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Support for the Unique Journey Called Adoption

Are you a birth parent, the parent of a child adopted into your family, a friend or family member of an adopted individual?  Or an individual who was adopted and is seeking someone you can talk to about all those questions running through your mind?

Being adopted and navigating the emotions that come along through this experience are unique. Kathy Vervan Bugglin, Certified Professional Coach and owner of Self Reflection Coaching LLC (“SRC”) aka The Adoptee Coach (“TAC”) specializes in adoption-related family concerns. “I’ve heard over and over again that people find it difficult to find assistance and understanding with someone who does not live adoption,” remarks Kathy. “We are all individuals and experience events in our own way but having been adopted myself, there is a place of harmony with my clients.  There is an appreciation and comprehension of, but also a knowing that no one can know exactly what you are feeling, except you.”

To assist the process of gaining insight into one’s self, SRC uses the Core Image Reflector. This tool helps individuals to become a more self-aware so that they can consistently choose how to respond to their environment and get the results they  desire. The tool also reveals your level of engagement in life and identifies what is supporting and what is limiting your success.  This invaluable tool is for anyone, not only adoption related individuals.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 908-797-4893 or email  [email protected].  For a copy of a free Action Guide, please visit SelfReflectionCoaching.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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