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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As families gather for Thanksgiving, many are preparing not just turkey and stuffing, but strategies to navigate potentially divisive conversations around the dinner table. “The ...

With the holidays approaching, many families are bracing for what can quickly become tense dinner conversations. Celebrity physician Dr. Drew Pinsky shared practical advice for navigating the season ...

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Thanksgiving in a Black household can be a beautiful disaster — equal parts love, laughter, and somebody side-eyeing across the table. The food might bring us together, but it’s the unfiltered ...

A Christian anthropologist explains why we should talk about hard things and how to do it. When I was a kid, holidays meant playing in my grandparents’ basement with my brother and cousins. We turned ...

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