Business Woman April 2016

April 2016

Kristen Pfautz Woolley

Turning the Awful into Good

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Kristen Pfautz Woolley, clinical director and founder of Turning Point Women’s Counseling and Advocacy Center in York, knows that it’s only through disclosing the sexual abuse that occurred as a child that one begins to heal. That’s because Woolley experienced it herself but kept it bottled up for many years. She is now helping other women assuage the burden and find solace and peace within themselves at Turning Point.

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or many of us, our mothers did not work on your circumstances, why you may want to consider outside the home, and there was no Take Your freezing some of your eggs for later.

If you’ve been pregnant, then you know your back hurts, Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Today, many women are working outside the home. In fact, then your neck hurts, then something else has a little ache. more than 50 percent of managerial positions are held by Nothing serious, just normal due to our changing and growing bodies. Find out what you can do to relieve some women and many small businesses are owned by women.

Women continue to climb the corporate ladder, and of that discomfort.

It seems like things just keep coming back around. they are achieving great successes, becoming heads of When my children were babies, you some of the biggest organizations in either used cloth diapers or a diaper the country. So perhaps this year more service did the dirty work for you. By of us will take advantage of Take Your Women are artists of the my fourth child, disposable diapers Daughters to Work Day on April 26.

Share what you and others in your everyday. We are the keepers came on the scene and I was glad. workplace do and give her a head of the sacred truth. We must Quick and easy. Of course, we didn’t know it was going to take 500 years for start on the feel of the nonclassroom cherish this wisdom and pass the diapers to decompose (they’ve come working environment. Read more it on to those we love. a long way since then). about ways to make the most out of So what do we do now? Cloth Take Our Daughters to Work Day. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach diapers are back in vogue, but are they In this issue of BusinessWoman, really better for the environment? Read there is a minor focus on babies— the pros and cons inside and then you becoming pregnant through egg freezing, relieving the aches and pains decide.

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Turning the Awful into Good Woolley sits in front of the poem The Healing Began by Terri St. Cloud. This poem is the heart of Turning Point. When survivors feel safe enough to express their truth in the presence of others, free of judgment, the shame slowly begins to fade and the healing begins.

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hen my oldest son turned 10, it suddenly struck me that this is what a 10-year-old looks like, so young and vulnerable,” Kristen Pfautz Woolley, clinical director and founder of Turning Point Women’s Counseling and Advocacy Center, recalled.

“That’s when I realized just how young I was when I was abused and that I hadn’t really done the hard work on myself to heal. I realized I owed it to myself to do that hard work.”

Between the ages of 10 and 12, Kristen Pfautz Woolley was sexually abused by a friend of the family. But as a result of the domestic violence at the hands of her father that she and her mother and sisters also experienced throughout her childhood, she felt that she didn’t want to add to the family

troubles by telling anyone about the abuse.

So she kept it to herself, something that she said isn’t unusual.

“The facts are that one in 10 children will be violated before their 18th birthday,” Pfautz Woolley said.

“Ninety-five percent of all perpetrators are known to their victims … and the average age of disclosure is age 42.”

That’s a long time to carry the burden of abuse.

“Victims often don’t speak up out of fear or from being threatened and often from worry about consequences implied by the abuser,” Pfautz Woolley said.

She also said that victims can delay speaking out because they’re afraid they’re going to be blamed, or that no one will believe them.

“I knew if I told my mother, she

would believe me,” she remembered.

“But I remember making the choice, at that young age, to not disclose the abuse because I wanted to protect my mother. I did not want to break her—it was my worst fear.

“My abuse went on for two years,” Pfautz Woolley said. “This person was someone my mother thought I would be safe spending time with. I remember asking at age 10 what the word sex meant. I realize now that I was being groomed. I also realize now that the abuse stopped because I had reached a certain age and was simply no longer attractive to him.”

It was during her college years at West Virginia University, where Pfautz Woolley received a bachelor’s degree in nursing, that she began having debilitating panic and anxiety attacks.

“I sought help for them and through

that process, I disclosed what had happened to me as a child,” Pfautz Woolley said.

The counselor she was seeing insisted that she disclose the abuse to her family, something Pfautz Woolley was adamantly against doing.

“But the therapist insisted, so I went to see my mother and told her,” she remembers. “She was shocked and angry at the man who violated me … but 10 days later I saw her for a very brief 10-minute conversation where she confessed to me that my disclosure had caused her to remember that she had been violated as a child as well.”

Sadly, very soon afterward, her mother died.

“I was devastated and felt so guilty.

I felt like by disclosing my abuse, I had broken my mother—my fear as a 10-year-old had literally come true.”

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that hard work needed for her own recovery. “As I was finally receiving the therapy I needed, and as a trained therapist myself, I started to think about how I could help others to work through their struggles with abuse,�

Pfautz Woolley shared. “I had all this knowledge and access to all kinds of information, but how could I go about sharing it?�

It was while wrestling with those questions that the idea for Turning Point was born.

Pfautz Woolley founded Turning Point in 2012, using money she inherited from her mother. She felt it was the perfect way to honor her.

Above: The group therapy room where talk therapy, art therapy and music therapy sessions are conducted. In this space survivors can come together, break the silence and isolation, and begin their healing process.

