Relationship Advice When the Holidays Aren't So Merry
Nov 26, 2025
The hosts dive into the emotional complexities of the holidays, highlighting grief, loneliness, and family expectations. They share personal stories and discuss the importance of creating new traditions to honor loss. Practical tips for setting boundaries and managing triggers are explored, alongside ways to support grieving partners. Listeners learn to prioritize self-care, embrace curiosity in relationships, and negotiate compromises during challenging times. It’s a heartfelt conversation about finding connection amidst the holiday chaos.
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Holidays Amplify Hard Feelings
- The holidays can amplify grief, loneliness, and stress instead of joy for many people.
- Colter Bloxham frames this episode around grief, family expectations, and emotional triggers tied to the season.
Creating New Holiday Routines
- Colter shares his wife's first holiday season without both parents and their choice to create a new plan.
- They plan to honor tradition by making monkey bread while changing location to the snow with grandkids.
Name Your Holiday Triggers
- Know and validate your personal holiday triggers before the season begins.
- Cayla Bozovich advises making sense of why the holidays are hard to reduce self-judgment and shame.