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Checking In, Turning the Page into 2022 by Heather Nicholson, MS, LPC

Checking In, Turning the Page into 2022 by Heather Nicholson, MS, LPC

There can be a subtle pressure to experience joy through the holidays which unfolds straight into hope and action for the new year, without much room to acknowledge other important feelings which may have been stirred in the previous weeks, months, and year. Feelings like confusion, anger, frustration, pain, dread, fatigue, and fear are also part of our emotional tapestry. And, turning the page into 2022 has brought with it the added stress and uncertainties of a third year in a global pandemic.