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Hey, it's Chelsea and I figured that some of you might have just got back from Thanksgiving having had a Thanksgiving for the first time without someone in your life that you are used to having their. And I think that's really intense and it's upsetting and it's anxiety provoking and it's sad and it's so many things and that I am here for you, huh? The first time that I had a Thanksgiving without someone in my life who I was used to having. I remember feeling very overwhelmed because it was like, Wow, this is really awkward that my family is not talking about this and acknowledging this firsthand. So one just let you know that that's normal. And if your family is not acknowledging it, you were not the only one who's going through that. Hopefully they are. Here's something that I did. I talked to my person alone in my room. I talked my dad and said things to him that I wanted him to know. I told him some updates on my life. I felt completely weird doing that. I mean, truly thought it was very bizarre, like if you were doing that and you think it's weird. I get it. But I'm just gonna be totally honestly, what what I did. And it doesn't change things, but it helped a little right. So that's why I'm my goal is to help someone a little. So I talked to my dad. I gave him updates with what was going on in my life. I also continue to keep certain traditions alive that I was used to doing. So there's something that I make every year I meant cream corn L A. Well, you're like, I don't really e I don't really need to know that good times. I decided to continue making it. I didn't want there to be a lot of change. I thought that was helpful to keep tradition alive. Not that I really have that control, because my mom's kind of still in charge Thanksgiving. Even though I'm a full grown adult, I allowed myself to feel everything, so I would say to you, allow yourself to experience a range of motion journaling You guys, I cannot tell. You know how much I think it's amazing. I write three full pages every morning when I wake up, so especially if you're coming back from Thanksgiving. You're overwhelmed. I really encourage you when you wake up. The first thing you should do is ground piece of printer paper or, you know, hopefully recycled paper. Blah de blah journal, notebook paper. Whatever. Write down everything you're going through, literally. Just spit it out, get it out on paper. Right? Blah ******* blah, right? You're ******, right? That you hate the world. Anything that you're feeling, I totally encourage you to do that. Um, Snails, I would hope that you dio go for a walk. Have a memory walk of that person. Keep them in your mind. Ideally, you know, the family acknowledges your person or celebrates it all together, but that's not really realistic for everyone. So I'm talking to people who did not have a chance to acknowledge the person. And I want Teoh give you that chance so you could walk around the block and keep efforts on your mind and dedicate those 15 minutes of your life to that person. Another suggestion I have is lighting a candle for that person. Consciously bring them to your thoughts during your next meal. Maybe you didn't do it over Thanksgiving so you could do it for your next meal. If you're alone in your apartment, your in your dorm, your your job, creating a new tradition or ritual that a comedy, it's your current scenario. Just for this week is not to be forever. But just you can feel like that person. It's a part of your holiday tradition year old, a spirit. I can think of a few people right now who I know in my life, either quite well. We're not as well who have lost someone in the past six months, some of them less than that. So I definitely think of them and how that must have been for them not having someone in their life the first time for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving generals. Weird can bring up a lot of weird stuff. You can think about your childhood or things that went wrong recently. Or like I don't know if your like me. Your bedroom is still intact from high school, which is really weird because you're like, Am I in time capsule? Should I take down these Ashley Tisdale posters? Do I feel good about this silly putty still being in my drawer? I'm a hoarder and I should totally get rid of stuff. Not even posh Mark. I should literally give it away. Goodwill, Maybe even the trash. It's really questionable the items that I'm keeping him there. Okay, well, anyways, just want to dedicate this little episode podcast, whatever. It's gonna be a truthfully I'm not even sure to the people who experience Thanksgiving for the first time without someone in their life. And if you have a new tradition or something that really worked for you having just lost someone I would love to hear from you. And I'd love to share that with everybody else. So you can just send me a message on Instagram at daughters of sick parents and let me know what you did.