This holiday weekend is about a lot of things to many people. It may be filled with family, it may be spent alone, it may be full of plenty, or not enough. Happy traditions to some, stressful to others. The dichotomy and duality of the holidays is ever present. Wherever you stand on what’s ahead, here are 5 ideas to check-in and care for your-self and or your relationship.

Ahhhh…October! A joyous time of warm spices and transitional weather. Hot one second, cold the next. We begin to layer. We are layering not only our clothes, but our Halloween/ Fall decorations and especially our social calendar. Things are filling up (or are already packed to the max!) Mix in some Mysterious Neurology, and you have a very spooky medical crisis on your hands.