Can I survive the holidays? (and please everyone)
Getting through the holidays can be notorious for being stressful for a variety of reasons. Pressures to host, to get gifts, and see friends and family. As a host, there are so many details and …
Trauma and the Media
Often times when we think of trauma, we think of horrific events that happen to a person or to a group of people. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administrations (SAMHSA) define trauma as “an event, series …
Navigating the Holidays as a Couple
If your families are anything like mine, your holidays are full of characters. That’s not to say every family is made up of a bunch of degenerates, but the more people that get together at …
Surviving Family Conflict During the Holidays
Fall and winter bring with them not only cooler weather and sweaters, but also a season of celebration. Across the nation, families are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, St. Lucia Day, Three Kings Day, …
Holiday Grief
The holidays are fast approaching. Turkey, family, trees and tinsel. “Children laughing, people clapping, meeting smile after smile…” That is, everyone who isn’t grieving, of course. The holidays are the hardest for those mourning the …
Infidelity – Clouded By Myth
According to couples therapists, infidelity is the second most difficult relationship problem, surpassed only by domestic violence. Most of the time, the other partner gets blindsided in the knowledge about their partner’s affair. Affairs do …
