A roundup of resources from around the Web:
- Listen: Holiday Survival Tips and Tricks on the Inside Mental Health Podcast This episode’s guest, Dr. Nicole Washington, gets real about managing our expectations for the holidays, making a plan, and how small moments can help us support ourselves in times of stress.
- Empower Yourself: Coping With Loneliness: Tips for Seniors by Lynn Ponton, MD Ideas to cultivate connection in your life in various circumstances when you’re over sixty.
- Make a Plan: A Guide to Navigating Holiday Loneliness by Robert Polner of NYU This brief interview from 2019 still rings true today with practical suggestions on how to create a holiday loneliness toolkit.
- Get Creative: 14 festive family activities to get you in the Christmas spirit by Imogen Rayfield If you’re isolated at home with family, use these out of the box ideas to open up new possibilities for closeness this season.
- Give an experience: An ‘Experiences Not Things’ Holiday Guide for Kids – Pandemic Edition by Sarah Martin Hood If you’re looking to create more opportunities for connection for a kid in your life, check out these suggestions for experience gifts.
- Make a Call: Need support as you navigate the holiday season? Want help finding resources that work for you? Dial 844-YOU-OKAY? to reach our free, confidential support line for Tampa Bay.
