Beat the holiday blues by connecting with others who experience similar challenges

Free online support groups | Tips and advice | Meaningful goodies

Beat the holiday blues by connecting with others who experience similar challenges.

Free online support groups | Tips and advice | Meaningful goodies

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Experiencing pain or loneliness? Stress or grief? Your story matters and can inspire connection with others

"Christmas always felt like a foreign object to me. Being raised as a Jew, we’d go to my Christian cousins house in the late morning and open gifts with them. Despite their love and affection, it felt like we were intruding. Being Jewish on a continent that loves Christmas always felt like three weeks of my year were spent pretending to be excited about something that made me feel like an outsider."

Jordhynn Guy

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"Ever since I moved away from home, the holidays have been hard. Even though I celebrate with my new friends, I still feel lonely without my family. I miss the traditions I grew up with and the people that made them. It’s not about the gifts, the food, or the activity, it’s about the people I share those moments with. I’ve been celebrating the holidays with my family since I was born, and despite the joy I experience celebrating with my friends, I can’t help but feel that something is missing."

Julia Altmann

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"Once the divorce was official, we asked the kids to spend one day at each of our houses over the holidays. The hardest part wasn’t that we were divorced – that part was a relief. The hardest part was knowing that, after all those years of being a family and spending a week together during the holidays, now I would get to see my kids and grandkids only for one day. The rest of the holidays I spent wondering what I could have done differently."

Gloria

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"Grief never resolves itself. It comes up in moments when you least expect it – when we’re lighting the candles, or mom takes out their 20th wedding anniversary plate set. We carry grief forward through the holidays and there are moments when it feels lighter. But for the most part, it feels heavy."

Lena

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"After my divorce, Christmas left me feeling even more alone than I’d felt in my marriage. All the commercials, the ads, the neighbors whose homes were lit up with people pouring in day and night… it made me feel like I’d failed to raise a functioning family."

Alexandra

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"Something about the holidays always left me feeling… disappointed. It was like everyone around me was having an amazing time with their families, and me and my brother were stuck in traffic driving between our parents’ houses on either end of Brooklyn, arguing over how hot the car should be."

Sasha

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"After 30 years of marriage, it’s hard to pretend like everything is the same without your partner. Sometimes, on Christmas morning, I’ll go outside and stroll through the empty streets and wonder how I got so lucky to have loved someone so much, and how much I wish I’d known that feeling of togetherness more before this feeling of loneliness sunk in."

Isabel

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"My mom passed when I was young and my dad and I never got along. It’s hard to shake the feeling of loneliness even when friends reach out during the holidays and try to include me in the festivities. It’s not the same as being with family – a family I feel like I never really had."

Kim

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Treat yourself

Inspiring goodies from select brands to clear your mind and boost your mood

Find Pain Relief This Holiday

Enjoy $10 off Lin's personalized pain relief program

Meet Your Calming Companion

Get $30 Off Calmigo

Join us and Volunteer – The Gift of Giving

Free account at Vee!

Get Year-long Text Support to Heal After Loss

Special offer from Grief Coach

Get Free Access to Online Support Groups

Provided by Circles

Join Us for a Free Holiday Dinner

Provided by Venn - The Neighborhood Company

Get a Discount for a Burnout Prevention Course

Provided by Softer Success

Get a Free Guide on Breathing Through Stress

With Nourishment Vitality

Get expert advice

Mental health experts help you navigate the holiday season with insight and guidance

Holiday Self-Care Guide

SeekHer Foundation

A Three-Step Solution to Naturally Relieve Fatigue

Nourishment Vitality

Spreading Holiday Cheer with Vee

Vee

Tis the Season: Discover Alikes, Overcome Loneliness

Alike

Biofeedback for Anxiety: Does it Work?

By Reflect, the Biofeedback-based Wellness Experience

5 Tips for Supporting Your Grieving Loved One Over the Holidays

Grief Coach

How to Cope with Emotional Eating

Metabolic Expert, Lumen

Redefine You and Find Your Inner Peace

Tracey Thomas, Circles Facilitator

Coping With Holiday Anxiety

Maria Tesoro-Morioka, Registerd Nurse, Calmigo

Bringing Peace to Your Mind and Body this Holiday Season

Kristina Landolfi MA, MCHC, Circles Facilitator

Feel Your Feelings

Karla Steinberg, Geriatric Social Worker

Mind the Trap this Holiday Season

Lara Noik, Circles Facilitator

El Arte de Dejar de Pensar

Elisa Belliard, Circles Facilitator

Take Each Day As It Is

LaShawn Hill, Circles Facilitator

Create a New Expectation of the Holidays

Ilanit Gerson, Circles Facilitator

An Ode to Grief

Ryli Meyer, LMSW

How to Combat Increasing Loneliness

Nourishment Vitality

How to Mentally Prepare for the Holidays

Yohnit Spruch, Head of Emotional Support, Circles

We Are Our Own Experts

Karen Josselowitz, Circles Facilitator

Reflect on What Happiness Means to You

Sakshi Manocha, Educational Psychologist

Practice “Self-Care Sundays”

Maria Zimmitti, Psychologist

Go Outside

Anna Passyn, Licensed Professional Counselor

Set Goals for Conversations

Rebecca Skolnick, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Exercise and Relax Your Body

Samantha Congdon, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Stay Grounded

Debra Mandel, Ph.D., Psychologist, Author, Speaker

Give to Yourself, Give to Others

Lauren WIlliams, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

The Three Things You Need to Survive, Adapt, and Persevere

Danny Crum Jr., Psychologist

Connect With Yourself Through Your Values

Suzanne Manser, PhD, Psychologist

Self-Compassion is a Superpower

Dr. Ashley Smith, Licensed Psychologist and Co-founder of Peak Mind

Be Kind to Yourself

Melissa Doman, MA, Organizational Psychologist

Examine the Evidence Behind Negative Beliefs

Norra MacReady, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Be Intentional

Shannon Behar, Marriage and Family Therapist

Take a Moment to Breathe

Nadeshda Hernandez, Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist

Listen to Yourself

Patricia Andershock, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

How to Prevent Overwhelm

Mary Kay Cocharo, Marriage & Family Therapist

By Uplifting Others, You Uplift Yourself

Sandra Dupont, MFT, Teen Therapist

Controlling Your Fears

Susan Quinn, Therapist & Life Coach

How to be Present

by Melissa Klass, Marriage and Family Therapist

The Importance of Taking Things Slow

by Heather Brewer, Somatic Psychotherapist

How to Deal With Holiday Overwhelm

by Michelle Rincon, Clinical Mental Health Therapist

Say Goodbye To Stress With These Simple Tips

by Irad Eichler, Circles CEO

Join Free Holiday Circles:

Join Free Holiday Circles

Safe Spaces for Shared Support

Safe Spaces for Shared Support

When the going gets tough, other people can help you overcome life’s biggest challenges. 

 

Circles is offering 500 support sessions December 24-26 led by professional group facilitators. 


Join now to connect with people experiencing similar challenges to yours:

  • Free session, no commitment. 
  • Peers pre-matched for a shared experience and common ground. 
  • Online – accessible wherever you are. 

When the going gets tough, other people can help you overcome life’s biggest challenges. 

 

Circles is offering 500 support sessions from December 24-26 led by professional group facilitators. 


Join now to connect with people experiencing similar challenges to yours:

  • Free session, no commitment. 
  • Peers pre-matched for a shared experience and common ground. 
  • Online – accessible wherever you are. 

With support from select partners

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