¶ … HealthFinder.Org Resources Which e-card category did you choose? For example, Great American Smokeout, etc.

The card chosen for this analysis was from the Holiday Celebrations category, titled Holiday Stress?! The content of the card was oriented towards tips on how to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed in the middle of the holiday season. The three bullets on the first page mentioned taking a few slow, deep breaths, taking a hot shower or bath, or going for a walk with a friend.

Describe the card. Does it catch your eye because of color, message, graphics?

The front of the care explodes with red and white colors and is very attractive and speaks directly to a person who feels they have stress in their lives. It is well-down from a graphics standpoint. The image of the...

The card implies it is also perfectly fine for a person to be content with just being -- not having to be all things to all people all the time. Holidays, from personal observation, are packed with expectations and no shortage of emotional baggage from years of sub-optimal relationships. Often when families get together all of these factors collide together and create an amazingly tense and potentially conflict-laden situation. The pamphlet or e-card tells the reader to disengage and get on with their life from a deeper meaning standpoint, not just react to every…