It’s OK That You’re Not OK with Megan Devine13 Dec 2021

Your Holiday Survival Guide: Family Dynamics Edition

The holiday season is sometimes joyful, sometimes stressful - and to be honest, it’s usually a mix of both. Between external pressures and family dynamics, we figure everyone can use some tips on making it through the season.

In this episode we cover:

How to bring up your loved one’s absence when no one else will
Making a good enough holiday for your family when you’re not in the holiday spirit
Tips for navigating intrusive personal questions (like “when will you have kids?” or “don’t you think it’s time you moved on?”)
and learn why consensus is a terrible holiday goal, but collaboration might just be the best thing possible

Questions to Carry with you:

What would a good holiday look like for you? What do you most need in this season? There are no wrong answers to these questions.

Communication skills practice: Tell someone one thing you'd like to do this holiday season that might not be traditional or that might bring up some feelings.

Find all this, plus instructions for how to submit YOUR questions to be answered on a future show in this episode of Here After with Megan Devine. Tune in, subscribe, leave a review, and share the show with everyone you know. Together, we can make things better, even when they can’t be made right.

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