How to Handle , Awkward br Conversations , at Holiday Gatherings.br CNN has offered readers some expert br advice on how to tackle awkward br conversations at family gatherings.br Make a Plan, Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder Center br in Rockville, Maryland, suggests thinking ahead br about what your needs are and what could trigger you.br Decide in advance, these are comments br that are triggering for me, and these are br some things that I would say back to it, Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder br Center in Rockville, Maryland, via CNN.br Questions About Your Weight, Rollin points out that comments br on weight or diet can be br triggering for a lot of people.br It’s important to reframe it for yourself br and to recognize that the comments br people make about food and weight br says a lot more about the person br commenting than it does about you, Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder br Center in Rockville, Maryland, via CNN.br Often people who themselves are br focused on their own bodies and eating br patterns are the ones more likely br to comment on others, Jennifer Rollin, founder of The Eating Disorder br Center in Rockville, Maryland, via CNN.br Relationship Status, Comments about one's love life br are uncomfortable during br holiday get-togethers. .br Kami Orange, a boundary coach based in southern Utah, br suggests redirecting the conversation to some other br topic or setting a boundary to prevent future discussion. .br Touchy Subjects, It can be difficult for some people to br speak diplomatically about sensitive br topics like politics or religion. .br Orange reminds readers that while some br people may be looking for an argument, br it doesn't mean you have to join in.