A Psycholgist on the Loose
Posts tagged holidays
Give Yourself a Great Big Break
Hey, grab a snack. This exercise is going to be a lot of fun.
As you ready for Thanksgiving and family, comfortable in the knowledge that in spite of what you want from them, they are going to be themselves–
Think of the person you have the most difficulty with (No, you don’t get to defend and say it’s HIS/HER fault)–and
Give him or her YOUR PERSONAL PRECIOUS PERMISSION to be just who they are.
Whew. That’s a relief. You have your power back. You’re in charge of what goes on inside your chest cavity no matter what others do.
I have more time and energy More >
Jacking Up and Calming Down with Family
The Movie Revolt Incident: It was Friday afternoon after Thanksgiving. After lunch, a group of six laws and in-laws in my husband’s family decided to go to a popular horror movie. On the way, one sister-in-law announced she’d drop off the rest of us and come back to pick us up, as she did not want to see this particular movie. That’s when things began falling apart. I opted to skip the movie as well. A third expressed doubts and the pro-movie people started suggesting other movies.
Yikes. We stopped to buy a paper and look for another movie, though More >