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Making the Holidays Happy CONCERN: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A Benefit for Employees and Families CONCERN: EAP Services Work/Life Benefits Parenting and Childcare Resources Eldercare Services Financial Counseling Legal


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Making the Holidays Happy

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CONCERN: EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

A Benefit for Employees and Families

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CONCERN: EAP Services

  • Work/Life Benefits

– Parenting and Childcare Resources – Eldercare Services – Financial Counseling – Legal Consultations

  • Short Term Counseling 1-8 visits per issue

per 12-month period

  • Free Confidential – 24/7 800 number

answered “live”

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Getting Started

  • Call for an appointment 6:30 AM to

5:00 PM (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday

  • In crisis situations, call 24/7 for

immediate telephone support

  • For more information

– Ask your HR/Benefits Department – www.concern-eap.com – Call CONCERN at (800) 344-4222

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Making the Holidays Happy

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Agenda

  • Unique Challenges of the Holiday Season
  • Symptoms of Stress
  • Exercises
  • Tips for Managing Stress
  • Wrap up

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Unique Challenges

  • People
  • Places
  • Things

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Symptoms of Stress – Fight, Flight, or Freeze

  • Physical: fatigue; sore muscles; weight

gain/loss; stomach pains.

  • Mental: inability to focus; unrealistic

expectations; resistance to change or new ideas.

  • Emotional: anger; crying; depression; anxiety.
  • Behavioral: changes in eating habits; increased

alcohol or drug use.

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Holiday Coping Strategies

  • Make a list
  • Stick to a normal routine
  • Remember the “Four F’s”

– Food – Fun – Fitness – Forty Winks

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Holiday Coping Strategies

  • Ask for help
  • Just say “No”
  • Plan ahead
  • Postpone major life decisions
  • Remember January
  • Use your EAP

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