12/17/2025
✨ To anyone navigating the holidays with a heavy heart ✨
The holidays are often painted as joyful, magical, and full of togetherness.
But for many, this season brings something else entirely.
It can stir grief for those who are no longer here.
Loneliness, even in crowded rooms.
Old trauma memories resurfacing.
Family dynamics that feel overwhelming.
Pressure to feel “grateful” when you’re just trying to survive.
And if that’s you — nothing is wrong with you.
As a therapist and trauma specialist, I want you to know this:
The holidays can activate wounds, not because you’re weak — but because you’ve lived through hard things.
You are allowed to:
• Celebrate quietly — or not at all
• Set boundaries without guilt
• Feel joy and sadness at the same time
• Step away when your nervous system needs rest
• Honor your story exactly as it is
Healing doesn’t pause for the holidays.
Growth doesn’t require perfection.
And you don’t have to carry this season alone.
If this time of year feels complicated, tender, or heavy — you are seen.
Support exists. Hope exists. And you are worthy of both.
May this season bring you moments of gentleness, safety, and light — even if they’re small.
Sometimes, small moments are everything.
🤍
Reset. Recover. Return Stronger.
— Omaira Garcia (O.G.), LPC, CCTP
Root Cap Counseling
