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Nov. 30, 2022

94. How To Have Hard Conversations and Not Get Triggered Around Family Members During the Holidays

94. How To Have Hard Conversations and Not Get Triggered Around Family Members During the Holidays

Oh my goodness, loves. I can’t believe the holiday season is almost here! This time of year can bring up a lot of triggers and challenging feelings for people. Maybe you’re reuniting with your family for the first time in a while. You know you...

Oh my goodness, loves. I can’t believe the holiday season is almost here! This time of year can bring up a lot of triggers and challenging feelings for people. Maybe you’re reuniting with your family for the first time in a while. You know you have differing views, opinions, and beliefs, and you’re unsure how to navigate having those tough conversations with loved ones. In this episode, I share how you can be a little braver and more compassionate during your interactions with others and some of the lessons and tips I’ve learned through experience. I also am so excited to share my That Sucked. Now What? Conversation and Affirmation cards with you, which can be another tool you use to strengthen your relationships with loved ones!

Some of the topics I touch on in this episode… 

- How to shift your nervous energy into excitement

- How to use card decks to spark brave conversations

- Normalizing healthy debate and agreeing to disagree

- A practice to use when you get triggered

- How to be the way-shower for your family

- And so much more

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- You might also enjoy episode 26 on setting boundaries

- And episode 72 where I talk about How to Build Resilience and Master Personal Growth Through Your Relationships

Loves, did you know you get my Conversation and Affirmation cards FOR FREE when you pre-order 10 copies of That Sucked. Now What? Yup — why not gift your extra copies of the book to loved ones, maybe even donate to organizations who could use them, and share the gift of building your resilience this holiday season? Check it out, plus all the other juicy bonuses you get when you pre-order your copies before the book releases! Thank you for being here, appreciate you all so much!