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For me, navigating the holidays with a blended family has meant everything from meeting my daughter’s dad at a gas station on Christmas Day to get her back to him, to arriving at my parents’ house alone to celebrate Thanksgiving. And it’s hard.
Read MoreGrief is like sitting in a room full of mirrors. You throw a ping pong ball and it bounces off all these mirrors. Eventually, when a mirror breaks, you never know which stage of grief will be behind it or what you’ll be faced with.
Read MoreHow can we manage the stress that comes with the holidays while still enjoying ourselves?
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