Holidays could be a very stressful time for some people. We all like to be close to our significant others and family but circumstances sometime prevent us from doing so. It becomes harder during holidays especially since people tend to get together with their loved ones. There are folks that just don’t have any family, or have lost touch, or have had conflicts in the past and its hard for them to reach out, or they simply don’t connect to their families. Family could be whatever we want it to be, if you have friends around that care for you and are there for you those people are your family. The dictionary describes family as “a group of individuals living under one roof and are related to each other. The relation does not have to be by blood but its more of the loyalty that makes you related. There is a saying “Blood makes you related and loyalty makes you family”!!!!!

Hegi Khajavi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Orange County. She has many years of experience working with clients in the areas of Trauma, bipolar, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues.