It’s the day before Thanksgiving, which means the whole world smells faintly of pie crust and panic. The lists are long, the stores are crowded, and your family group chat has hit that point where everyone’s feelings start to sparkle like faulty Christmas lights.

The holidays have a way of arriving early, like that friend who shows up before you’ve had time to vacuum. Somewhere between Halloween candy and the first whiff of cinnamon pinecones, your brain decides it’s showtime.

But what if salvation lies not in drastic life changes or week-long digital detoxes, but in... scent? Yes, scent. More specifically: essential oils.