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Handling the Holidays
4 Tips To Help You Survive Your First Post-Divorce Christmas
My ex and I separated in January which left me the entire year to worry about what the Christmas season would mean for our children and me. I’m a lover of all things Christmas, the decorating, the food, and getting together with family…
7 Tips For Enjoying Instead Of Avoiding The Holidays Post-Divorce
7 Tips For Enjoying Instead Of Avoiding The Holidays Post-Divorce…
The Holidays: A Time For Reflection
I find this time of year to slow my roll a bit and quietly reflect not just on the past year, but on my past life as a single mom. Because I am a single mom and have been for a long while, I have always tried my best to be prepared…
5 Reasons a Narcissist Ruins the Holidays
If you’re divorced from a narcissist, you know that a narcissist can be a bit glitchy, or more glitchy around the holidays. Why? Because they’re entitled to all the attention. How dare Santa or Jesus or gift giving or their own…
Holidays As A Divorced Parent: Putting Your Children First
For families going through a divorce, the holidays can be like riding a unicycle in a hurricane. It’s already hard enough to ride the unicycle, and now you have a holiday hurricane that is bound to mercilessly toss you from one crisis…
4 Tips For Handling Negative Emotions During Christmas
For me, Christmas had always been a hectic yet joyous occasion. I loved decorating the house, cooking a special holiday dinner with the turkey and trimmings, finding those special gifts, wrapping the gifts as if they were designer…
6 Tips For Surviving Your Kid’s Christmas Break
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…except your kids are sprinting through the house, screaming like banshees and swinging from your newly-dusted chandelier. It’s enough to make you want to yell, “Bah humbug!” and head straight…
How To Have a Happier Holiday During And After Divorce
If you’re going through a divorce or separation, you probably haven’t even thought about the holidays. But experts stress that it’s important for people who are in transition to develop coping strategies well in advance of the major…
5 Ways To Survive The Holidays When You’re Alone
One of the toughest times of year for family members following divorce is the holiday season. The first year after my divorce was hard for many reasons, but the main one was that I wasn’t able to spend the entire holiday with my…
Thanksgiving Without The Kids? A Few Tips To Keep Your From Going Crazy
Thanksgiving Without The Kids? A Few Tips To Keep Your From Going Crazy…