The holidays can be a trigger for those who have any unresolved trauma or grief. Having to see family can bring up all sorts of feelings, memories or sensations.

Also during the holidays, we can get overly busy and overcommit ourselves to too many things.

The path to self kindness is through pausing when unsure

Why are we so serious?

Maybe it’s just the area I live and work in here in the Midwest but people are so serious most of the time.  Why does therapy have to be so serious?  I remember that being a discussion in grad school that therapy is serious work.  In a way it makes sense.