From Our Family to Yours...
As you sit around the dinner table this Thanksgiving, take some time to practice the three L's of healthy connection with your family!
Listen - Listen to your loved one's opinions, beliefs, and feelings without judgement. If you have a critical thought, ask them: "Can you tell me more about about that?" so you can better understand their heart.
Laugh - Don't be so serious! Find the joy in simple levels of intimacy with each other, remain light-hearted, and create positive memories together. Play a board game, watch a movie, and have fun serving each other at dinner!
Love - Demonstrate to your loved ones that you know them by giving in their love language. Do they appreciate healthy touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, quality time, or receiving gifts? Remember: we usually have two primary love languages, and the way you give love may not be the way your family member receives love.
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