Coping with the Holidays

I’ve gathered all of my resources for coping with the holidays here for easy access. If you’re having a hard time, I hope you’ll find some support and guidance to help you through the challenges that often come with the holidays.

Articles

• Holiday Self-Care: Coping with Stress and Difficult Family Members

• 6 Things You Can Say No to this Christmas

• Coping with Loneliness

• 7 Tips to Help You Cope with Difficult Feelings During the Holidays

• Healthy Holiday Boundaries

• 11 Winter Self-Care Ideas

• Gratitude During Difficult Times

Podcasts

• Therapy Chat Podcast. Episode 310. The Holidays + Family Dysfunction.

• The Adult Chair. Episode 292. Boundary Help at the Holidays.

• Unapologetically Sensitive. Episode 54. Creating Peace Through the Holidays.

Free Guide

• Coping with Loneliness and Grief During the Holidays

Paid Resources

• Handling the Holidays Toolkit
• Holiday Tip Sheets

Dr. Sharon Martin

Sharon Martin, DSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist and writer specializing in codependency recovery. For the past 25 years, she’s been helping perfectionists and people-pleasers overcome self-doubt and shame, embrace their imperfections, and learn to set boundaries. Dr. Martin writes the popular blog Conquering Codependency for Psychology Today and is the author of The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism and The Better Boundaries Workbook.