This week the discussion was about Family Crises.
There are many stressors that can trigger family crises and these events can bring many issues into a family. Such stressors can be:

- Car accidents, moving, surgery, death, internal strife, cancer, natural disasters, major purchases, attempted suicide, divorce, gambling, job changes, loss of faith.

Some things that we discussed that strong families can do to prevent crises(or how to cope with crises) are:

• Eating dinner together
• Accepting each other
• Involving each other in important decisions
• Weekly family nights/outings
• Communication- explaining, self-disclosure about issues

We discussed an ABCX formula. 
 Actual event
 Both- resources and response
+Cognitions(the way you think about the event)
total eXperience

Ineffective ways of coping include: withdrawal, denial, drugs/alcohol

Bottom line, every family is going to go through trials. This is a part of life, and there aren't always ways to prevent bad things from happening. However, you can choose how to react the these crises. You have the power to let them destroy you and your family, or you can use thess crises to bring y'all together and closer than ever. Extended family and friends can play a major part in how you cope/heal from these trials so let them in and let them help you. Try not to push people away.

Thanks for reading!
Karly B. :)