Tag: toxic family holidays
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Surviving the Holiday Table With Abusers or Unsafe People: A 5-Minute Bathroom Reset
Sharing holidays with abusers, toxic exes, or unsafe family is brutal. This 5-minute bathroom reset helps trauma survivors regulate their nervous system during triggering gatherings.
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Holiday Anxiety and Old Places: A 5-Minute Grounding Practice for Trauma Survivors
You know that feeling when your hand is on the doorknob and your whole body suddenly remembers every other time you walked through that door? The week before a holiday, a lot of us start to feel the old rooms before we even get there. Maybe it’s your childhood home, a relative’s house, a church,…
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7 Trauma-Informed Books to Help Your Nervous System Survive the Holidays
Holiday anxiety, toxic family, and CPTSD triggers hit hard. These 7 trauma-informed books + gentle tools will help your nervous system survive the holidays.