Left: Miniatures in the sand tray therapy room. Sand tray therapy is a onverbal and protective mode of psychotherapy where miniatures are the medium of communication and are used when expressing feelings that are difficult to put into words.

Turning Point is a women’s counseling and advocacy center serving women and teenage girls who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse.

The Turning Point staff also provides educational opportunities for the community on important aspects of sexual abuse, and they advocate for survivors’ rights.

Because Pfautz Woolley experienced these traumas firsthand, she has a great deal of empathy and understanding for others going through it. “My mother died never healing from her own trauma,� she said. “When you’ve been violated, you feel like you don’t matter, and it takes a long time and a lot of hard work to get past that. I wanted Turning Point to

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be a place where women and girls can find others who understand exactly what they’re going through. There is healing strength in numbers. They just need to know someone else gets it.�

Her goal in starting Turning Point was that something good would come from her and her mother’s terrible experiences. “I’m so pleased to say we’re accomplishing that goal,� Pfautz Woolley said. “We’ve had a multitude of women come through our doors that have, after receiving the help they need, walked back out leaving their shame at our doorstep. They leave feeling whole and beautiful. And I’m proud and also humbled to be a part of that. It is a great honor.�

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Fast forward two years. Pfautz Woolley received her master’s degree in social work, causing her to now, under two licenses, become a mandated reporter of child abuse— including her own. “[Although] by then I was only 25 years old, I had no legal rights. I lost them when I [turned] 23,� she said. “It was just one more blow. During that time, however, I did work on dealing with my grief surrounding my mother’s death. But it wasn’t until my son turned 10 that it really struck me: I had to do the hard work on [healing] myself. I had never grieved for what happened to me as a child.�

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Why Workforce Talk Tells You What You Got

By KEVIN HERRING

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eople do things in the workplace nearly every day that make us shake our heads and wonder, “What were they thinking?” Sure, there’s a small percentage who may simply be a bit clueless, but most people thrive or dive depending on the kind of workplace they’re in; it’s more about culture than capabilities.

Finding out what makes a culture tick is as easy as listening to the conversations people have when they’re working. Aside from obviously dysfunctional workplaces where people yell at each other and make work life miserable, there are essentially three communication and performance levels that characterize what we would consider to be normal workplace cultures—functional, collaborative, and personalized.

If you’re like most people, you work in a functional workplace. There, you hear supervisors assigning work and coordinating schedules—nothing unusual. Conversations are rarely confrontational. When there’s a problem, people ask the boss what he

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Most people thrive or dive depending on the kind of workplace they’re in; it’s more about culture than capabilities.

or she wants them to do.

When there’s trouble, employees keep their heads down and try to stay out of it. When people disagree with the boss, they keep it to themselves or share it with co-workers in the restroom. For the most part, the work seems to get done.

It sounds like an OK place to work, but don’t expect to see a lot of energy and excitement. In functional workplaces, employees are generally tethered to their assigned tasks and find that employees who ask a lot of questions, or make suggestions, fail

the team-player test and get passed over for promotions.

In collaborative workplaces, conversations deepen. To use the tired but popular pop business lingo, there’s plenty of synergy. Here, people talk about the bigger picture, goals, challenges, and innovations. Difficult issues are more often discussed with less tiptoeing around, so the elephant in the room gets talked about.

Teams express more passion for achieving. Naturally, these workplaces are more productive than functional workplaces.

Personalized communications occur in companies operating at the highest level, meaning employees talk and act like they have a stake in the outcome. They fess up when they make a mistake and don’t hesitate to sacrifice their own agendas for the success of the greater good. It’s a culture where team members work together and talk like members of a championship team.

When employees take risks and things don’t work out, they get support instead of grief. Employees aren’t afraid to point out problems, share opinions, and give direct feedback to anyone regardless of title since there is no hierarchy when it comes to having conversations the business needs to have. If you’ve worked in an organization like this, you know what it means to truly love your job.

As I said, it’s not tough to see which type of culture exists in a company because the workforce talk will “tell you what you got.”

Not only that, but it will give you a good idea of the performance that culture can produce. The higher

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level the conversations, the more collaborative and personalized the culture. And the more collaborative and personalized the culture, the better your business performs.

Here’s the irony. Even though cultures drive workplace perfor­ mance, and conversations reflect culture, changing conversations is one of the best ways to change culture.

That’s why knowing why people do what they do is so important—not just to understand it, but to do something about it.

So, those with the moxie to help teams climb higher—who understand the difference between functional, collaborative, and personalized workplace conversations—should have a pretty good idea of the conversations to start having.

Try It On for Fit Keep a journal of your experiences during the coming week listening to workplace conversations. Listen for functional, collaborative, and

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personalized communications and identify the level that most closely matches your experiences. Jot down opportunities you see to move conversations to the next level.

Then consider your own conversations and make a plan for how you can replace lower-level conversations with higher-level ones to take advantage of those opportunities.

Remember, aggregate change is created one conversation at a time.

Record your experiences in your journal and keep applying what you learn about changing culture by changing conversations.

