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Eastern Healing for the Western Mind

QiGong and psychotherapy may sound like an odd combination, however, Dr. Harlene Goldschmidt, psychologist and certified teacher/practitioner of clinical QiGong, understands well how each benefits and supports the other. When people get stuck in unwanted emotional patterns, their emotional life affects their health, relationships and ability to succeed. Psychotherapy can help people feel more hopeful, empowered and confident. By incorporating Qigong, a time-honored, natural healing, self-care system from China, Dr. Goldschmidt helps people learn to use body, mind and breath to create enduring emotional balance. These skills may be used anywhere to relieve stress and to increase feelings of peacefulness.

To learn more about this type of therapy,  Dr. Goldschmidt is offering the following classes. Introduction to Qigong:  Benefits of an Emerging Mind/Body Therapy, January 30, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at Warren Township Library; and Enhancing Psychotherapy with Qigong, February 2, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm in Hartman Lounge/Hennessy Hall at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Dr. Goldschmidt is currently a faculty member at the Center of Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis of NJ (formally IPPNJ). She is also certified by the New Jersey State Nurses Associaiton (NJSNA) to teach a 30-hour course in Qigong for CEUs to nurses. She scheduled to each this CEU course at Atlantic Health Systems this year.

Office locations: Livingston and Warren NJ. Dr. Goldschmidt is available for individual psychotherapy appointments, and for consultation with therapists interested in adding Qigong to their practice. Call 973-533-9600 or visit HarleneGoldschmidtPhd.com. Facebook: EasternHealingWesternMind.

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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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