Do you find yourself looking forward to the holidays but also dreading it? Does this time of year fill you with excitment but also anxiety? How do you stay sane dealing with family when holidays and trauma don't mix? How do we smile through "most wonderful time of the year" when coping with loss, divorce, or other traumas? Trauma therapist and life coach, Dr. Anita Phillips addresses major quesitons surrounding navigating mental health and challegning family dynamics all during "the happiest time of the year". She encoruages us to give ourselves permission to lavishly protect our hearts by setting healthy boundaries with anyone who steals your joy - even if it "ruins" tradition. Dr. Phillips walks us through the stigma of "disrupting the peace" when confronted with painful relationship dynamics we often feel obligated to appease when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around. When we often feel we have to choose greif or grattitude - Dr. Phillips reminds us we don't have to delcare a winner. Leave this profound conversation encouraged with tools to move through the holidays with room for both our messy, mixed-up emotions and the true joys of the holiday season.
From award-winning producer and actress Roma Downey's LightWorkers Media, welcome to the On a Lighter Note Podcast hosted by writer & speaker Elyse Murphy. Here we have conversations with people from all walks of life to speak into the ways we are coping with the ups, the downs and the detours of life to help us thrive even in challenging times. Even when it seems we're surrounded by darkness, there's always a little bit of light to be found - so let's go find it together! New episode airs every Tuesday.