• Kevin Herring is a workforce performance turnaround expert, consultant, and speaker. Founder of Ascent Management Consulting, Herring has radically transformed the performance of many struggling managers and work units through his high-involvement leadershipdevelopment and performance-consulting methods. http://ascentmgt.com

Take Our Daughters to Work Day: CAREER

Empowering Girls for a Bright Future

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espite significant strides in recent years, women today earn 25 percent less than men and continue to be underrepresented in the boardroom, top executive positions, and the fast-growing fields of technology, reveals Ms. Foundation for Women.

Studies have found that part of the reason this inequality persists is that when girls reach early adolescence, their self-esteem drops significantly.

During this stage, they become more focused on their appearance and how boys will perceive them, which often reduces their willingness to compete with or in front of boys.

Therefore, girls fail to develop the know-how and the confidence necessary for competing later in the job market.

Another reason women are underrepresented and earn less is that in spite of changes in recent generations, girls are still subject to stereotypes concerning marriage, raising children, and certain occupations.

Such stereotypes steer girls, often unintentionally, into traditional paths and roles regardless of their interests and abilities.

For these reasons, Take Our Daughters to Work® Day was created

in 1993 by the Ms. Foundation to help girls realize the importance of their abilities and to reach their full potential.

Now, girls have the opportunity to experience the workforce one day each year, helping them to envision what tomorrow has to offer.

On April 28, 2016, be a part of this nationwide event and empower your daughter for a bright and fulfilling future.

A Day with Our Daughters • O n Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, get your daughter off to a good start by having her dress accordingly and arriving on time.

Avoid observation alone, and have some work on tasks set aside to keep her busy throughout the day.

• A lso, try some of the following: Have your daughter keep a journal throughout the day, describing different aspects of the occupation that she likes and dislikes and why.

• A sk her to compose questions about the occupation and interview

coworkers. Questions might include the pros and cons of the job, why coworkers chose the occupation, and what their day entails. However, if your daughter is shy or opposed to the idea, don’t force it. You want her to leave with positive feelings about the day.

• D escribe hypothetical problems or situations that might arise in your job, and ask your daughter for ideas and solutions.

• H elp her write a letter and an occupational questionnaire. Then have her prepare them for mailing to businesses and professionals in occupations of interest. Be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a response and take them to the post office at the end of the day.

• H ave your daughter take photos throughout the day (who doesn’t have a phone with a camera?).

Then have her compile a Take Our Daughters to Work Day scrapbook.

She can include descriptions of

each photo and what she learned or discovered.

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• H elp her create a career folder and design forms to track her school classes, grades, career interests and experiences, honors and awards, and other relevant information for preparing for a secondary education and/or joining the workforce.

Alternatives for Taking Daughters to Work Not all girls will have the opportunity to participate in Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Talk with family and friends and share how they can volunteer to take a girl to

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work who otherwise wouldn’t have the chance.

If you’re unable to take your daughter to work, volunteer to assist a teacher, help with a political campaign, or other community-service project in which your daughter can still have the experience.

Give your daughter alternative opportunities if she has interest in a particular occupation. If you know someone in the field, ask if your daughter can go to work with them.

Or ask a nearby company what it is planning for the day and how your daughter can participate.

Other Ways Parents Can Participate and Promote the Day Taking daughters to work isn’t the only way parents can participate.

By doing the following, parents can make the most of the day for all girls and show daughters the significance of the day and the importance of their future.

• Promote Take Our Daughters and

Sons to Work Day by writing a letter to the editor to create awareness.

• F orm a committee in your community or at work to promote the day and plan events to make it a success.

• C reate fliers to remind parents of the upcoming day and post them on community bulletin boards in libraries, grocery stores, and banks.

Also, ask companies to post them in their break rooms or on employee bulletin boards.

• A sk your employer to support the event and discuss ways the company can help make the day a success.

Assist in planning special activities for girls throughout the day, such as speakers, group discussions, or a luncheon.

• O rganize a speaking engagement in your community to share with parents the importance of the day, ways they can participate, and what to do when they take their daughters to work.

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Identifying the Stumbling Blocks of Workers’ Compensation

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orkplace safety should be a priority in every business setting, but no matter how hard an employer might try—accidents happen.

“You can’t reduce every injury, but you can create a functioning workplace where safety is a priority,” said Amanda Lavis, an attorney with Rhoads and Sinon LLP in Harrisburg.

Trying to understand workers’ compensation can seem like a daunting task for many employers— especially when the rules and regulations vary from state to state.

Workers’ compensation is statutory, which means each state has its own laws requiring employers to provide their workers with insurance coverage. These requirements set out the duties of employers and rights of employees when an injury occurs. In most cases, the insurance is there to pay a portion of missed wages and the cost of medical expenses directly related to the injury.

In Pennsylvania, it’s mandatory for employers to provide insurance coverage for employees should they be impacted by occupational injuries or illnesses. However, employers have the option to provide the insurance through self-insuring, a competitive state fund, or through a private insurance carrier.

There are pros and cons to being self-insured, Lavis said, but the employer should make sure they understand what those aspects are before making a decision.

While self-insured businesses could save money, they also could financially expose themselves, especially if the company is smaller and the employer doesn’t have the financial resources to back a major claim.

“It’s a risk I think all employers should keep in mind,” Lavis said. “It’s a little bit of gamble.”

In addition, employers who are self-insured have a lot of paperwork

to complete with the state, including proof of an accident- and illnessprevention program. The state also could choose to deny an employer self-insurance if there seems to be financial weakness in the business.

