Families And The Holiday Season
December 2024
You don't have to have keep repeating the same struggles each year.
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You don't have to have keep repeating the same struggles each year.
For many, gift-giving happens once a year, turning it into a symbolic act meant to reflect an entire year’s worth of love or even reparations for the past.
After your holiday events, take a moment to reflect on how the end of the year went for you and your family.
Learn tips to becoming a united front with your partner and how this can help you set expectations with your in-laws this holiday.
How to respond to Attention-Seeking Tantrums, Undermining Traditions, and Passive Aggressive Comments.
First published in 1999, this profound and compassionate book remains as relevant today as ever.
Whitney Goodman, LMFT answers questions about dysfunctional families during the holidays.
Use these journal prompts to help you accept your dynsfunctional family this holiday.
It's understandable to feel upset when the holidays don't go as you hoped or imagined.
Hot to find peace in the messy reality of family this holiday.
Polite, assertive, and empathetic responses that “people pleasers” can use to set boundaries while managing expectations during the holiday season.
Family members may test or cross your boundaries. This video walks you through steps to take when this happens.
Use these scripts as a guide and example when setting boundaries this holiday season.
This checklist will help you reflect on your needs and set clear, respectful boundaries this holiday season.
Nine different types of boundaries and what to say in each situation.
Learn why dysfunctional families love the holidays and how you can prioritize yourself however you choose to approach them.
The holiday season has a way of amplifying the feelings you already experience around estrangement.
If you decide you won’t see your family this holiday season, here are some ways to inform them of your decision.
This checklist can help you weigh the pros and cons based on your unique situation during the holidays.