540. Family Holiday Survival Guide

Better Than Happy

Jody Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The holiday season brings gatherings with people we love, but sometimes those gatherings include people who push our buttons. Maybe it's that relative who always has something critical to say, or the in-law whose worldview clashes with yours. You know you'll see them at Thanksgiving dinner or the family holiday party, and you're already bracing yourself for the discomfort.

This week, I'm talking about spending time with challenging family members during the holidays and how to maintain your peace when you're around people whose behavior you find difficult.

Join me on this episode as I show you why becoming aware of your own thinking patterns matters more than analyzing someone else's behavior, how to set boundaries without judgment when needed, and how the shame-blame trap keeps you stuck in family drama. Most importantly, you'll learn how to tell the truth with kindness - the key to genuine connection even with people who see the world differently than you do.

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0:00.0	Here we go. Head first into the holidays. And that means a lot of great things that a lot of us look
0:05.8	forward to, but it also can mean some challenging things. Today we're going to talk about one such
0:11.7	thing. I'm going to talk about how to spend time with people who you find it difficult to be around.
0:18.6	Maybe they're your family members, maybe they're in-laws,
0:21.7	but here we go. This is the time when it's hard to avoid them. But guess what? It doesn't have
0:27.2	to derail your experience. And in fact, it can be an amazing opportunity for personal growth
0:33.3	and closer connection. Let's dive in. Welcome to Better Than Happy, the podcast where we transform our
0:42.8	lives by transforming ourselves. My name is Jody Moore. In the decade plus, I've been working
0:49.6	with clients as a master certified coach. I've helped tens of thousands of people to become empowered.
0:56.3	And from empowered, the things that seemed hard become trivial. And the things that seemed impossible
1:02.5	become available. And suddenly a whole new world of desire and possibility open up to you.
1:10.1	And what do you do with that? Well, that's the question.
1:15.4	What will you do? Let's find out. Sometimes listening to a podcast is enough, but sometimes
1:24.4	you'll feel inspired to go deeper. If you hear things that speak to you in today's episode, consider it your invitation to a
1:32.3	complimentary coaching workshop.
1:34.8	On this live interactive Zoom call with me, you'll get a taste of the power of this work
1:40.0	when applied in real life.
1:41.9	You can participate or be a silent observer, but you have to take a step
1:46.6	if you want to truly see change in your life. Two steps, actually. Head to Jodymore.com forward slash
1:53.7	free coaching and register. Then you just have to show up. Your best life is waiting for you. Will you show up for it?
2:04.2	Jodymore.com forward slash free coaching. I'll see you there.
2:12.9	What's happening, everybody? Happy Thanksgiving. Happy holidays. I am just returning from a trip to Europe. That was amazing. It was my first time going to Europe. We went to
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