5 ways to navigate family dynamics during the holidays

Some families are chaotic, fun and full of laughter, while others are stoic and boring. Some families are messy, angry and hard to communicate with, and still other families are a mix of all three.

Regardless of your family type, the holiday season tends to create more complications and tensions than usual. And yet for a million different reasons, we’re always caught off guard when the holidays roll around.

But here’s the deal: The holidays don’t just sneak up on us out of nowhere. They happen at the same time every year. So here are a few things we can do in advance to make sure our time with family is filled with less stress, less conflict and less awkwardness — and more laughter joy, and connection.

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