The holidays bring family into a relationship in a very concentrated way. There are two families, two sets of traditions, and a lot of expectations, all packed into a few weeks. Whose house do we go to first? How long do we stay? What do we say when a parent comments on how we spend money or raise our kids? When couples don’t work through these questions together, one partner often ends up caught in the middle.
Read MoreThis year, Christmas falls on a Friday, and that small detail shapes the whole end of the year. The two weeks around Christmas and New Year’s tend to disappear into travel, family visits, and school breaks. For many people, therapy quietly drops off the calendar along with everything else.
Read MoreOn top of your already busy life, you have holiday-related tasks to attend to. Thus, leaving you with so much to do and so little time to do it.
You may have noticed your stress level rising. You may have also become irritable, and you’re snapping at the people around you. Or, you’ve lost sleep worrying about everything that has to get done before the holidays arrive.
Regardless, you’re overwhelmed and are pushed to your limit. You need to do something fast to offset your holiday stress.
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