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December 27, 2023

Title: Holiday Stress Guide
Topic: Stress Relief

Discussed by Geremy Keeton
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org

The holiday season is tough on everyone. Today, Focus on the Family Senior Director of Counseling Geremy Keeton has some tips and advice on how to prepare for and handle stressful situations.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

How can we all prepare for stress, especially around the holidays? One thing Geremy says is this: “Have your expectations set at a flexible and balanced place.”

Should we keep our focus on our faith in Jesus Christ? Geremy reminds us of the Fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

How can we incorporate the Golden Rule into all we do? Romans 12:18 “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”

Are holidays traditions important? Terry and Geremy discuss some of their own family traditions.

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November 23, 2016

Title: Manage Holiday Stress
Topic: Stress Relief

Discussed by Ron Deal
with Successful Stepfamilies (www.successfulstepfamilies.com)

Follow-up to a prior interview with Ron Deal (October 20, 2016).

Too many children live with only one parent, or their parents are divorced and remarried to someone else. In fact, this affects over half of the 60 million children in the America.

Holidays can be extremely stressful, especially for blended families. Who goes where for this holiday? Are they here or there? What are their traditions? Do we “really” have to do it their way?

Ron Deal is the Founder of Successful Stepfamilies. He travels the country, offering help and hope to blended families.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

How many children are affected by not only one, but two divorces?

Why is it important for divorced parents to get along all year long, not just around the holidays?

With a blended family, it is vital to keep traditions going for both sides. How is this achievable?

Listen in as Ron Deal stresses how imperative it is for ALL families to plan ahead; don’t wait until the week of a holiday to make a game-plan of who is hosting, what people are bringing, when you will meet, etc.

Whether you have been divorced or remarried for one year or twenty, remember to relax and enjoy your family. It is a process; don’t worry and trust God.

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