Staying Yourself at the Holiday Table


Hello Lovely Reader Every family has a role waiting for you at the table. The Fixer. The Listener. The One Who Keeps Everyone Comfortable. You know the one. You step through the door, and without deciding to, you shrink. You soften your opinions, scan the room for tension, and absorb what isn’t yours to carry. This isn’t weakness. It’s an old pattern doing what it was built to do: keep you safe by keeping everyone else at ease. This year, try something different. Before you arrive, pause in...