<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Encounter Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Encounter Hope is the website for Clinical Psychologist Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek, PhD.   Dr. Heidt Kozisek specializes in faith-integrated psychology, offering psychological support and guidance through a spiritual perspective.  Services offered include psychological assessments and customized treatments tailored to meet individual needs.]]></description><link>https://www.encounterhope.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:40:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.encounterhope.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hope, Hopelessness, and the Holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initially Published in The West Nebraska Catholic Magazine November / December 2023 On Dec. 13, 1999, I received a 2 a.m. phone call, “It’s Mom, Dad’s heart stopped, and they couldn’t restart it.” It was a shock for our family, as well as the entire community, whose last memory of my dad was him playing Santa, as he gave away candy at a community event the day before. Seven years post-heart surgery, my dad had recently stopped taking blood thinners in advance of a medical procedure he had...]]></description><link>https://www.encounterhope.net/post/hope-hopelessness-and-the-holidays</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ae48263fdd64550e6dd454</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:30:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21b950299e424455906fd23d694bf842.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>