While the holiday season is painted by the latest ads as a time of joy, wonder, and of course spending, the reality of it for many is that it is also a time of trauma. Family functions might have you expecting comments about weight, relationship status, and household COVID protocols – not fun. Boundaries are bound to melt away as the pressures and obligations of family facetime override personal needs, leaving us feeling exhausted and resentful.
Both the good and the ugly can exist at once, and it’s important to know how to accentuate the positive while mitigating the negative. Luckily, Jordan Pickell is the woman to help us do just that. She’s built a life’s work studying the trauma that comes up in our various relationships, and she’s an expert on helping people feel their feelings and take on those hard conversations that we all feel grateful for having, nonetheless.
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