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Making the Holidays Easier on Mental Health

December 10, 2024  |  holidays, mental health

3 Tips to Make the Holidays Easier on Your Mental Health The holidays can be challenging for our mental health, for many reasons. Maybe you’re feeling the weight of financial stress — stretching to cover the cost

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Coping wth Grief holidays

Coping with Grief During the Holiday Season

November 25, 2024  |  coping, grief, holidays, mental health

The holiday season is often seen as a time for joy and celebration. But for those grieving, this time of year can be emotionally overwhelming. Whether it’s the first holiday without a loved one or many years since

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holiday check-in

holiday check-in

December 5, 2023  |  holidays, mental health

To be sure, there are lots of things happening now that holiday preparations for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's. Lights are going up, candles are being prepped, and trees and presents are being bought and

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holiday anxiety

holiday anxiousness

December 14, 2022  |  anxiety, holidays, Stress

It's no secret that the holidays can make even Santa a little anxious. After all, who wouldn't be a tad worried about making sure every good little girl and boy gets exactly what they want? Truth be told, we all face

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frantic pace

Holiday Pace

December 9, 2021  |  holidays, Mental health

Here we are, all rushing about to ensure our holiday packages get sent on time to arrive before Christmas or to pick up that one cookie ingredient we forgot on the last trip to the grovery store. It feels a little

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Different Kind of Holiday

A different kind of holiday

December 4, 2020  |  Christmas stress, COVID-19, depression, holidays

It's a foregone conclusion at this point that Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and New Year's Eve will all be very different this year. COVID has taken its toll on so many of our traditions and "feel good" things that

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