When Family is Fraught

Families are complicated.

Holiday events, such as Thanksgiving, can bring out stressful feelings just as we're hoping for picture perfect family moments.

This week's episode gives you 4 Truths and 4 Suggestions for staying happy and sane during family holiday moments. Use these suggestions for yourself and file them away to support your patients when they are feeling stressed about family struggles.

We can have joy in our work and in our life.

We can be Sage Physicians.

Let's make it happen together.

Delia Chiaramonte, MD
www.integrativepalliative.com

My book Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is out! If you're a physician, clinician, or have a loved one with dementia, cancer or other serious illness or an aging parent this book is for you.

Coping Courageously: A Heart-Centered Guide for Navigating a Loved One’s Illness Without Losing Yourself is available here: www.copingcourageously.com

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