We see the happy family in the movies and TV shows and think wow, I wish my thanksgiving could look like that. Holidays can be hard if you have an unconventional family or situation. But even in the midst of trauma and bad memories, we can still make the best of the holiday. We don’t have to go on hating the holidays. It’s typical to think of all the things we’re thankful for on thanksgiving, hence the “thank” part. So we can practice gratitude. Gratitude changes everything. You can go from hating your life to actually enjoying getting up in the morning. Sometimes you have to look up from the…