Ep. 112 3 Practical Coping Skills to Decrease Anxiety & Navigate Toxic Family Dynamics During the Holidays

Creating Midlife Calm: Coping Skills for Stress & Anxiety in Family, Work & Relationships

Do you struggle to stay safe while spending time with toxic family members this holiday season?

The holiday season often brings families together, but for those with toxic relationship patterns in their family, it can also bring tension, conflict, and emotional strain.

In this episode you’ll discover:

1. How to identify toxic behaviors and distinguish them from hurtful but resolvable actions.

2. Three powerful coping skills that offer protection and safe connection during family gatherings.

3. Actionable strategies to navigate family events with less stress, maintain your emotional balance, and prioritize your safety.

Listen to this episode now to arm yourself with the tools you need to approach toxic family dynamics with clarity, confidence, and peace this holiday season.

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.
Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.