Does Thanksgiving Make You Dread Christmas?
No matter how much you hope, unhealthy and dysfunctional family dynamics will be worse during the holidays. If Thanksgiving was challenging for you, let's get you ready for Christmas!
What were you hoping would happen for Thanksgiving this year? For most of you, it’s one of two categories you fall into with your hope.
Category 1: You hope this year will be different. That this is the year when your parents will respect your boundaries and Uncle Joe will leave the politics at the door and family will come together in peace simply because they are family.
Category 2: You hope you have the strength and tongue-biting skills to get yourself through the family drama so you can have some sort of sense of holiday celebration.
No matter which category you find yourself in, I am guessing you don’t feel great about how Thanksgiving went and you are trying to figure out how you will manage Christmas.
There is a better way and it only takes a few minutes of reflection and planning.
In this month’s YOU Aligned monthly membership, we are focusing on boundaries and the holidays. This week I am guiding you in how to have a powerful conversation with yourself to reframe your expectations and come into the next round of holiday family time, or any family gathering year-round, with greater clarity and confidence and a plan in place so that you are not simply trying to survive.
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