As I was preparing this week’s theme, “Surviving the Holidays,” I thought back to a conversation I had a few years ago with my friend, licensed professional counselor Keri Kitchen. We talked honestly about the complicated emotions many of us carry into this season, especially those of us healing from trauma or navigating tender places….

Not So Merry and Bright? Are the holidays difficult for you? Are you dreading upcoming family gatherings? Do you wonder how you’ll manage the chaos of returning home for the holidays? Maybe you’ve decided not to go. How do you manage telling your family you’re not coming home? How do you manage loneliness an isolation?…