Unwrapped : Open the Gift of Holiday Sanity (Paperback)

What lies beneath the shiny ribbon and glittery paper?

The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, unless you are tangled in family drama. Do you dread facing your relatives at parties and dinners? You struggle between mustering the courage to attend and retreating home to avoid negative emotions. But you have another choice. While you cannot change other people, you can develop a new response.

Dr. Cassie Reid shares 25 secrets to navigating the holidays with grace and composure, no matter what your family may be like. You will discover practical tools to:

• manage expectations 
• reduce stress
• diffuse conflict
• find comfort and joy

Dr. Cassie Reid is the director of the Master of Marriage & Family Therapy graduate degree program at The King’s University as well as the founder and director of Cassie Reid Counseling. She received her PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX. Dr. Reid and her husband, James, serve at Gateway Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. One of their greatest joys is parenting their two daughters, Londi and Emerson.