The NewsWorthy Special Edition: How to Disagree This Holiday Season (Without Losing Your S***)
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Nov 22, 2025 Angela Caldwell, a licensed marriage and family therapist, shares insights on navigating family tensions during the holidays. She discusses the rise in political estrangements and why disagreements now feel deeply personal. Angela offers practical tips like checking your agenda, practicing humility, and staying respectful during heated conversations. She also emphasizes the importance of flexible conversation boundaries and provides strategies for repairing relationships after conflicts. Ultimately, she advocates for respectful engagement to maintain family connections.
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Politics As Personal Identity
- Politics now often functions as core identity rather than a separate opinion sphere.
- Angela Caldwell says people embody their politics and no longer compartmentalize views from self.
Leave Your Conversion Agenda Outside
- Check your agenda at the door and resist the urge to change anyone's mind.
- Angela Caldwell advises entering family gatherings with curiosity and pre-work to curb the 'burning urge' to persuade.
Use Humility To Stay Open
- Practice humility by admitting you don't know everything and listening to different information sources.
- Caldwell says humility makes it easier to stay curious and validates family members' perspectives.