Discover practical, faith-filled tools for building healthy family relationships during the holidays. In this episode of Mom2Mom Mentoring, Misty Hughes and author/speaker Lori Wildenberg explore how to navigate in-laws, expectations, adult children, and legacy-building with wisdom, grace, and biblical perspective.

How to Build Healthy Family Relationships During the Holidays is the conversation your heart has been craving as you prepare for family gatherings, layered expectations, and the delicate dynamics that come with adult children, in-laws, and growing extended families. In this deeply encouraging episode, I sit down with my longtime friend, licensed parent and family educator Lori Wildenberg, to unpack what it looks like to pursue peace, communicate with kindness, and build a lasting legacy of faith — even when holiday plans feel complicated.

Lori brings decades of wisdom from working with parents and families and shares practical insights that reach right into the real, lived experiences of today’s moms. Together, we talk about navigating shifting roles with adult children, how to respect newly formed households, and why in-law relationships need friendship far more than unsolicited advice. Lori’s calm presence and grace-filled outlook help us see that honoring one another is not just a suggestion — it’s a biblical anchor that can transform interactions that might otherwise feel tense.

This episode leans into the heart-level questions many women carry but often feel hesitant to say out loud: — How do I handle traditions when the family schedule changes? — How do we set expectations without stepping on toes? — How do I love my adult kids well without overstepping? — What does it look like to find unity when in-laws are involved?

Lori reminds us that flexibility is a gift we give ourselves as much as we give others. We discuss practical communication tools, ways to express needs without pressure, and how to bless our adult kids by releasing them from holiday guilt.

We also talk about the importance of legacy — not the big sweeping moments, but the quiet, ordinary seeds of faith we sow through presence, prayer, empathy, and consistency. Lori shares touching stories about her own parents and grandparents and how those experiences shaped her newest book, Grand Parents Make Grand Partners: How to Have an Eternal Impact on Your Grandchild’s Life. Her words invite every listener to think differently about the influence God has given them in their family line.

If you’ve ever found yourself anxious about holiday logistics, frustrated by unmet expectations, or wishing your family relationships felt easier, this conversation will give you both relief and direction. It’s warm, wise, relatable, and deeply rooted in Scripture — exactly the kind of conversation you want whispering in your earbuds as you head into a busy holiday season.

Friend, you don’t have to navigate family relationships alone. Let this episode equip you to show up with grace, communicate with clarity, and bring the light of Christ into every space your feet enter this season.

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