“The best people who are able to evaluate your financial state are an insurance broker and accountant,” Lavis said. “If you’re a business that belongs to a larger association— banker association or automobile association—you often can find selffunded insurance through those programs. But there are always risks you have to balance.”

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to make it a priority to have an injuryfree workplace through a certified workplace safety program.

The Pennsylvania Bureau for Workers’ Compensation can certify such programs, which can sometimes lead to a discount on workers’ compensation insurance policies, Lavis said. While having a program isn’t a requirement, it’s a best practice that Lavis recommends for all employers.

In fast-growing companies, especially ones that went from being a tight-knit family company to a business with 50 to 100 employees, it can be easy to overlook these types of policies, noted Lavis. Making it a goal can pay off in the long run.

Lavis also suggests businesses make it a priority to maintain the integrity of workers’ compensation by identifying fraud.

“Fraud contributes to the increased cost of doing business because it calls for higher premiums across the board,” Lavis said. “It’s up to the employer and employee to maintain that integrity.”

An employer can identify fraud by watching for someone who might deliberately be trying to collect workers’ compensation in the amount of normal wages, or they fail to report other wages they might be receiving through Social Security or other benefits.

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Another common area of fraud is when an employee tries to say an injury that took place outside of work occurred on the job.

“Any time there is a reported injury at work, an employer has the duty to report that,” Lavis said. “To protect the employer, an investigation should be done with every case. That means conducting interviews, talking to witnesses—and not necessarily to determine fraud but with the goal to

determine if safety measures can be improved. As part of that process, if inconsistencies become obvious, then you address those. But the priority should be improving safety with any reported injury.”

Employers also should keep HR professionals up to speed on any changes in workers’ compensation through continued training, Lavis said. The same training should be passed down to managers who might

take reports or investigate injuries, she added.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has many free resources for employers and employees that can be helpful for staying on top of a frequently changing area of law.

“As much as we rely on the Internet, I don’t suggest using Google to look for policies and forms as your sole source of information,” Lavis said. “Make sure your sources are reliable. Local

organizations, such as the Society of Human Resource Professionals, are often willing to help in these areas.”

In any case, Lavis also suggests employers consult an attorney if any workers’ compensation claim doesn’t seem cut and dry.

“It’s easier to reach out and talk through these situations than to have a subsequent claim for making a decision that may not have been the best,” she said.

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A Day Designed Just for Women – All We Need is You!

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By CHRISTIANNE RUPP

Wow! Our Dauphin County women’s expo was recently held at the Hershey Lodge and it was fantastic. The event was jam-packed with smiling women who enjoyed this wonderful experience with family and friends. In fact, many times it turned out to be three or four generations in a group!

I love talking with guests at our events, and all of the women said they were having such a nice day. They commented on not only the great selection of vendors, but also their friendliness, the chance to learn about new products, and that they were glad many vendors were cash and carry (we love immediate gratification).

The stage audience seemed to enjoy every demonstration, from the fairy gardens by The Home Depot and the cooking demo by Dawson Flinchbaugh of Flinchy’s Restaurant (who had the audience wide-eyed when he lit his dish on fire to burn off the alcohol), to the stylish outfits that Creative Elegance Boutique featured during the fashion show.

So now you say, “Gee, I should have gone!”

Not to worry. The Lancaster County women’s expo is returning April 30, 2016, at Spooky Nook Sports, 2913 Spooky Nook Drive, Manheim, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

There will be cash-and-carry products at this event as well. Treat yourself to something, and save time and pick up your Mother’s Day gift while you’re at the expo. With such a wide variety of vendors, you’re sure to find a very special present.

Relax and enjoy hair blowouts, haircuts, mini manis, and makeup touch-ups. Look for the Bella Oasis by Bella Voi Hair and Nail Studio or the Pamper “U” Zone by the Lancaster School of Cosmetology.

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In the hall on the way to the expo area, take notice of the amazing artwork in Gallery Row by Friendship Heart Gallery, an extension of Friendship Community. This organization is a Christian ministry cultivating capabilities of individuals with developmental disabilities. Some of their works of art will be displayed and sold, and students will be painting new pieces onsite as well.

Emily Mitchell, owner of Lancaster Cupcake and a finalist on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars (sweet!), will demonstrate different tips and techniques in cupcake decorating for all ages and skill levels. Plus, there will be a sample decorating party and live cupcake-decorating demonstration.

Jodie Morris with Stauffers of Kissel Hill will demonstrate how to use thrillers, fillers, and spillers to make your container garden anything but ordinary.

You may even be the lucky attendee to take home Jodie’s demonstration container garden.

Of course there will be a fashion show! Christopher & Banks will be highlighting some of their spring and summer trends that will be popping up all over town.

Sponsors of the Lancaster County women’s expo include Advanced Vein & Laser Center Lancaster, Heritage Floors, Blossom Med Spa, Jackson Siegelbaum Gastroenterology, 96.1 SOX, The Big I 105, Blue Ridge Communications, LCTV, WARM 103.3, WDAC, WFYL, WHTM abc27, and WJTL. Exhibitors are eager to speak with you about their goods or services that touch just about every facet of a woman’s life, including health and wellness, fitness, travel, home improvements, finances, and entertainment.

