Imagine Your Happy Family Holiday

2024-01-08T01:16:53-06:00Expectations, Family|

“If you knew my family you would understand”!! Recently I heard from a young woman who was sad and rather depressed about the holiday season. Her parents had passed away unexpectedly around Christmas when she young. The following years had not been happy experiences during the holidays. Her current husband’s family had some “real issues” including anger and alcohol. But family is family and she had to participate. “How can I enjoy the holidays rather than dreading them and making myself depressed”? Separation at the holidays from loved ones, a history of negative experiences and difficult people can make an otherwise joyful and celebratory holiday a real downer. But you [...]

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6 Step Plan to Overcome the Overwhelm

2024-01-08T01:17:55-06:00Family|

Do you wonder how each week seems to end the same?  A massive amount of activity with work, chores, gym, errands, repairs, games, church, civic meetings, sports, lessons, house and yard work, wash, cooking, shopping, volunteering, parties, appointments and more.  You and your spouse using the Divide and Conquer method to try and control the chaos.  All this in hopes of sneaking in a “date” wedged somewhere between paying bills and taking the kids to the doctor for the 5th ear infection this year. Breathe – You’re normal and living in a typical American home.  The activities may be slightly different but the overwhelm is the same.  Feeling stretched and [...]

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