While the holidays are a time to come together with loved ones, family gatherings can also have stressful moments.
Dr. Lauren Carter, clinical director of Modern Minds
, shares practical tools and strategies to help when negative feelings arise during the festive season.
- Hold space: Acknowledge that gatherings can be both joyous and challenging.
- Take a breather: Give yourself permission to step away when needed to take a breath and reground yourself.
- Take a mini mental vacation: Close your eyes for a few minutes and venture to a favorite place, using all five senses.
- Wear an annoying comment like loose clothing: The comment may be there, but it doesn’t have to stick to you.
Looking for a therapist? Modern Minds has locations downtown and in Mount Pleasant.