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The Great Diaper Debate: Reusable or Disposable Which one is

Disposables Are Gone, But Not Forgotten Every year, nearly 20 billion disposable diapers are dumped in landfills throughout the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The additional 3.5 million tons of waste from disposables can take decades to decompose, leaving behind traces of dioxin from the paper-bleaching process, according to the Real Diaper Association.

Some manufacturers address this concern by producing eco-friendly disposable diapers containing biodegradable materials. But because trash in landfills lacks exposure to air and sun, the waste is impeded from decaying naturally.

By CLAIRE YEZBAK FADDEN Loads of Laundry Proponents of disposables often contrast the number of diapers that end up in landfills with the environmental concession of washing cloth diapers.

As resources become strained, the water and energy required to wash and dry cloth diapers exacts a toll.

Additionally, contaminated, dirty water from the washing machine goes into the sewer system. The water is properly treated at wastewater plants.

Ecologist say that treated wastewater is much more environmentally friendly than dumping untreated, soiled disposable diapers into a landfill.

They’d Rather Fight Than Switch A survey conducted by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) probed why consumers do (or don’t) recycle and what would (or wouldn’t) make them alter their behavior to be more environmentally conscious.

The survey reported that nearly 90 percent of Americans are recycling at least one item. Respondents were asked what the one “green” thing was they can’t see themselves doing. Not surprisingly, for parents with children under age 6, the answer was switching from disposable diapers to cloth diapers.

Laundering diapers requires energy and water and the detergents used pollute the nation’s waters. Some fans of disposables even argue that diaper-service trucks use gas and oil and add to air pollution.

Tereson Dupuy, founder of Fuzzi Bunz diapers, disagrees.

“We don’t throw away our clothes or dishes each week. We wash them,” Dupuy says. “This is the same mentality. Energy-efficient washers and air drying the diapers cuts a lot out of the energy cycle. No extra trips to the store to buy diapers over and over again. No packaging waste.”

According to Consumer Reports, parents will spend between $1,500 and $2,000 on disposable diapers for their child. That’s one reason Melissa Kovacs felt that she should use cloth diapers that she washes herself.

“I realized that another load of laundry—one that’s easily folded the same way and put back in one spot every other day or so—wouldn’t wreak much havoc on my laundry life,” said Kovacs, mother of 9-month-old Emily, 3-year-old Luke, 6-year-old Kate, and 8-year-old Anna. “It’s harder to get my preschooler to stop changing clothes every time the mood suits him.

“I wish I had invested in the diaper wraps and cloth diapers earlier,” she adds. “I would have benefited from the investment at the beginning of diapering days.”

What’s Good For Baby’s Bottom Convenience and cleanliness in the nursery are the two top reasons parents chose disposable diapers over reusable ones. Disposables have an advantage because babies stay dry longer due to the modern materials that keep moisture away from baby’s bottom.

Disposables have a sponge-like pad that contains chemical crystals designed to absorb up to 800 times their weight in liquid and hold it in gel form. The result is fewer incidents of diaper rash. Of course, changing (cloth or disposable) diapers frequently is the easiest, most reliable way to reduce diaper rash.

If you wash cloth diapers at home, the American Academy of Family Physicians suggests boiling them for 15 minutes on the stove after washing.

This will kill germs and remove soap residue that could irritate your baby’s skin.

Like many debates, the real impact of disposable and cloth diapers on the environment is unclear. Reusable vs. disposable—either choice has its advantages and disadvantages for you, baby, and the environment.

The decision on which to use will be dictated by what aspects of the environment you value most. If you decide that you can’t live without disposable diapers, perhaps you can find other ways to go green and do your part to be eco-friendly.

• Claire Yezbak Fadden is an award-winning freelance writer and mother of three sons.

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ith lots of attention keyed on “going green,” consumers are choosing hybrid cars, bringing reusable bags to the grocery store, and recycling everything from soda cans to coffee containers.

This ongoing concern for the environment leaves new parents struggling with the choice between cloth and disposable diapers and wondering which is better for Mother Earth.

Before a baby celebrates her first birthday, she will have had her diaper changed close to 3,000 times. On average, a baby soils nearly 10 diapers every day. That adds up to about 6,000 diapers by the time she’s potty trained.

So the decision about which kind of diaper to use for those thousands of changes is a big one. For most parents, it comes down to a choice between convenience and minimizing the effects soiled diapers have on the environment.

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From Mental Plate to Dinner Plate: Home-Delivery Services Simplify Mealtimes

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By MEGAN JOYCE

rom stay-at-home mothers to professional business­ women and all lifestyles in between, the one complaint you never hear any woman say is: “I sure wish I had less time on my hands.

My plate is just not full enough.”

As multitasking women, the reality is that our metaphorical plates will probably always be full—but we can be thankful that in our region there are several hassle-free options for filling our dinner plates as well.

“Personal chef” is likely on the lottery-win wish list for most adults, but you may be surprised to learn you don’t actually have to hit the Powerball to hire some professional culinary expertise.

Developed with a simple goal of providing clients with fresh, nutritional fare, Linda Gauvry began TasteBuds Personal Chef Service in Mechanicsburg.

“I provide services that take care of all my clients’ mealtime needs, including personalized menu planning, shopping, cooking, packaging, heating instructions, and cleanup—it is an allinclusive package,” Gauvry said.

