holiday triggers

6 Dysfunctional Family Holiday Survival Tips

osa November 20, 2012November 24, 2020 Articles, Family Rejection 23 Comments

by Christina Enevoldsen with Bethany If only I’d have known these family holiday survival tips years ago. When I remember holidays with my family of origin, I think of stress. The image that comes to mind is everyone else laughing and having a great time, while I was miserable. I don’t remember many holidays as a child, but as anRead more

Holiday Triggers of Abuse

Christina Enevoldsen November 23, 2011November 24, 2020 Articles, Family Rejection 26 Comments

by Christina Enevoldsen In the first few years of healing from childhood sexual abuse and separating from my abusive parents, I approached each holiday feeling a little anxious. Holidays used to be times for gathering with family but they became reminders of the loss. Even though I worked through so much of my grief, I never knew when another layerRead more