Page 18 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 Harvard Psychiatrist Shares 4 Tips to Surviving the Holidays with Family B oston, MA, November 22, 2021 — Dr. Frank Anderson, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and author of Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD With Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, (PESI Publishing, Inc; ISBN: 9781683733973; Original Trade Paperback) can provide your audience with advice on how to positively deal with negative emotional triggers over the holiday season. Through the innovative, evidence-based and holistic therapy approach to understanding and healing family trauma, Dr. Anderson reveals four tips that will help your audience survive the holidays: - Accept Imperfection. Before any gathering, accept that the event might not go exactly as planned. Imperfection is a normal, healthy part of life. - Flush Out Family Drama. Don’t take on their drama. Differentiate what is yours from what is theirs, and remind yourself what is truly important. - Prepare an Emotional Exit Plan. If you are going to be at an event with relatives you don’t like, take a walk when you start to feel triggered—and if you are hosting the party, designate a room that is off limits where you can take a break. - Treat Yourself. Everyone deserves a little luxury, especially during the holidays. Treat yourself to your favorite meal or get a massage. Whatever the activity is, do it often during the holidays. Frank G. Anderson, MD, became interested in treating trauma during his residency program in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and later became a psychiatrist at the Trauma Center in Boston under the direction of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Body Keeps the Score. During this early phase of his career, Dr. Anderson met Dr. Richard Schwartz, founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), and has been practicing IFS therapy ever since. Today, Dr. Anderson works as a lead trainer and consultant for the IFS Institute and serves as adviser to the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP). To learn more about Dr. Anderson and his work, visit www.FrankAndersonMD.com. AG HEALEY | FROM PAGE 12 to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. In the letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the coalition contends that Facebook has historically failed to protect the welfare of children on its platforms. Leading the investigation, involving a broad group of states across the country, is a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. BONUS | FROM PAGE 2 lar meetings of the City Council, except for reasons of illness or other reasonable circumstances proved to the satisfaction of the president of the City Council, shall result in the forfeiture of the corresponding stipend for the applicable period. The absence of a member from three successive regular meetings of the city council, except for reasons of illness or other reasonable circumstances proved to the satisfaction of the president of the City Council, may be deemed a resignation from the City Council on the part of said member. A member who is not present for the equivalent of half of a regular meeting based on the number of agenda items, except for reasons of illness or other reasonable circumstances proved to the satisfaction of the president of the City Council, shall no longer be considered to be in attendance for roll call purposes.” In response, City Council President Wayne Matewsky reminded his colleagues that John Leo McKinnon, the Ward 4 councillor at the time, intentionally missed nine months of council meetings. “There is a procedure to expel a member,” said Matewsky, adding that McKinnon finally returned to the council just minutes before the vote was taken regarding his removal. The council voted 6-1 to refer the item back to Martins.
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