​Surviving the Holidays

The discussion included these questions:

• What are the biggest challenges you face around the holidays? 
• How do you make sure that you have plans for the holidays and do not end up alone? 
• If you have started to come out or moved out of your marriage, have you invested the time to build community?
• Have you been proactive or passive about making plans for the holidays?
• If you are spending the holidays with your wife or ex-wife and children, what kind of challenges will you face?  What do you find most difficult about the experience? 
• Are you known or unknown by your family?  How does being hidden make you feel at family gatherings?
• Are depression and loneliness a big issue for you around the holidays? 
• Do you feel strong or fragile as you enter the holiday season? 
• What can you do to make yourself emotionally stronger as you enter the holidays?