Finding Holiday Joy after Divorce: Navigating Your First Holidays

The initial Christmas following a divorce can be an incredibly tough and solitary journey. Reflecting on my own experience, I can still recall the deluge of overwhelming anxiety and complex emotions that enveloped me as I anticipated my first Christmas post-separation. Questions swirled in my mind. How would I spend some of the holidays without my children? How would my family respond to my new separated status? Adjusting to this significant change in my holiday dynamics brought forth a multitude of feelings, leaving me with a blend of apprehension and uncertainty.