EAP ePromotion: Making Peace with the Holidays

The holidays are almost here! Have you noticed that even though these holidays come every year at the same time, we still seem to approach them with a sense of anticipation? And that anticipation can be complex because it is an expression of where we are emotionally any particular year. 

Think about it … are your holidays the same year to year? We aren’t talking about whether you eat the same traditional foods or put up the same decorations. We don’t even mean whether you choose to gather with the same family members. YOU aren’t the same year to year.

Some years, we can approach the holiday season feeling strong and confident. We bring a positive attitude and little judgment of ourselves or others to each festivity. But most years, this isn’t reality. Perhaps we are exhausted from working extra hours, grieving a loss, anxious about bills, or not feeling well. And we may still go shopping and put up the lights and sometimes this lifts us along and helps us to change direction. Other times, we feel disconnected and all the more in pain as we watch the glad tidings going on all around us.

What to do? The EAP invites you to journey with us in a new ePromotion called “Making Peace with the Holidays.” Sign up by sending an email to Dr. Vivian Perez-Gonzalez at vrperezgonzalez@magellanhealth.com or by calling 305-470-0327.

You may use your postal or home email address and your participation is strictly confidential. Please feel free to share “Making Peace with the Holidays” with your co-workers and family members and encourage them to sign up as well. 

This ePromotion is designed to help minimize unwelcome “visitors” at the holidays – stress and depression. By learning to manage the extra demands on your time and patience that any holiday season can bring, you may feel more like celebrating.