NJ psychologist reveals tricks to staying calm with toxic relatives during the holidays Jen Ursillo Published: December 12, 2025 One NJ child psychologist gives tips on how to stay calm around relatives during the holidays (Canva)

🎄 Holiday family visits can reactivate childhood stress patterns, triggering old emotional “programs” that still shape adult behavior.

🎄A Lakewood psychologist has tips on how to stay calm around family during the holidays.

🎄 She says families coping with grief should make space for sadness and honor loved ones during holiday gatherings.

LAKEWOOD — Visiting your family for the holidays can bring on stress or anxiety.

Even though you’re an adult, do you suddenly feel 12 years old again when you’re around your relatives, enduring all the negative co

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