If you Google "holiday survival", you will find thousands of websites devoted to the idea that the holidays cause stress, debt, loneliness, binging, relapses, depression, sadness, and a myriad of other reactions and circumstances that are in direct opposition to the "Be Merry" attitude that is being proselytized throughout our media and culture.  That is not to say, that there aren't plenty of websites devoted to "Being Merry" for the holidays - it's just that, in the profession we are in, we are more prone to hear about the 'harmful' effects of the holiday season more than the joyful accounts of the holiday season.

1. Recommend a Certified Personal Recovery Assistant.  A mentor to be there, one-on-one, in the moment, leading by example, sharing experience, strength, and hope - to guide, and support recovery based living throughout the Holiday season and into the New Year. 
2. Give them tools.  Take a look below, where we've included some ways for handling relapse inducing factors over the holidays, some alternative relapse prevention models, and some strategic ways to develop a relapse prevention plan.  .