Typically, Gauvry said a new client would receive a complimentary meeting to discuss their food needs, a personalized menu tailored to their requests, and a grocery-shopping trip for ingredients they have approved, followed by a “cook day” in their home.

Gauvry leaves the client with a clean kitchen and their food neatly packaged and labeled with

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Our metaphorical plates will probably always be full—but we can be thankful that in our region there are several hassle-free options for filling our dinner plates as well.

instructions for serving it.

Gauvry said TasteBuds serves a wide range of customers, including single individuals; busy families with two working parents or parents who want healthy, organic foods; people with dietary restrictions; cancer patients; and retired couples—basically anyone who desires less stress, more free time, and improved health.

“I grew up in a family that sat together around the table every night, and that tradition is really important to me,” Gauvry said. “Unfortunately, that is often difficult in our busy culture!”

Those bustling through a day in that busy culture of ours often rely on restaurants to supplement their daily meals, both dine-in and takeout. Chad Eisenhart started Carryout Courier just a few months after graduating from Shippensburg University.

With locations in Lancaster and York, Carryout Courier delivers prepared, ready-to-eat meals from more than 40 local restaurants to homes, businesses, and hotels, usually within 45 to 60 minutes.

“Our customers do not have to settle for the local pizza or sub shop,” Eisenhart said. “We deliver almost any type of food available: steaks, seafood, sushi, Mexican, Thai, Indian, Italian, ribs, burgers, breakfast, cakes, ice cream, and more.”

In addition to busy, working adults, Eisenhart said Carryout Courier’s customers include administrative assistants ordering lunch or dinner for meetings, pharmaceutical or sales reps providing lunch for doctors or entire offices, elderly individuals, or people recuperating from illness or childbirth.

Eisenhart’s client base is broad and derives from all socioeconomic backgrounds—he has loyal customers whose order totals number in the hundreds and span 15 to 20 years.

“We deliver right to their door; actually, the delivery waiters and waitresses are encouraged to bring the meals in the house to the kitchen and set it right on their table,” Eisenhart said.

Those looking to eliminate the

time spent grocery shopping also have attractive home-delivery options in the area. Grocery homedelivery services, such as Peapod by GIANT Food Stores and Schwan’s Home Delivery, bring frozen or refrigerated groceries to your doorstep.

Liz Psaros, a member of the marketing team for Peapod on the East Coast, said a typical Peapod customer is “an active and tech-savvy online shopper who balances work and family demands.”

Peapod users choose from a wide assortment of items and place their grocery orders online through a PC or Peapod’s mobile app. Customers can pick up their order at their local GIANT or have everything delivered to their home.

“Being invited into a customer’s home is an honor that we take very seriously, so our screening, hiring, and training process for our drivers is very rigorous,” Psaros said.

Customers can use coupons and take advantage of weekly specials, too, just as they would by shopping in a brick-and-mortar store. Plus, online grocery shopping tends to cut down on those impulse buys you’re tempted to toss in your cart as you peruse the aisles.

“It’s like having the best of a grocery store available to you without ever stepping foot inside,” Psaros said.

Schwan’s Home Delivery also offers direct-to-doorstep grocery delivery.

Customers can go online and select from more than 350 foods, which are all

From left: Chilean sea bass with warm tomato Vinaigrette over couscous, with roasted asparagus, offered through Tastebuds Personal Chef Service; Clams Casino from Ember’s Restaurant and Lounge, offered through Carryout Courier.

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From left: Grocery home-delivery truck for Peapod® by GIANT Food Stores; wild-caught Alaskan Sockeye Salmon offered through Schwan’s Home Delivery; fresh milk and dairy offered through Apple Valley Creamery’s homedelivery service.

a “natural and organic” category; Schwan’s LiveSmart® line identifies products moderate in calories and with zero grams of trans fats.

“Now more than ever, our consumers are focused on providing foods to their families that contain ingredients that are familiar to them,” Anderson said.

“Meeting their expectations on this front has become table stakes for the food industry.”

And if you’re living in Central Pennsylvania, it’s hard to get food more farm-fresh than having milk, eggs, and other dairy items travel straight from the farm to your home with no middleman. Apple Valley Creamery, located in East Berlin, Pa., is a dairy farm and processing plant all under

one roof, said Don Everett, president.

Apple Valley Creamery, which began as a family farm in 1928, promises its customers high-quality and fresh produce through its vertical integration: the milk from their grassfed cows heads straight to their own bottling plant and then to your home.

The farm uses no artificial hormones, is GMO-free, and is certified by the Animal Welfare Approved organization to meet all of their strict standards for animal care.

“I do think a lot of people concerned about freshness like that we’re vertically integrated—you could literally get something today that was processed this morning,” Everett said.

Customers can place one-time

orders or set up a standing order for eggs, milk, bread, beef, chicken, pork, cheese, jarred goods, and more. Orders are left in coolers on the customer’s doorstep.

“The fact that [our customers] have our home-delivery service might mean they need to make a trip to the grocery store only every week and a half or two weeks, and that seems to really help them,” Everett said.

Whether you go with personalchef services, restaurant carryout, or groceries at your doorstep, customer convenience is at the core of all homedelivery options—a range of ways to get meal planning and prep off your mental plate and onto your actual plate a bit more easily.

