Coach I Licensed Practitioner 

This year, for the third year in a row, I spent Christmas Eve with my kids—and then I was on my own over Christmas. Why? Because I chose to be. I’ve been through an ugly breakup and cut off contact with my parents. Big family gatherings are off the table, so Christmas happens on a smaller scale. What that feels like for me? Let me explain. Christmas used to be a huge production in our house. In the years leading up to it, I regularly stressed myself out big time: weeks of ove