Self-Esteem – See the Holidays as an Opportunity, Not an Obstacle
Do you need to boost your self-esteem? Here and now, we have ideas… Often hopes are high for a happy and even romantic holiday season, with examples all-around of snuggling couples and fireplaces, parties with champagne and mistletoe, and nostalgia bringing about innocence and softness to many. Despite the anxiety or dread you may […]
Fair Fighting at the Holidays Can be Fulfilling, Not Frustrating
Wait, you want to be fair fighting during the holiday season, right? Family tension, long to-do lists, in-laws, calendars packed with events and parties… the holidays are fraught with possibilities for conflict. Yet most people will tell you the last thing they want to do at Christmas is a fight, again. Everyone wants the holidays […]
Silent Treatment Turns to Anger at the Holidays
The Silent Treatment causing anger at the holidays is not an oxymoron! Holidays bring out emotions in many of us that we are not used to dealing with the rest of the year, often feelings that are unexpected or even confusing. The worst of those emotions anger that simmers or surfaces that can cause us […]