5 Tips for Handling Common Holiday Conflicts
From Conflict Coach with Dr. Emily Taylor by BYUradio
November 25, 2025 · 28 min · Season 2 · Episode 5
About this episode
Dr. Emily Taylor shares tips for handling common holiday conflicts with producer Mitchell Tousley.
In this special episode, Dr. Emily Taylor is joined by producer Mitchell Tousley to share tips for handling five common conflicts that happen around the holidays. Together, they discuss practical strategies for managing family expectations, balancing time between multiple families, navigating gift-giving differences, recognizing holiday labor, and respecting diverse beliefs and traditions. Whether you’re struggling to split time between relatives, feeling overwhelmed by holiday preparations, or facing generational differences in how you celebrate, Dr. Taylor offers actionable tips to help you approach the holidays with confidence, compassion, and a little less stress. In this episode you’ll learn how to: - Align your holiday time to your highest priorities - Identify the time vs. money differential in gift-giving conflict - Prioritize and delegate holiday labor - Maintain boundaries around work and family commitments during the holidays Let us know how these strategies work in your own life! Email Dr. Emily at conflictcoach@byu.edu or connect with her on social media: @conflictcoachwithdremily CHAPTERS 00:00 – Introduction: Setting the Stage for Holiday Conflict 00:26 – Balancing…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Emily Taylor
Guest: Mitchell Tousley
Topics covered
- holiday conflicts
- family expectations
- gift-giving
- holiday labor
- diverse beliefs
- time management
Keywords
- holiday conflicts
- family time
- gift-giving
- holiday preparations
- generational differences
- boundaries
- stress management
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Organizations: BYUradio
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