No More Drama:Having a Stress-

Free Thanksgiving

By Alicia Aeziman

Thanksgiving is atime for us to enjoyfriends, and family,and fantastic food.

But sometimes, ourfeasts can be a bit toodramatic. Here arefew steps you cantake to avoid conflictand have some peaceof mind on Thursday

Eat responsiblyY E S , F O O D I S A H U G ED R A W A T T H A N K S G I V I N G !B U T I F Y O U ' R EE X P E R I E N C I N G N E G A T I V EF E E L I N G S , D O N ' T E A T T H E MA W A Y . I N S T E A D . . .

Find Out WhyYou're UpsetT H E H O L I D A Y S E A S O N C A N B ES T R E S S F U L . T R A V E L ,F I N A N C E S , A N D E V E NS E A S O N A L A F F E C T D I S O R D E RC A N B E R E A S O N S F O R A B A DM O O D . O N C E Y O U ' V EI D E N T I F I E D T H EP R O B L E M , M A Y B E G O O U T S I D EF O R S O M E A I R !

Have a Plan inPlaceI F Y O U ' R E G O I N G T O B EW I T H A N A N T A G O N I S T I CR E L A T I V E , B E P R E P A R E DW I T H A S T A T E M E N T T H A TC A N A V E R T A R G U M E N T S O RD E E P D I S C U S S I O N O FC O N T R O V E R S I A L T O P I C S .

Alone, at LastI F D R A M A I S S T I L L O N T H EH O R I Z O N , R E M O V E Y O U R S E L FF R O M T H E S I T U A T I O N . G O F O RA R E S T O R A T I V E W A L K O RS P E N D S O M E O N E - O N - O N ET I M E W I T H S O M E O N E C L O S EY O U .