The holiday blues
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The holidays are often filled with grief, comparison, magnified anxiety, financial concerns, and familial dysfunction.
The Importance of Traditions – Throughout Any Season
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Traditions wield the power to instill structure, foster connections, and offer stability, all of which can positively impact our mental well-being.
The Holidays are Coming – Brace Yourself!
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There is a tremendous amount of pressure to be “happy” at holiday time, to revel in the joy of the season when truth be told, it’s not much fun for many folks.
Eating Disorders and the Holidays: Setting Yourself Up for Success
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The holiday season can be an especially challenging time for individuals with eating disorders, as well as for their friends, family members, and loved ones.
My Grief Through the Holidays
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For the first time in 66 years, I won’t hear my mother’s voice on Christmas day. She died five months ago after a brief illness.
How To Cope With Divorce During The Holidays
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Going through a divorce can be a difficult process, especially during the festive season. Although it may be a challenge, it is possible to experience happiness still while managing the tension and intense feelings that come with it. The solution is to ensure that you and those close to you prioritize your values, needs, and overall wellbeing.
Managing Family Stress During The Holidays
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While there is no magic recipe to avoid some of the stress, here are some suggestions for managing holiday stress and family drama. Expecting difficult relatives to behave differently probably isn’t realistic. Self-care and planning are key to managing anxiety and emotional strain!
Six Tips for Managing Grief During the Holidays
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back to all Grief is difficult at any time of the year but none more so than over the holidays. Have you lost a loved one, a relationship, a job or suffered another kind of loss this holiday season? These can amplify it even more. Bombarded with advertising messages of family gatherings and ho ho […]