Learning Points: How to avoid people-pleasing this Christmas

When you stop trying to please everyone else, you will find you are more respected and more valued 

Christmas is a special time of year. But it doesn’t come without its own challenges and burdens.

It’s Christmas eve babe, in the ‘in-law’s’ house... and more than likely you’re taking a deep breath building yourself up for all that Christmas will bring into your life over the next few days. There is no doubt about it, this time of year can challenge the strongest of familial relationships. 

It can also illuminate some of the fault lines that exist between people because we are pushed into close proximity with those we might generally try to avoid. So, these next few days can cause a lot of stress.