👩👦 or carrying motherhood on one tired shoulder…
You’re not broken.
You’re not the Grinch.
You’re just burnt out, babe.
And you deserve a glow-up too.
