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Keeping Love Alive Program at Wellness Rocks!

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love, however, is another matter. Keeping Love Alive is a proven program that teaches couples how to make their marriage great and keep it that way. Created by Michele Weiner-Davis, relationship expert and best-selling author of Divorce Busting and The Divorce Remedy, the program is perfect for couples who want to feel closer and communicate more deeply, those who want tools for breaking free from relationship ruts, or those who feel hopeless and may be considering separation or divorce. The program will begin on Wednesday, January 13, from 8 to 9:30pm, and continue for five weeks. A free introductory overview will be offered on December 16.

Unlike other relationship programs that spend time delving into the past, Keeping Love Alive focuses on solutions. Participants won’t analyze the past or overly dissect problems to death. Instead, they’ll learn down-to-earth, practical skills that allow for better communication and connection.

The program consists of the five sessions plus a set of six CDs and a workbook, which will be used for between-session homework. The cost is $300, which includes materials and one private consultation coaching session. Location: Wellness Rocks!, 28 Center Street, Clinton. For more information, contact Rhoda Ondov, MS, MFT, CPC, Relationship Coach, at 908-642-6256 or email [email protected]. WellnessRocksNJ.com.

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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