Archive for Holiday Season

Here we are, past Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas, inching closer to 2026. If you have an emotional hangover, you're not…

It's not just you dreading the holidays. The holidays after a loss are always hard. Holiday dread (or at least…

Holiday grief triggers are everywhere, we don't have to tell you that. Opening that box of decorations is difficult enough.…

I wish I could say I remember the last Christmas my mother was alive. I should remember. I should have…

Boundaries can be helpful in grief, but they can also just be helpful during the complicated and draining holiday season.…

Ok, I'll confess: The reason why I'm writing about remaining present during the holiday season is personal. For the last…

1. Remember, the Holidays Don't Have to Be Perfect. Disavow yourself of the notion that perfection will protect you from…

I’ve been feeling a little distracted this holiday season.  Maybe a little stressed.  Maybe a little numb.  I’m not feeling…

Between the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and the spontaneous fits of tears sparked by grief triggers everywhere, it…