Brown bag lecture offers tips for managing the holidays

UNMC's Susan Smith will offer tips for beating holiday-related stress.

UNMC's Susan Smith will offer tips for beating holiday-related stress.

The holidays: a time for family, celebration and the joy of giving, or time for uninvited guests such as stress, depression, grief and a host of unrealistic expectations?

Learn how to choose which of these scenarios becomes the reality at the next Brown Bag lecture on Dec. 17 from noon to l p.m. in the UNMC Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater.

Susan Smith, counselor with the UNMC Faculty/Employee Assistance Program, will explain the difference between good and bad stress in one’s life, as well as tools to minimize the stress that often accompanies the holidays.

Seating is limited; please pre-register by calling the Olson Center at 402-559-6345. Bring lunch; simple refreshments will be provided.

The Olson Center’s brown bag lectures are free. However, the cost is $10 to obtain nursing credit, with payment instructions available upon registration. This activity is provided for one contact hour under American Nurses Credentialing Center criteria.