Please watch this video: La Talk Radio – The Polished Woman cohost Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D. (December 17, 2018).
Discussion dealing with grief and loss during the holiday season.
EXCERPT: Solution: Work through your trauma. Not everyone has an easy childhood — and that’s okay. If you grew up in a home where your parents struggled with financial instability and hardship, you may have wondered where your next meal or pair of shoes would come from. As an adult, you may have been able…
EXCERPT: IT GIVES YOU TIME AWAY TO PROCESS THE LOSS. Regardless of whether your relationship fell apart gradually or seemingly overnight, it’s a loss like any other. And it requires grieving. Unfortunately, that can be difficult to do when you keep the same routine and stick to the same environment. Traveling, however, allows you to get…
EXCERPT: Try reframing the negativity. Do you have one of those friends who always plays the devil’s advocate? They flip every coin, push your buttons, and can cause quite the upset in an otherwise normal dinner conversation. Though it may not always be fun to be on the other side of their antics, this approach…
