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5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays

12/17/2020

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By Abby Glaser
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…”
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The holiday season is upon us after a monumental year! You may be looking forward to the holiday or you may be dreading it. You might even be feeling a little bit of both! Nothing has been typical about 2020 and that includes how we will all celebrate the holiday season. For many, holidays can bring stress, anxiety or loneliness. After a crazy year you might be unsure how to navigate this season.​​

​Here are five tips to help your days be merry and bright!


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Giving the perfect gift

12/24/2019

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By Kermit Rowe
(Kermit is a relationship facilitator with Encompass)

​There’s no denying it … the holiday rush has kicked into high gear. Finishing the shopping and baking, the decoration hanging and last-second plan-making. Lots of “-ings” but not lots of time left to be “finish-ing” them.

What’s a person to do? Or for the purposes of this post, what’s a couple to do?

While checking our list twice, we do well to ask ourselves who should be at the top of that list.

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Breathe deeply, hit "pause"

11/13/2018

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By Lavern Nissley

As we head into the holidays and spend time with families and friends, many will experience fond memories and heartfelt joy. Others will experience the opposite, becoming acutely reminded of relationship dysfunctions. Many of us experience some of each.

So, how do you cope effectively in the middle of this seasonal insanity? Those emotional allergies and buttons have a physiological affect, don't they? Increased heart rate and breathing. Blood pressure pounding away at your skull. Stomach churning and knots forming. Help!!! What to do?

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    Lavern & Ronda Nissley are co-directors of Encompass. Married since 1978, both enjoy coffee, riding their tandem bicycle and working together to build strong relationships.

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