Episode 15 - "2015 Holiday Hell Survival Guide: Part 2"

In Part Two of our 2015 Holiday Hell Survival Guide, we’re talking more with friend-of-the-show Ivy Iocano about party etiquette, navigating gifting gaffs, and some ways to handle any seasonal heaviness that might pop up.  So grab your dream journals, dreidels, and santa hats as we explore how one might maintain a sense of self during this traditionally self-less time of year. 

Happy Holidays, y’all, from all of us here at The Relationship Show!

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Resources & Clips:

Carole King - “Chanukah Prayer”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktJ8UERYBc0

Tony Bennett - “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T1ft2VYe14

Idina Menzel - “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4vWEStMuXY

She & Him - “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVz6TCT5Bjs

Judy Garland - “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH9RyySpkU8

Tracey Thorn - “Hard Candy Christmas”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBzofZhYp4

Robert Earl Keen - “Merry Christmas From The Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS682UIPcqs

Keb Mo - “Shopping on Christmas Eve”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j7HkJJLeIA

Mariah Carey - “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY

Lou Rawls - “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7bH8pFZgc

Andy Williams - “Happy Holidays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8W2ZyDNk8w

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