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The holiday season can be a stressful time of the year; however, it does not need to be. Don’t let the stress of the holidays ruin your marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n One thing that can help manage stress is to become aware of your stressors and prepare how you will respond to triggers during the holiday season.<\/p>\n Talk about these stressors with your spouse and work together to plan how to respond to the inevitable stressors that may come your way during the holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n This can be an effective way to prepare yourself and help you respond to the stressors more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n Be aware that emotions can drive our behavior and impact people (positively and negatively), and learn how to manage those emotions, especially when feeling stressed.<\/span><\/p>\n Handling holiday stress in your marriage can be taxing.<\/span><\/p>\n Through my work with couples, I’ve identified five helpful tips to help them be less stressed during the holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n By sharing these tips to keep your marriage strong during the holidays, my hope for you is to manage your stress during the holiday season and seek to grow your connection with your spouse by practicing them.<\/span><\/p>\n Getting on the same page with your holiday budget will avoid financial stress.<\/span><\/p>\n Dedicate some time to focus on working together to create your budget for gifts, entertaining, activities, and anything else you and your family will be doing over the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n Make sure you both agree on the final budget and commit to sticking to it.<\/span><\/p>\n If your budget planning works for you, there are some banks that have a holiday saving account, and you can start saving for next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>1. Create a holiday budget together<\/span><\/h2>\n