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flash-frozen to preserve freshness. All Schwan’s food offerings are delivered frozen, too, in a frozen container—so you don’t need to be home when your order is delivered.

“We have a wide range of customers, but our largest customer group is busy moms who are trying to balance a lot of activities, all the while still trying to get a good meal on the table that she can feel good about serving her family,” Pat Anderson, senior vice president of marketing and sales strategy, said.

Responding to customer demand, grocery-delivery services are placing increasing emphasis on providing their customers with responsibly sourced, organic, and low-fat/low-calorie choices. Peapod’s selections include

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Be Empowered and Take Control of Your Reproductive Future with Egg Freezing

dvances concerning the technology of egg freezing (cryopreservation) have been getting much more attention lately as some well-known, high-profile women are choosing to openly discuss how they are utilizing it to “extend their fertility.”

While those in the medical community have been able to cryopreserve embryos successfully for many years, eggs didn’t do as well with this technology until recently.

This is because human eggs are large cells and, as such, are vulnerable to intracellular damage from ice crystal formation from the older “slow-freeze” protocol, whereas embryos, which are multicellular organisms, fared much better than did the egg.

However, the newest freezing technology, known as “vitrification,” is a fast-freeze technique. Vitrification has revolutionized the technology of egg freezing. Vitrification freezes the egg so quickly that there is virtually no damage to the internal structure of the egg. Proper thawing shows success rates nearly equal to that of fresh eggs.

A Woman’s Age Has a Profound Effect on Egg Quality Women are born with a full complement of eggs, and as we go through our reproductive lifespan, we continually lose eggs. This process expedites around the age of 35 until we reach menopause, at which point our monthly cycles stop and our ability to reproduce ceases.

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By MELISSA A. ESPOSITO, M.D. abnormality (such as Down syndrome or any other abnormality in which the child has anything other than the normal complement of 46 chromosomes—23 derived from each parent).

This is likely because women ovulate the best and most chromosomally competent eggs when they are younger. As women age, not only do the number of eggs diminish in the ovaries, but the percentage of chromosomally normal eggs also diminishes as well, thus increasing the risk that the couple will conceive a chromosomally abnormal child.

As many women are now delaying childbearing for a multitude of reasons (to advance their educational, professional, and/or work-related goals; to find the right partner; or to attain financial stability), the option of egg vitrification has given women the choice to embark on the path of motherhood when the timing is right for them. They no longer need to feel that they are victims of their own “biological clock.”

In the not-so-distant past, concerns over the adverse effects of reproductive aging on ability to reproduce successfully left many women feeling powerless, anxious, and not in control. Now the situation has changed for women who cannot, for whatever reason, reproduce at the young age that our bodies have been designed for.

We are empowered to make that all-important choice when we are ready emotionally, financially, and in every other way to become a mom.

If a woman opts to cryopreserve her eggs when she is younger, she can decide when and if to thaw the eggs and have them fertilized with her partner’s sperm (or a sperm donor of her choice), and her success rates are similar to women in the same age group at which the

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Melissa A. Esposito, M.D., board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

eggs were cryopreserved.

So, for instance, if a 40-year-old female cryopreserved her eggs at age 32, even though she is now 40 and would most likely face challenges becoming pregnant with her 40-yearold eggs, she can rest assured that if she becomes pregnant with her 32year-old eggs, her child will have the same advantages as that of a 32-yearold pregnant female.

Cryopreservation Helps Safeguard Fertility Prior to Cancer Treatment One of the other major indica‑ tions for egg cryopreservation— and actually a reason that egg cryopreservation was done even

when far less successful and before it was “socially acceptable”—is the case of oncofertility.

In this situation, young, childbearing-age women who have been diagnosed with cancer, depending on the cancer and how aggressive it is, can be given the option of first doing a round of ovarian stimulation to harvest eggs from the ovaries to cryopreserve for later use when they have been deemed “disease free” by their oncologists.

For many types of cancer, the chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy used to help “cure” the cancer is toxic to the ovaries and will leave the female sterile after she is done

with the treatment. It is now standard of care for these women to at least be given the opportunity to consult with a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist to discuss the options of egg/embryo vitrification, so that they may experience motherhood once their cancer has been adequately treated.

Not every patient will be a candidate for this process, depending on the nature and severity of the cancer. In some cases, the cancer is diagnosed and treatment must commence immediately. There may not be enough time for the patient to cryopreserve eggs in this situation; however, if this is not the case, it is nice for the patient to be given her options and to let her decide if this is something that she would like to do.

Be Selective When Choosing a Fertility Center When looking for a center, women should ask for a center’s statistics on how many egg vitrification cycles the center does a year and the rate of success with egg thaw cycles at that

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center, including fertilization and pregnancy rates from vitrified eggs.

At the same time, patients should remember that egg freezing is still a comparatively recent technology. Relatively little data has been published regarding pregnancy rates using frozen eggs for elective purposes.

For women who wish to cryopreserve eggs electively, Shady Grove Fertility has found that 90 percent of patients have coverage for

the initial ovarian reserve testing and physician consultation. Other costs associated with the process include: medication costs, procedural costs, and yearly storage fees.

