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1)4 Boundaries that Create Healthier Relationships During the Holidays:

Emotional boundaries protect your well-being. The holidays can be triggering. Having boundaries around certain topics can help.

·I’m not comfortable talking about my weight

·I’d prefer not to discuss my relationship status

·I’d rather we didn’t talk poorly about other family members

Time boundaries protect the use and misuse of your time. During the holidays, you may feel pressure to make everyone happy.

·I wish I could stay longer but I only get so many days off work.

·We’re going to do Christmas morning at home and then we can come to you.

·How about we host this year? It would be a lot easier for me to not travel.

Mental boundaries protect your thoughts, values, opinions and belief system. You are allowed to have your own views without feeling like you need to change to match other people’s views or opinions.

·You have a right to your opinion as I have a right to mine.

·Let’s not ruin the holiday by fighting about this topic.

·You don’t have to agree with me but please speak to me in a respectful way.

Physical boundaries protect your physical space. These are critical for family members, roommates and significant others.

·Please do not bring your dog. It’s too much chaos for me to handle this year.

·I don’t like it when you tell me how your recipe is better than the one I’m making.

·Don’t force your kids to hug people they don’t want to.

If you want to enjoy the holidays, try adding a few boundaries. No need to feel guilty about it. They create healthy relationships because they set clear expectations about how you need to be supported.

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