Unfuck Your Holidays Survive Old Traditions, Create New Ones, and Celebrate (or Not) on Your Own Terms

By: Faith G. Harper, Dr Harper

Published by Microcosm Publishing, 2025-10-07

Holidays can be magical--and they can also suck so hard. Need to make a plan for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, or other holidays? Trying to figure out how (or if) to observe a birthday or difficult anniversary? This holiday survival guide from Dr. Faith G. Harper, bestselling author of Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Boundaries, is for anyone who's ever struggled with the expense, drama, loneliness, pressure, and feelings that go along with so many of those big days on the calendar. Learn coping, logistical, and conversational strategies for making it through a family holiday dinner without bloodshed. Figure out how to go your own way next year (and how to have that conversation). Gain skills and recipes for hosting your friends or chosen family. Navigate religious, political, and dietary differences. Whatever you celebrate (or would prefer not to), this funny, level-headed, helpful book offers perspective and tools for making all holidays more meaningful and less stressful.