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SUMMARY:Navigating the Festive Season Together with your LGBTQ+ young person
DESCRIPTION:Navigating the Festive Season Together with your LGBTQ+ young person  \nFacilitated by Dr Ray O’Neill  \nChristmas can be a difficult time for some LGBTQ+ young people\, without the normal social supports that they can come to rely on throughout the year. \nJoin us online on Wednesday\, 26 November from 7pm to 8pm for a supportive and practical information event for parents\, guardians and carers of LGBTQ+ young people. \nAt this webinar\, clinical psychologist Dr Ray O’Neil will provide information on how you can best support your young person through it\, helping to manage festive pressures\, foster inclusion and sustain wellbeing during the festive period for all in the family. \nWhat we’ll cover: \n\n Making Christmas More Inclusive — Supporting yourselves and your LGBTQ+ young person during Christmas\n Staying Grounded — Managing stress and expectations as a parent or guardian\n Navigating family dynamics and conversations over the festive period\n\nIn Detail: \nMaking Christmas More Inclusive — Supporting Yourselves and your LGBTQ+ Young Person During the Holidays\nHow to make the festive season welcoming and affirming for all your family around LGBTQ+ inclusion: \n\n Understand the unique pressures LGBTQ+ young people can face at Christmas.\n Identify small but meaningful changes and additions to your family customs and traditions to enhance togetherness within your home.\n Explore ways to carry inclusive\, kind family practices into the new year.\n\nStaying Grounded — Managing Stress and Expectations as a Parent or Guardian \nThe holidays often bring emotional demands\, social pressures and high expectations. We’ll discuss strategies for managing stress\, so you can be there with presence and compassion for yourself and your family\, including: \n\n Recognise signs of holiday stress and emotional overload.\n Learn mindfulness and self-compassion tools to restore calm and focus for you.\n Explore practical ways to balance your own wellbeing with family needs.\n\nNavigating Family Dynamics and Conversations Over the Festive Period\nExtended family gatherings can bring joy — but sometimes also tension (we all know that one relative!). We’ll cover managing difficult conversations\, navigating wider family relationships\, and maintaining your values while protecting yourself and your LGBTQ+ young person’s sense of boundaries\, respect and privacy\, including: \n\n Consider agreed communication strategies for challenging conversations.\n Build confidence in addressing insensitive or exclusionary remarks.\n Explore boundary-setting techniques that maintain peace and protect wellbeing.\n\nTo book\, scan the QR code on the poster attached
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