Dealing with the Holiday Blues
Songs like, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and “Home for the Holidays” along with Christmas specials depicting the warmth of home, family, and friends may be true for some; for others, it just doesn’t fit. Consider some of these real-life situations: The divorced parent who’s alone in the holidays because their children are with their ex-spouse The adult whose parents have divorced and who has to split their time between their parents’ new homes knowing that they are going to be asked questions—questions they don’t want to answer—about the other parent The war veteran, now a civilian, [...]

