Here are four questions to help you determine if your use of ______ is an addiction:

From this place of acceptance, you can then make changes because it is real and concrete; there becomes a place to pivot from when we accept ourselves and those around us.

What happened in the past happened. You cannot change it (nor can I as a therapist), so guilting yourself to “be better” or to “not do____” is not what you need to hear from yourself.

A lot of holiday grief mirrors depression symptoms because the past 60 days have been marked by eating, celebration, gifts, sales, meetings, parties, time off, etc.

Take a moment for yourself to soak up what is happening in and around you!

The holidays seem to kick up lots of problems relationally. Don't let relationships ruin your holiday with these strategies.

Instead of falling into the trap of buying, spending, using and discarding try giving yourself what you actually need. This could be rest, this could be grace. This could be relaxation. This could be a conversation over good coffee.

We live in a fast-paced culture that is barraging us with notifications, updates and attention-grabbing headlines that lead us to clickbait after clickbait. But this cycle that we find ourselves in that includes responding, replying and providing rebuttals is not healthy for our mental health. Without listening to our needs, reflecting on our experiences and talking about what our lived experience is like we will fatigue and break down.

GRATITUDE and GENEROSITY feed off of one another. They help you see your problems differently.

When was the last time you said: I love you. Thank you. Goodbye. Will you forgive me?