We focus on the food, but it’s the relationships that bring us together. Yet, gathering with our families is not always all we’d hope it would be.Many of us come from families with a lot of suffering. Certain relationships tend to cause a lot of suffering in us. Peace is not always served at our tables.It can be a stressful time to say the least.But it doesn’t have to be. We have enormous power to change the dynamic. We can participate in the status quo or we can become part of the change.How do you prepare for an experience with your relatives? Do you get anxious? Do you focus your thoughts on what you don’t like about them? In other words, do you expect a bad experience? If you do, you are probably not disappointed.When we focus all of our energy on what we don’t like, we find little that we do.The good news is that we can change our experience by changing ourselves.The first thing that we have to realize is that we are responsible for our own emotions. Your frustration comes from inside of you. The same experience doesn’t have to leave you suffering. You can choose how you would like to be with your family. How do we choose? Mindfulness practices give us room to make change. And changing our mindset is a huge part of it.6 Steps for Bringing Peace to the Table... Click here to share comments and find show notes.Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> on iTunes or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!)ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindfulness mama mentor. She coaches overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter is a certified Parent Effectiveness Training teacher and has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Hunter is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course.Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at HunterClarkeFields.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices