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Many people find their relationships and communication efforts come under pressure at Christmas. Here are 10 tips compiled by Positive News that are backed by data to help you have an empowering festive season. Select the traditions that bring you joy and ditch the rest. Don’t go into debt trying to show people your love. Choose who you surround yourself with. Reframe challenges as opportunities for growth. Notice if you’re being motivated by self-criticism and choose not to engage with that. (This tip relates particularly to New Year’s resolutions.) Seize the chance to connect deeply with yourself. Draw boundaries and try your best to stick to them. Be alert to reverting to behaviors from childhood or adolescence that are triggered by being back home and take breaks to pull yourself out of it. Choose your words as carefully as your gifts. Remember that booze isn’t mandatory.