Hello everyone and happy holidays! Whether you are celebrating or not this year, the truth is that holidays can be hard for everyone even if divorce isn’t a part of the conversation.

Exactly. So that’s the conversation we are having today.

Here is an outline of what to expect:

1. First Holiday - Separated v. Divorced

• Brief stories of our first Christmas post-divorce/separation

1. Missed Traditions and/or Family

• Relationship with inlaws
• Having someone there to complain with, to emotionally share the load, to joke with, to get + eat food with, just that transition from being a couple to not, family/couple photos
• Being “single” at your own family’s gatherings
• Seeing other “we’s” online enjoying their traditions, not always being what it seems is what i remind myself, christmas light viewings, christmas movie snuggles, etc

3. Holidays with and without the kids

• Splitting time -- Date on a Calendar v. Celebration of Day
• Brief stories about first holiday without OUR kids
• Talking to kids about split time
• Communicating with ex about gifts/traditions

4. Embracing/Enduring the grief cycle

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