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Surviving the Holidays: Adventures in changing expectations

Surviving the Holidays: Adventures in changing expectations

by Sonia Voynow | Nov 17, 2010 | The Art of Self-Care

I love the holidays. That is, I love the idea of the holidays. But somehow, the reality has rarely delivered. Disappointments and stress tend to surface, because the actual activities never quite match my rosy predictions. This “holiday joy deficit” became even more...
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