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Utah’s chief death investigator, Cory Russo, in Salt Lake County’s medical examiner’s office. Ms. Russo is one of the few U.S. death investigators routinely collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity.Credit...Kim Raff for The New York Times By Azeen Ghorayshi, The New York Times, June 1, 2023 Cory Russo, the chief death investigator in Utah, is used to asking strangers questions at the most excruciating moments of their lives. When she shows up at the scene of a suicide, a...

LGBT supporters in Cuba, Uganda, the United States and South Korea gather to fight for their rights as they celebrate and protest their countries' laws. (Video: Reuters) By Victoria Bisset and Ellen Francis, The Washington Post, June 1, 2023 Communities across the globe are marking Pride Month in June, after a year in which several countries have passed legislation affecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people. “The past year has witnessed an ever-increasing sense of othering, exclusion, and...

By David Ambroz, Photo: Courtesy of David Ambroz, Bay Area Reporter, May 24, 2023 Standing at the center of New York City's Grand Central Terminal's main concourse bedraggled and rank in filthy clothes, I watched as the commuters ignored my pleas begging for "just a dollar, sir." I begged in the morning because people were more generous before they had a bad day. This day, though, the crowd parted a few feet in front of me, without even seeing me. As a homeless child, living with my family...

So what had happened was... :) Several of us had a really rich discussion a few weeks ago, and folks who missed it asked for another chance to join in. Here are the questions that peaked folks' interest: Do you want to secure your Soul’s full incarnation before you leave this Earth? Are you in a kind of holding pattern between what is and what could be? MORE!

In this episode of Transforming Trauma, Emily is joined by Dr. Sara Rapaport, a Naturopathic Doctor, Massage Therapist, Certified Biofeedback Provider and NARM Practitioner, with a passion for bringing agency and humanity to the practitioner’s room through mind-body practices. Sara has a deep appreciation for nature and the earth and believes that some of the best medicine in the world is the kindness and compassion that we can offer to one another. Dr. Sara Rapaport shares her perspective...

Grace - Means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of doing shame. Brene Brown I understand that quote more now than ever. I live with my daily mistakes but have learned they do not define me. My journey has taught me to have grace for myself and others. I admit I fail at times, and I have to remind myself. I’m forming a mindful habit of being compassionate to others and myself. Not so quick to judge. I remind myself that we all fight battles that each other has no idea...

Dear Early Childhood Education Leaders and Learners, May 31st, 2023 - Spring Quarterly Update You are receiving this communication because you are a part of the Raising Resilience WNC Communication Network. Raising Resilience WNC is a collaborative group of the Western region Smart Start partners. We aim to strengthen resilience skills throughout individual and organizational levels of early childcare communities. We are doing this by listening to community members and partners to arrive at...

By Linda Searing, Photo Illustration: Washington Post Illustration/iStock, The Washington Post, May 28, 2023 Getting regular exercise may reduce a woman’s chances of developing Parkinson’s disease by as much as 25 percent, according to research published in the journal Neurology . It involved 95,354 women, who were an average of age 49 and did not have Parkinson’s when the study began. The researchers compared the women’s physical exercise levels over nearly three decades, including such...

By Lauren Sausser, Photo: Getty Images, Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Health News Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies. These days, there’s not even an ultrasound machine in this rural county 60 miles south of Columbia, much less an obstetrician. Pregnant women here are left with few options for care. Federally qualified health centers offer...

Four-year old Scout and 12-year old Jeter are cockapoos who serve the Selma Unified School District as therapy dogs. CREDIT: Kristy Rangel By Lasherica Thornton, EdSource, May 30, 2023 If students at Selma High School in Fresno County ever had to vote on their favorite things on campus, Jeter and Scout – two cockapoos – serving as Selma Unified’s therapy dogs, would be the top picks. Since 2016, 12-year-old Jeter and 4-year-old Scout (since 2021) have played a lead role in the district’s...

Child protection experts advocate for a comprehensive approach to healthcare, urging clinicians to consider potential underlying trauma from child abuse or neglect when treating physical symptoms, in order to improve health outcomes and potentially reduce rates of chronic diseases and mental health issues in Australia. By University of South Australia, SciTechDaily, May 26, 2023 Specialists in child protection are urging healthcare providers to expand their responsibility of care, ensuring...

Aryana Jacobs of Washington, D.C., developed life-threatening high blood pressure after her baby was born. “I wish every new mother was sent home with a box of chocolates and a blood pressure cuff,” she said.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York Times By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times, May 28, 2023 Sherri Willis-Prater’s baby boy was 2 months old, and she was about to return to her job at a school cafeteria in Chicago. But as she walked up the short flight of stairs to her kitchen one...