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Easing the Ache of Skin Hunger

As a Cuddlist-Certified practitioner, Karen Schweiger, owner of In Your Arms, LLC, offers the opportunity to safely explore the benefits of alternative touch and cuddle therapy.

“Individuals who suffer from touch deprivation, which is also called skin hunger, may not even be fully aware that touch is what they crave. Instead, they assume that the deep ache, restlessness and/or loneliness they’re feeling may be something else entirely,” states Schweiger. “Skin hunger is typically defined as the overwhelming need for healthy touch. This touch is not sexual in nature; it is purely platonic and therapeutic. This type of touch helps reaffirm feelings of trust, security, and warmth.”

Her clients enthusiastically affirm the healing benefits of Karen’s touch therapy sessions or a “not touching session” if one prefers to talk or sit quietly absorbing the calm, compassionate energy that Karen generates. With each visit, you feel welcome, comfortable and secure knowing the confidentiality and privacy you would expect from any therapeutic practitioner is protected.

For the month of February, she’s offering an Introduction to Cuddling Special for new clients. See page xx for details. In Your Arms welcomes clients of all ages (18+), and serves Hunterdon County and surrounding area.

 

February Special! For more information, contact Karen at i[email protected], or CuddleInYourArms.com.

News Briefs
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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