By understanding and accepting your partner’s feelings and perspectives, you offer your acceptance. More importantly, by following your partner’s different experiences from his/her family of origin, you and your partner can lead into the discussion to build a new tradition and give a new meaning of the holiday tradition in your family of creation.
Just like Scrooges needs the Christmas Spirits to help him get out his slump, you might also need professional help to change the same storyline over and over again every year. Please don’t hesitate to seek the professional help.
Every day, when you cross the items on your list or when you see you conquer certain tasks, it certainly will change your mood from stress and depressed to relief and accomplishment.
Holiday triggers the memories of the family, and the family triggers the memories of unpleasant encounters with the family members.
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