The challenge of balancing the I and the We has been with us for thousands of years. The philosopher Plato grappled with it in terms of the “one” versus the “many.” Psychotherapists, with an eye to family dynamics, see the dance of the I and the We played out in the lives of their clients. There is little distance from the philosophical to the psychotherapeutic…
COVID-19 has transformed the lives of all of us, whether we are in denial of its lethality and contagion or not. The most recent American Psychological Association bulletin, Monitor on Psychology, also looks at how, not only COVID-19, but other events of 2020 have transformed psychology — and all of us. Ironic how the year 2020 has been quite the re-envisioning of America. The APA…
"Pampered Chef cares about making things easier for families," said Erin Stuckey, the party consultant for the Pampered Chef Fundraiser. The company makes quality kitchen products and now hosts parties online. "They want to get people around the table preparing food together." Stuckey is donating her full commission to NF2 Biosolutions Her introduction to NF2, an incurable condition that causes tumors to grow in the…
The Garnet Valley School District is reporting a case of COVID-19 at the high school. District Superintendent Marc Bertrando sent a letter this morning that the Chester County Health Department was notified. Chester County is taking the lead in COVID matters because Delaware County does not have its own health department. Middle and high school students in the district began the school year online and…
My granddaughter has been asking me a lot of questions about the past lately. Now that this 4-and-a-half-year-old has been home with me rather than in daycare, we have a lot of time together. She loves to tell and draw stories, but she also wants to hear real-life stories about her mother as a child, and even about me, her grandmother as a child. If…
Most of us would agree that these are very stressful times. However, how we respond to stress is up to us. One aspect of our lives that we need to attend to, in tense times, is our sleep. There is a two-way street between stress and sleep. While stress can negatively affect our sleep patterns, our sleep patterns themselves can exacerbate stress. The American Psychological…
Americans across the political spectrum may be more in tune with each other than they realize. Even though measures taken to handle the spread of the Coronavirus have been politicized, a recent survey conducted by the Harris Poll for the American Psychological Association shows that there is consensus among Republicans and Democrats about prevention measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Mask wearing and social…
The Chester County Coroner’s Office is releasing data on drug overdose deaths in Chester County from Jan. 1, through June 30. A total of 58 deaths have been confirmed to be due to an accidental drug overdose. This is fewer than the 68 overdose deaths reported mid-way through 2019, but the Coroner’s Office cautioned that it is not possible to accurately predict a total for…
Another heat advisory is o effect for the greater Delaware Valley through 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. Heat index values to range from 100 to 104. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, according to the weather advisory. People are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.…
Chester and Delaware counties are reporting different aspects of how COVID -19 is affecting residents. Chester County is reporting a decrease in nursing home deaths related to the Coronavirus, while Delaware County is reporting an increase in the number of cases for residents younger than 30 years of age, according to press releases the counties issued. The Chester County Coroner’s Office reported “a significant drop…
Chadds Ford’s Nicholas Scull owes his career choice to his grandmother. She’s the person who got him a job as a hospital orderly 14 years ago, and now the 38-year-old father of two is on his way to a degree in public safety — with the help of a scholarship from Crozer Hospital EMS. Scull, a working paramedic, is one of six recipients of the…