THE BEST PRESENT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR FAMILY by Kerri Hummingbird
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or most of us, the holidays are a time of reconnection with family. This can be a precious time filled with special memories when your family feels like a safe, supportive space. However, the more stressors there are for the 68 | MY Magazine
individuals within a family, the more likely it is that gathering together will increase collective stress during the holidays. Especially this year when 63% of Americans report feeling stress about the future of our nation,
62% feel money stress, and 61% feel stress about work (“Stress In America: The State of Our Nation�, American Psychological Association). Whew! The holidays this year