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It’s snowing for the first time this winter, February 28, at last!

How Divorce Lawyers and Marriage Counselors Manage Money With Their Partners

It is important to have open and honest conversations with your partner about your financial values and practices.

Whether you have a joint account, separate accounts or 3 accounts it is transparency and resolving your differences that will enhance or undermine your relationship.

How Divorce Lawyers and Marriage Counselors Manage Money With Their Partners They spend all day thinking about money and relationships—so what do they do with theirs?

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2023!

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A script for what to say to your neurotypical child about autism - ParentsTogether

A script for what to say to your neurotypical child about autism - ParentsTogether Here are some specifics to get you started talking with your children about their autistic classmates and friends.

Opinion | Mental health support is especially important now. Good on Maryland for its innovative program.

Maryland established a creative program that allows trained mental health counselors to periodically check in with people who need mental health support instead of waiting for them to call 211 when they are in crisis.
Bravo Maryland!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/02/mental-health-support-is-especially-important-now-good-maryland-its-innovative-program

Opinion | Mental health support is especially important now. Good on Maryland for its innovative program. The service, in which any Maryland resident can sign up to receive periodic calls from 211 crisis counselors, is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.

A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease,' study shows

A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease,' study shows

A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease,' study shows

One additional reason to be vaccinated is that 1 in 3 people
infected with Covid-19 have longer term mental health or neurological symptoms. They found 34% of Covid-19 survivors received a diagnosis for a neurological or psychological condition within six months of their infection, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal Lancet Psychiatry.
The most common diagnosis was anxiety, found in 17% of those treated for Covid-19, followed by mood disorders, found in 14% of patients.
And while the neurological effects are more severe in hospitalized patients, they are still common in those who were only treated in an outpatient setting, the researchers note.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/06/health/covid-neurological-psychological-lancet-wellness/index.html?utm_term=1617791364188aa22674b9900&utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Wednesday%2C+April+7%2C+2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1617791364190&bt_ee=JP3Qmb4ZPA6FtfRXS%2BCxg3TRDwvfFBi3O2L6CliyQGmf%2FZnTp9YgWGmQ6CEGlA7f&bt_user_id&bt_ts=1617791364190

A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer 'brain disease,' study shows

The Toll of Fried Foods on Heart Health

The Toll of Fried Foods on Heart Health Eating fried foods increased the risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure and premature death.

Ella Lasky, PhD updated their business hours.

Ella Lasky, PhD updated their business hours.

An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed

An Artist Whose Comics Tell Us What It’s Like to Be Depressed In her latest Graphic Content column, Hillary Chute examines the work of Allie Brosh, who has returned after a long absence with a new book, “Solutions and Other Problems.”

Israeli hospital: 98% of staff who got 2nd shot have high-level COVID antibodies

Israeli hospital: 98% of staff who got 2nd shot have high-level COVID antibodies * * *

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Infected after 5 minutes, from 20 feet away: South Korea study shows coronavirus' spread indoors

latimes.com A South Korean study raises concerns that six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe from the coronavirus.

The young die as well from COVID-19, even as many engage in denial

msn.com A dangerous fiction has made its way through social media and American politics. But, in fact, "young and healthy" people can get ill — and die, too.

The Greatest Gift to Loved Ones This Covid Winter? Don’t Infect Others

nytimes.com “Our biggest worry is Covid-19 fatigue,” a coronavirus expert says. “People are losing respect for the virus and letting their guard down, which is a bad idea.”

7 Steps to Reduce Pandemic Fatigue

connect.uclahealth.org Tired of the pandemic? Read these tips to overcome the exhaustion

7 Steps to Reduce Pandemic Fatigue

Ways to Reduce Pandemic Fatigue

If you are feeling worried, anxious helpless, sad, lonely ... you might be experiencing pandemic fatigue. What can you do?

-Take care of your body by getting enough sleep, eating well and getting some exercise

-Limit your news intake and definitely do not watch the news before bedtime

-Lower your stress with breathing exercises yoga, walks, and especially comedies

-Contact friends phone calls, FaceTime and zoom are not as good as in person meetings but better than no meetings

-Positive self talk counteract negative thoughts by adding positive ones

-New traditions create new traditions that fit these unusual circumstances. Try different activities and see what works for you.

