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By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC Dear Furloughed Disney Cast Members,   Recession can be terrifying, and crisis will test what you believe. Our country is spiraling toward an economic recession resulting from COVID-19 and you can’t stop it – but you can stop an emotional one.   You did not fail; you faithfully served a hospitality company that doesn’t have any guests to show hospitality toward right now. A publicly traded company is on hold because a country is on lockdown. But what happens on Wall Street is not as important as what happens on your street.   Even now your fellow Cast Members are finding artistic ways to build social connections during social distancing. Some creatives are sharing how they are learning new skills on Masterclass or LinkedIn by shifting from ‘shelter in place’ to ‘strengthen in place’. They will emerge from this time better equipped to serve future guests. As lockdown ends some will come out with new skills, strength, connection, a...

By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC It’s about Dinner - not a Debate - 10 topics that ruin Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is the busiest travel time of the year with people racing through airports to be with their relatives and celebrate together with the people they love most. What happens when the holiday is ruined by horrible conflict? Well, the relationship is destroyed, that’s what happens. You may have seen that Halloween has replaced Thanksgiving as the second most popular holiday, in part because of broken family relationships. Perhaps the popularity of “Friends-Giving” is a reaction to moving away from the tension of sharing a meal with relatives who view family being together as a platform for debate, instead of just a dinner. To prevent another ruined relationship, decide now the topics NOT to bring up with your dysfunctional relatives this Thanksgiving. Do not mention any of the following... 1.     Politics - Republicans/Democrats or opini...