Family Events & Ceremonies

So, it’s been a whole year and now the holidays are once again looming. If you, like a number of individuals, dread the stress and drama that occurs when the families’ many personalities come...

If your family has spread out all over the country - or even all over the world - it can be very difficult to get everyone together for the holidays. But it can be done!

Spending time with family is something that many people look forward to all year long. It can be a lot of fun to catch up and hang out with your relatives, but sometimes it can be very stressful....

Do you want to reduce family stress during the Holidays? Seeing family on special occasions can bring such joy and happiness and add to the beauty of the season, but for many it can create such...

Holidays are stressful on many occasions. During holidays, children with one or both parents in the military face obstacles that other children don’t. Holidays are even more of a challenge for...

The holidays, particularly Christmas and Thanksgiving are associated in part, to an abundance of food. Typically people gain a few pounds during the holidays and the only ways of stopping this is...

Many of us are not particularly traditional when it comes to the holidays. The commercialism that begins earlier and earlier each year can be a turn off. By the time Christmas and Chanukah roll...

Whether you are Jewish, Muslim, Christian or Buddhist, holidays can create complexities and stress for couples with different beliefs, spiritual traditions or family expectations.

We all like to think of holiday time as a season of peace, love and family togetherness. But in real life, and with the stresses of the winter holiday period, even the closest of clans is bound to...