Resentment-Free Holidays: Embracing Love, Forgiveness, and Connection

If your family relationships have been strained, you can be the bridge that rebuilds a healthy connection.

It only takes one person to begin repairing relationships. Impact Photography/Shutterstock

The past few years have taken a toll on many family relationships, creating chasms of division fueled by political disagreements, differing values, and the isolating effects of prolonged lockdowns. A media landscape that thrives on fear and provocation has fanned the flames, furthering an atmosphere of resentment and contention among society at large and, sadly, within individual families.

If your family relationships have suffered in these challenging times, let the spirit of this holiday season inspire you to reconnect and say that enough is enough.