Understatement: this can be a difficult time of year. If you’ve lost a loved one, ended a relationship or have some family drama that’s set to disrupt Christmas for you, December 25th and the lead-up to it can be tough, tough, tough. And also tough.

We’re going to publish a number of guest posts over the next couple of weeks about Christmas but I thought it was important to kick off with this one.

A couple of weeks ago I heard a great segment on ABC radio with Richard Glover talking to Petrea King from The Quest For Life Foundation about the difficult aspects of Christmas, perhaps you (or someone you know) can relate….

Petrea King kindly offered us her article, The Empty Chair at Christmas:

What are you dreading about Christmas and do you need some MM readers to help out with some ideas?