-Counseling can help

https://connect.uclahealth.org/2020/07/07/7-steps-to-reduce-pandemic-fatigue/

connect.uclahealth.org Tired of the pandemic? Read these tips to overcome the exhaustion

Lessons for the Next Pandemic—Act Very, Very Quickly

Public-health leaders and scientists are now mining the lessons of Covid-19 for strategies to avert the next one. Smarter lung scans and screening of blood samples are two of their ideas. They also are working on new tools and approaches to find infections before they spread, to choke off budding outbreaks, to respond quickly with better public-health systems, drugs, vaccines, and to improve global cooperation and strengthen the WHO.
To do that, they say nations need to invest in preparing for epidemics the way they prepare for war or any other threat to national defense— with steady funding, accepting the spending as a necessary cost of keeping society safe even when there is no epidemic.
Without such investments, governments won’t have sufficient infrastructure to respond as fast as they need to. Quicker action might help prevent a need for punishing lockdowns.

wsj.com Scientists and public-health leaders are working on new ways to find infections before they spread. Smarter lung scans and screening blood samples are two of their ideas. One thing is certain: There will be a next time.

‘My dearest Ruth’: The remarkable devotion of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s husband — The Washington Post

He was the only young man I dated who cared that I had a brain.”

apple.news A new biography of the Supreme Court justice chronicles her relationship with Martin Ginsburg -- "the only young man I dated who cared that I had a brain.”

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How to Hug During a Pandemic

nytimes.com Of the many things we miss from our pre-pandemic lives, hugging may top the list. We asked scientists who study airborne viruses to teach us the safest way to hug.

Opinion | What the Pandemic Reveals About the Male Ego

Countries led by women had significantly lower death rates during this pandemic (36 per million death rate compared to 214 per million) than countries led by men.

Kristoff thinks this is partially because women leaders are more likely to consult with experts and follow their advice than male leaders who tended to be authoritarian and full of themselves. There may also be something different and interesting about the countries (and companies) who elected female leaders.

nytimes.com Why are the rates of coronavirus deaths far lower in many female-led countries?

Fathers Also Do Their Share of ‘Invisible Labor’

wsj.com On Father’s Day, let’s acknowledge the unsung ways that men keep families running.

How to End Pandemic Fights With Your Partner

nytimes.com Couples’ fights in lockdown are often about the unremitting intensity of togetherness. The sooner you de-escalate a fight, the sooner you can begin working on real solutions.

Mental Health Experts Facilitate Talks Between Families, ICU Patients

npr.org It is very difficult for people hospitalized with COVID-19 to communicate with their families. At one medical center, psychologists are helping with some of those tough conversations.

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Opinion | The Pandemic of Fear and Agony

nytimes.com Readers open up about their mental states.

Why Talking About Our Problems Helps So Much (and How to Do It)

nytimes.com There’s more to the age-old advice to just “talk it out” than there seems. Here’s some of the evidence that explains why it is so helpful.

How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus

nytimes.com Keeping your own anxiety in check is key.

Talk to your Children about Coronavirus - Ella Lasky PhD

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How to talk to your Children about Coronavirus

How do we explain all these changes to our children?
It depends on their ages and their ability to understand.

Here are some excellent suggestions:
1- Ask your child what s/he has heard about the virus and why they think
school or daycare is closed.

2-Be sure you are calm when you start the conversation

3-Acknowledge

ellalaskyphd.com How do we explain all these changes to our children? It depends on their ages and their ability to understand. Here are some excellent suggestions: 1- Ask your child what s/he has heard about the virus and why they think school or daycare is closed. 2-Be sure you are calm when you start the conversa...

Coronavirus and Feelings of Grief - Ella Lasky PhD

New post added at Ella Lasky PhD - Coronavirus and Feelings of GriefThe awful and unfamiliar feelings you are struggling to identify is grief. Grief for our past way of life, anticipatory grief for the people we may loose to this pandemic, worry about how our future lives will change, and grief for the feeling of safety many of us had recently.
It

ellalaskyphd.com The awful and unfamiliar feelings you are struggling to identify is grief. Grief for our past way of life, anticipatory grief for the people we may loose to this pandemic, worry about how our future lives will change, and grief for the feeling of safety many of us had recently. It is difficult to ac...