Episode 14 - "2015 Holiday Hell Survival Guide: Part 1"

The holidays can be stressful in a myriad of ways and bring out the worst in people.  It seems there are million things to juggle and hundreds of people to please - how do we not get swept away by it all?

With the end of the year holidays upon us, Dr. Wendy & Miss Jenni have some ideas about how to get ahead of it.  They are joined by friend-of-the-show and "Singles Correspondent" Ivy Iocano to

reflect on ways we can be loving and giving without sacrificing ourselves or our sanity.  

In Part 1, they look at some ways families can approach interfaith and multicultural issues, how one might gracefully dodge those awkward and uncomfortable moments at holiday gatherings, and when to bring a new special someone to those inner circle holiday festivities.  So grab your scarves and muffs, as we wander in a Winter Wonderland...

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Resources & Clips:

The Ronettes - "Sleigh Ride” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6rDA2Czz0E

Sesame Street - "People In Your Neighborhood"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YApVVllpJmM

Yo Yo Ma - “Silent Night”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKn9Jfu4sV4

Rockapella - "Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj8CS9GjBjQ

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXkMaZz5Mo8

Michael Buble - "It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”

Adam Sandler - "The Thanksgiving song”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqGkbVXSaKU

The Waitreses - “Christmas Wrapping”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU

Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Christmas Time Is Here”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ

For further reading:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/focus-forgiveness/201411/home-the-holidays-your-survival-guide

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/panic-life/201411/survive-the-holidays-social-anxiety

http://www.brownepsychservices.com/#!Holiday-Survival-Guide-Feeling-Alone/c216m/9E080A28-E8A4-4EA0-9D20-4AF78BDAD1A0

http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/holiday-survival-guide