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Five Tools to Respond to OCD Flare-Ups During the Holidays!
December 08, 2025
The holidays bring joy, connection, and celebration—but they can also magnify OCD. Routines shift, stress rises, and suddenly the thoughts and urges you managed all year feel louder and stickier. Take Hannah, for example. As…
Combatting Scrupulosity with Self-Compassion
December 11, 2023
By Kathleen Ririe “What if I should discover that…I myself stand in need of the alms of my own kindness– that I am the enemy who must be loved?” –C. G. Jung As Christmas approaches,…
Don’t let Scrupulosity Beat You Down!
December 15, 2019
December can be a time of stress as you hurry to attend Christmas shows, plan parties, finish shopping, send greetings, and help your family and friends complete last minute preparations. Whether you have been practicing…
Give Your Kids the Best Christmas Ever—No Gifts Required by Siobhan Colgan – SPARTAN LIFE
December 24, 2017
Published at SPARTAN LIFE– Blame Santa. Christmas is a time for giving, but you’d never know it listening in on one of Kringle’s conversations. For this reason, many kids see December 25 as a day…
4 Essentials To Help You Enjoy the Holidays
November 28, 2016
View original article published in Psych Central– The holidays give us great opportunities to continue existing traditions or establish new ones. We reconnect with friends and family. It is supposed to be the most wonderful…
How to bring your children joy
December 14, 2013
[Published by MomClick Utah and The Daily Herald here] Giving — “To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” -Mark Twain I have a friend whose parents took…
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