# Resources to Help You Through the 2020 Holiday Season

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**Created:** [November 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-to-help-you-through-the-2020-holiday-season/990 "2020-11-25T20:45:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.codeforamerica.org/t/resources-to-help-you-through-the-2020-holiday-season/990/1 "2020-11-25T20:45:01Z")

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\*These resources are meant to provide variety, in case some information is helpful—not serve as a source of truth that’s guaranteed to work for everyone.

## Difficult Conversations

- NPR: [Finding Ways to Heal Divides](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/01/929856421/after-a-bitter-election-can-americans-find-a-way-to-heal-their-divides)
- The Arguing Better Project: [How to have “better arguments”](https://betterarguments.org/our-approach/)

## Elections/ Politics Related

- Vox: [Self-care on Election Day](https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/11/2/21542288/self-care-election-2020)
- The Atlantic: [The Art of Navigating a Family Political Discussion, Peacefully](https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/can-families-communicate-across-the-political-divide/585379/)
- Vox: [Don’t avoid political conversations with family members](https://www.vox.com/first-person/2017/8/22/16171270/partisanship-politics-discussion-family)

## Emotional Support / Health

- CDC: [Mental Health & Coping During COVID19](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress-anxiety.html)
- CDC: [Holiday Celebrations and Small Gatherings](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html)

## Racial Justice Educational Resources

- Code for America DEI committee: [Anti-racism, accountability, and support resources](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1juQ90h7MXdpBQp57kQ7HT6aDRMFrVGfeG17lvwfqqNY/edit#heading=h.5ytjdtillp59)

## Recipes/ Dinner Conversation (add your favorite recipes below!)

- Real Simple: [36 Fun Conversation Starter Questions for Your Thanksgiving Table (or Virtual Feast)](https://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-conversation-starters) (Alternative to difficult or political conversations)
- Food Network: [How to Holiday](https://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/packages/holidays)
- All Recipes: [Holiday and Event Recipes](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/85/holidays-and-events/)

And if you just need a good pick me up, we’ve made the [Monterey Bay Aquarium sea otter cam](https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/sea-otter-cam) and the [Katmai bear cam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcWTPFnqOLo) available to you with a simple click :).

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