Understanding that cost may be the most constraining issue for many patients, check with the clinic to see if they have financial programs and discounts available so that this exciting technology may be accessible to women across all socioeconomic groups.

Melissa A. Esposito, M.D., is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Dr. Esposito is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Esposito has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors from the American Medical Women’s Association, the Philadelphia Area Reproductive Endocrine Society, and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, among others.

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From top: Chiropractic adjustment performed with the patient laying comfortably face up; Dr. Rochelle Casses palpates for spinal misalignments; to maximize comfort, this specialized chiropractic table separates to accommodate patient Hope Shaw’s pregnant belly.

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regnancy is often a time filled with joy and excitement at the prospect of bringing new life into the world. A woman’s body undergoes many changes during this nine-month period. Sometimes the changes may trigger aches, pains, and general discomfort.

But expectant mothers don’t have to “grin and bear it” or suffer in silence; there are some ways to alleviate the pain and discomfort.

“About half of the pregnant women that we see are existing patients who incorporate chiropractic treatment as part of their wellness programs. We also receive referrals from midwives since women who are pregnant often want to avoid taking medications.

Chiropractic is a more natural approach to better health,” explains Dr. Rochelle Casses, Casses Chiropractic Clinic, Carlisle.

Casses points out that people seek chiropractic treatment for many different reasons. Some seek treatment to manage a condition, while for others it is part of their wellness program. Ideally a woman should have chiropractic treatments prepregnancy; the pelvis will be aligned more the way it should be, and the woman’s body will be more used to treatments (the muscles will be more relaxed).

Chiropractic treatments keep the hip and pelvis aligned.

“Many times people’s hips, pelvis, and lumbar spine [the lower back area where the spine curves inward toward the abdomen] don’t move as they should due to falls or other injuries when they were younger,” Casses says.

The lumbar spine is important because the spinal nerves transmit messages from the spinal cord to various areas, including organs such as the uterus. Thus, it’s critical to have the lumbar spine area functioning as well as possible during pregnancy.

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Another benefit of chiropractic for pregnant women is increased mobility.

“Since the muscles are used in a more balanced way, and their bodies are more flexible, delivery can be easier,” Casses says.

Each pregnancy is different, and even throughout the pregnancy, as a woman’s body changes and the baby’s position changes, discomfort or pain can occur. Casses says that sometimes changes in the baby’s position can create sciatic pain.

That pain is something that can be alleviated by chiropractic treatment.

She says that chiropractic adjustments can be done right up to the time a woman gives birth.

Casses also suggests follow-up after delivery.

“You’re beat up after giving birth; it’s often very strenuous. You may have had a [Caesarian] section, have been in the hospital for a time, or have been in one position for quite a while. Some women will be in our office within days after delivery, especially those who have made chiropractic part of their wellness routine. If [the new

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Expectant mothers don’t have to “grin and bear it” or suffer in silence; there are some ways to alleviate the

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mom] is nursing, she may be hesitant to take medication for pain,” Casses says.

Massages are also a way to provide relief from pain and discomfort during pregnancy.

Carrington Williams, a licensed massage therapist with Emerald Springs Spa, says that maternity massages can be done at almost any point during a pregnancy after the first trimester. The first trimester is a high-risk time for miscarriages.

“Our main concern is that both mom and baby are safe. Before we start the massage, we have expecting moms fill out a form that asks about common issues of pregnancy. If they’re in a high-risk situation or have issues such as preeclampsia, we ask that they get a doctor’s OK before doing a massage,” she explains, adding that Emerald Springs’ licensed massage therapists undergo special training to perform maternity massages.

Emerald Springs’ maternity massage is slightly different from the spa’s traditional massages.

“Our maternity massage is our signature therapeutic massage; the difference is in the positioning,” Williams says.

During a traditional massage, women lie flat on their backs and may sometimes turn on their stomachs.

During a maternity massage, a large wedge placed at the base of the back is used to help position the expectant mom, so she’s more in a sitting position or she can lie on her side using a belly pillow or neck pillow.

There are certain types of spa treatments that should be avoided during pregnancy, such as body wraps and hot stone massage, which, although soothing and relaxing, raise body temperature, something not recommended for pregnant women.

Emerald Springs Spa does not use essential oils during a maternity massage, since there is a possibility

Maternity massage, especially when added as a regular routine during your pregnancy, can make a significant impact.

that some could have an effect on the baby.

“During the massage, we focus on any specific area that a woman mentions. A lot of times it’s the lower back, hips, and feet. Sometimes moms-to-be come in to relieve stress or for a bit of pampering— remember that during pregnancy, a woman’s body goes through so many changes,” Williams says.

After the massage, moms-to-be feel more relaxed and de-stressed. Williams says it can be especially nice to have the bit of pampering if the mom-to-be has other children at home.

“Work stress coupled with hormonal and body changes can be challenging in and of themselves. If a mom-to-be also has other children at home to take care of, that adds a bit more to the mix,” she says, adding that massage can be done during labor and has been proven to help ease labor discomfort.

So don’t grin, and don’t bear it— there are some non-drug alternatives for women to turn to when they experience pain and discomfort during pregnancy.

Above: Pregnant client lies on her side with a “pillow” to support her belly.

Left: Carrington Williams, L.M.T., R.N., trained specifically in prenatal massage, eases back pain that often accompanies pregnancy.

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