Special Edition: How to Disagree This Holiday Season (Without Losing Your S***)
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Political tension may be the uninvited guest at the table this Thanksgiving. Research shows roughly a quarter of Americans are estranged from at least one family member, and family therapist Angela Caldwell says she's seen a major rise in families divided over politics.
Today, she breaks down why disagreements feel more personal than ever, and she offers practical strategies for how families can better navigate tough conversations.
The goal? Ensure holiday gatherings don't turn into holiday blowups — or even family break-ups.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, November 22nd. As families get ready to gather for Thanksgiving next week, |
| 0:05.2 | many may be serving up more than just turkey and pie. There may also be plenty of political |
| 0:10.4 | tension. Research shows about a quarter of Americans are estranged from at least one family member, |
| 0:15.8 | and our guest today says she's seen a huge increase in families divided, specifically because of politics. So why has |
| 0:22.3 | this become so common? And more importantly, how do we keep holiday gatherings from turning into |
| 0:26.4 | holiday blowups or even family breakups? Really, I love this episode for any time you find |
| 0:31.6 | yourself disagreeing with someone. My guest today is Angela Caldwell. She's a licensed marriage |
| 0:35.9 | and family therapist and family coach. She's the founder and director of the Caldwell. She's a licensed marriage and family therapist and family coach. |
| 0:37.9 | She's the founder and director of the Caldwell Family Institute in Los Angeles, specializing in family-based treatment. |
| 0:43.3 | And she also teaches graduate students at California State University, Northridge. |
| 0:47.1 | Today, she explains why political disagreements feel more personal than ever. |
| 0:51.3 | And how families can better navigate these hard moments so they can still |
| 0:54.8 | stay connected. She gives practical strategies to use even when you're sitting across the table |
| 0:59.3 | from someone with a lot of different opinions. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition |
| 1:06.2 | Saturday, when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about |
| 1:10.2 | something in the news. |
| 1:11.3 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes. |
| 1:17.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. It's now time for today's special edition Saturday. |
| 1:23.8 | Angela Caldwell, thank you so much for joining us here on The Newsworthy. |
| 1:26.7 | Thank you for having me, Eric. I'm excited. |
| 1:28.7 | So I'm curious if you have a sense of how common it is for families to disagree on politics today. |
| 1:36.1 | And either way, you know, how might that impact a family's dynamic? |
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