The Holidays When Things Aren’t Okay
This article is for you if you’re spending the holidays with your partner and part of you is trying to enjoy it…while another part of you knows that something important in the relationship isn’t okay.
When You’re Not Yourself During the Holidays
When we are carrying prolonged emotional strain, especially related to relationships and the pressure of the holidays, our ability to stay present, alert, and attuned begins to falter. The nervous system narrows its focus to survival, and things that normally come easily—memory, attention, emotional availability—can slip.