Surviving the holidays when you don’t feel like celebrating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Planning and shopping for the holidays can be stressful enough, but coping with holiday festivities after a loss or traumatic event can be overwhelming. Sights, sounds and smells of the holidays can trigger memories of a person who died, a past job or past family gatherings. Keeping family traditions may seem impossible, but getting through the holidays is part of the process of recovery.