Surviving the Holiday Season

'Tis the season to be...jolly? The holiday season is often the most difficult time of year for anyone going through divorce. How do you minimize emotional pain and celebrate at a time like this? This episode will help you to do just that. Listen and learn about how to sit down with your former spouse and talk about the holidays, how to start new family traditions, and how to limit the "pity party".

Key Points:
- Ideas for dividing up time and gift giving between the two of you and your extended families.
- Negotiate between old family traditions and a new reality.
- Ways to include your children in the decision-making and holiday planning.
- Find ways to reconnect and have fun even when things are difficult.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST

ROSALIND SEDACCA, CCT

About Rosalind: Rosalind Sedacca, CCT is a Divorce & Parenting Coach, founder of the Child-Centered Divorce Network for parents, and author of How Do I Tell the Kids about the Divorce? A Create-a-Storybook Guide to Preparing Your Children - with Love! This internationally acclaimed ebook provides an innovative new approach to breaking the divorce news to your children and setting the stage for positive parenting ahead.

Rosalind is also an Expert Writer for The Huffington Post, Divorce360.com, DivorceSource.com, KidzEdge Magazine and numerous other divorce and parenting websites and blogs. She's a Distinguished Judge for the Mom's Choice Awards and on the Panel of Experts for the Natl. Assoc. of Divorce for Women & Children (NADWC).

At Rosalind's Child-Centered Divorce Network, parents will find advice, tools and valuable resources on all facets of divorce and parenting. To get a free copy of her ebook, Post-Divorce Parenting: Success Strategies For Getting It Right! visit her website at www.childcentereddivorce.com. Contact Rosalind at rosalind@childcentereddivorce.com or follow her at @rosalindsedacca.

ABOUT OUR HOST 

ADINA LAVER

In partnership with Main Line Family Law Center, Adina Laver  works with clients who are "on the fence", in the process of separating or getting a divorce, or are in any other way undergoing a significant change or transformation in their lives and who want to engage in this experience consciously and with integrity. Adina is also founder of Courage to Be Curious and formerly Divorce Essentials, a specialized divorce coaching and support services for those committed to a healthy path for reclaiming their lives. Contact Adina at adina@couragetobecurious.com or follow her @AdinaLaver.