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Managing Grief And The Holidays
Here come the holidays, again, and acknowledging grief at this time of year can be kind of awful. It can be awkward as some of us stumble over what to say. Do we just keep busy and hope nobody will bring it up? Whether you’re grieving or know someone who is, learn the tools to manage grief and the holiday season.
Managing Anxiety During the Holiday
Do you find that anxiety or even seasonal depression starts to rear its ugly head sometime in late October to mid-November? If you do, you are not alone! Between late November and the New Year, we enter the business of holiday season, causing many to manage anxiety, stress, and depression. Let's learn how to manage it well.
Celebrating Your Holidays Away From Home
Choosing to move to Southern California 15 years ago still, stirs up a variety of emotions during the Holidays for me. Even though it was very exciting to move from a cold, wet, dark country to sunny California, it was so strange and foreign (pun intended) to hear Christmas songs and seeing decorated trees in 80-degree weather. My first Christmas in Southern California was celebrated with friends at an outside barbecue gathering, which was total opposite from an inside dinner with close relatives around a fire in the fireplace.
Thanksgiving When You Don’t Feel Thankful
The holidays are a great way to reconnect with family, to have a Friendsgiving with those who aren’t family but probably should have been, to share old traditions, welcome new folks, watch a game (and argue about the game),