Austin Mindfulness Journal

Holiday Family Survival Guide

Dr. Kristin Vaughn

Published on: 13/12/2017

Dreading family time this holiday season? Give yourself credit for choosing family, drop the rope on unwinnable arguments, and hold your own discomfort gently.

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Surviving the Holidays with A Graceful Heart

Dr. Kristin Vaughn

Published on: 01/12/2016

Family time peaks during the holidays—and so does friction. A therapist's story about her Mexican grandmother shows how a graceful heart, accepting loved ones flaws and all, changes the season.

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