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Navigating the Holidays

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Does this most wonderful time of the year make you want to crawl out of your skin? Here's help--in the nick of time.

Everyone (who celebrates Christmas) acknowledges that late December is one of the most stressful times of the year. Disappointment, unmet expectations, family drama, body shame, addictions, and more can feel especially heavy right now. We've got some great resources to help you survive and even enjoy yourself this holiday season.

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Practicing Presence at the Holidays

As the old adage goes, if you think you're enlightened, go home to mom and dad and the rest of the family and see what happens. If you haven't completely released the grip of the past, it will surely come back to haunt you now.

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Stephan Bodian
2014
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The Book of (Holiday) Awesome

There’s nothing like the holidays. They bring out the best, and sometimes the worst, in everyone. Luckily, Neil Pasricha is here to remind us that not only are the holidays great, but there’s actually even more to celebrate than we realize.

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Neil Pasricha
2013
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How to Have a Perfectly Imperfect Holiday

Understanding and relinquishing your unrealistic expectations are the best ways I know to beat the blues. I’ll share some truths about the holidays help me have more joy and less stress.

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Elizabeth Lesser
2019
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Too Much Holiday Stress?

Remember the song “Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative”? Easy for them to say! Although being aware of your thoughts, and exercising your authority to choose new ones is helpful, sometimes the strategy of accentuating the negative creates such a hilarious parody of the situation...

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Joan Borysenko
2015
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Happy Holidays? Dealing with Difficult Family Relationships: The 3rd Alternative

It might be the first time you've seen your sister since that argument last summer. You might get together once a year with your frosty in-laws. One acquaintance calls the Christmas Eve dinner "the fight before Christmas."

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Stephen R. Covey
2011
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How to Transform Shame Over the Holidays

There’s an expectation of what is supposed to happen during the holidays: images of a family gathered around a tree, presents, food, love and connection as people smile at each other. But if your family is different, there sometimes can be shame.

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Sheila Rubin
2017
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Presents or Presence? How to Have the Best Holiday Season Ever

Maria Nemeth writes that making the holidays enjoyable has more to do with presence than presents.

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Maria Nemeth
2013
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6 Awkward Holiday Conversations You're Dreading, and How to Deal with Them

If you are dreading dealing with that one jerk relative or bracing yourself for an onslaught of intrusive questions and and awkward topics, here's a guide to keeping your cool and choosing your battles when everyone around you is making it weird.

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Jennifer Peepas
2015
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How to Help a Grieving Friend at the Holidays: An Illustrated Guide

Grief - from any kind of loss - makes the holiday season harder. Knowing how to help can make things better, even when they can’t be made right. Grief therapist and author Megan Devine and illustrator Brittany Bilyeu teamed up to help you learn how to support the people you love.

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Megan Devine
2017
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