This month, we are approaching that time of year often associated with the \”holiday blues.\” Generally, this refers to feelings that get triggered and/or exacerbated in a person during holidays, especially when there\’s a cluster of holidays together (i.e., Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year\’s). These \”blues\” are often due to things including: 1) unresolved issues related to one\’s original family, such as one\’s parent/s, sibling, etc., since holidays often remind one of his/her family experiences more profoundly than less significant times of the year, and 2) loneliness (due to one not having a significant other and/or adequate support system, living away from friends and family, the \”empty nest\” syndrome, etc.).