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Strengthen a Loving Relationship with Aspire Counseling

While there are countless theories on love, Yvette Long, MA, CPC, founder of Aspire, focuses on two fundamental components of a relationship: intimacy and relating to one another in a mutually satisfying manner.

The lack of a clear understanding or appreciation of how a mate views intimacy can lead to dissatisfaction and unhappiness within a relationship. It’s important for both partners to get it right so that each feels understood, appreciated and loved.

For women, intimacy can be expressed and interpreted differently than how a man might express and interpret it. For men, intimacy isn’t strictly about sex. A man needs to put in more effort to help his woman understand what and who he really is. This may be dif cult and will involve exposing vulnerabilities, but it’s necessary for establishing the kind of connection men deserve and often secretly desire. They both need to let each other know about the things that truly matter to them.

Yvette Long, MA, CPC, helps couples work towards a cultivating a happy, satisfying relationship built on intimacy and love.

Location: Aspire Excellence: Adolescent Boys & Couples Coaching, 95 West Main Street, Suite 5-166, Chester. For more information, call 908-566-0145or visit AspireExcellence.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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