Lawrence Neighbors June 2021

June 2021

Krista Gervon Talking About the Baby

Cover photo by Benoit Cortet

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Summer is about to start – a time of year to get outside and discover new things about yourself. It’s also a time to work on your passions and do something to help the community. Our cover story this month is all about turning a tragedy into a learning experience, and eventually into a way of helping others. Krista Gervon, certified doula for pregnant women, achieved this in the best way possible.

This is a really important theme. Tragedy is painful, but unavoidable in our lives, and Krista used her own pain to motivate her to help other women. When the pandemic in 2020 hit, she discovered she needed to use her passion for talking to women while she was in the film industry can be mirrored in the hospital room – as a doula.

We can all learn from this, as something as terrible can lead you to a path you never thought was possible.

The past year has been difficult to say the least, but if we focus on what makes us happy, we will only benefit the world. I hope you enjoy Krista’s story and are motivated to overcome it when you are in troubling times.

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We all experience pain; it’s a part of life. We each process pain in our own ways, and Krista’s way of coping was to help others going through the same thing. I loved learning about Krista’s journey working on her independent film and becoming a certified doula; her story encourages us to rethink the stigma behind pregnancy loss and infertility and to bring these topics into the social conversation in the hopes of helping those affected. I hope her story inspires you.

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Recipe

Asparagus and Herb Frittata From Our Friends at Terhune Orchards

Besides the blooming trees in the Orchard, the arrival of asparagus is an announcement that spring is truly here. Bring home a bunch from Terhune’s Farm Store, this frittata would make a lovely brunch dish for that special weekend with friends or a light and delicious weeknight supper.

• 1 lb asparagus • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter

Cut the asparagus spears in to one inch pieces.

Whisk together the eggs, cream, ½ tsp salt, and fresh herbs.

In a cast iron or oven safe skillet, melt one tablespoon of butter. Saute the onions until translucent.

Melt the remaining butter in the pan and add in the egg mixture. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes without stirring until the eggs are set on the bottom. Evenly layer on the reserved asparagus and onions.

• ¼ cup onions. diced • 6 eggs • 1/3 cup heavy cream • 2 Tbsp fresh rosemary or thyme

Sprinkle the cheese over top.

• 1 ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated

Bake for 15 minutes until the frittata is puffy and the cheese has melted and browned around the edges.

• kosher salt • freshly ground pepper

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WATCH YOUR STEP Whether you’re running on gravel, mulch, dirt or some other surface, there are bound to be obstacles like roots, puddles, loose rocks, leaves and more.

If it’s your first time on the trail, slow down a bit and watch your feet in the rough sections. You’ll likely encounter wildlife, so be ready to make some noise or turn around, if need be.

This is especially important if your trail rises and falls with the hills. When leaves are damp, they can become a very slippery surface. If you run in the morning when the trail is covered in dew, the hills can be slick. Make sure the tread on your shoes can handle the conditions.

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I don’t know about you, but my favorite place to run is through the woods.

There’s something tranquil and calming about being in nature and avoiding the craziness of civilization, no matter how brief the reprieve. When you hit the trails this season, make sure you keep these safety measures in mind:

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Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

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Add the asparagus to the pan along with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add ¼ cup water to the pan and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside.

Ingredients:

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I love running alone, but when you are running a new trail for the first time, it’s best to have a friend along. Having someone by your side means double the likelihood that your run will be a fun adventure—rather than an “I’m totally lost” experience. When running on uneven surfaces, the risk of injury increases, so having a buddy present is a good idea.

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DITCH THE HEADPHONES This is a two-fold recommendation.

Without music blasting in your ears, you have time to hear the birds sing and listen to the creek roaring nearby. Get out of your own head and immerse yourself in the beauty of your surroundings. This also adds another level of safety: you’ll be more alert and aware if something comes up.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER As we all know, weather can be unpredictable. Trails become very slippery in the rain. Just because the sidewalk looks fine doesn’t mean the trail won’t be underwater (I learned that one the hard way). If there is rough weather coming your way, find a different time to run or adjust your workout as your schedule allows. You don’t want to be five miles out when the lightning starts!

HAVE FUN Running releases endorphins that boost positivity and brighten your day.

Combine this with the healing powers of nature, and you have a recipe for euphoria. Follow these simple safety measures to make sure your running adventure ends well. Have a great run!

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Expert Contributor

As an LGBTQ+ investor, you may also want to invest in companies that are true LGBTQ+ allies. Known as Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), this strategy can be a way for you to maintain your personal values and goals by investing in companies that have those same beliefs.

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Wherever you are on your financial journey, we are here to help. We are proud to be a premier provider of financial planning services for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Our experience and understanding of the needs of the community make us a great planning team to have on “Your Path Forward”.

Financial Advice from Our Family to Yours

By Jodi M. Viaud, CFP® & Christina A. Nash, CFP® | Knox Grove Financial, LLC

A Unique Journey Deserves a Unique Plan This month we celebrate PRIDE with the LGBTQ+ community, observing its culture and history and embracing diversity, individuality, and each person’s right to follow their own path.

Great strides have been made on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community around civil rights, but there are still challenges when it comes to economic security. Discrimination still contributes to the earning’s gap, and lack of career advancement. There are also unique challenges with retirement and long-term care planning, as well as estate planning and wealth distribution.

Economic hurdles like higher student loan debt (some families are unwilling to help pay for education for LGBTQ+ children) or companies that continue discrimination practices, deliberately or because of unconscious bias, make it more difficult for members of this community to save for retirement or contribute to an emergency fund. According to a TD Bank study, approximately 60% of LGBTQ+ millennials have less than three months in emergency savings.

At Knox Grove, we work to empower members of the LGBTQ+ community to become confident investors and control their own financial journey. We understand the unique concerns and costs associated with the many different family arrangements within the community. Although marriage is

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now legal, many same-sex couples choose not to marry. In fact, a 2019 US Census Bureau study found that of the million plus same-sex couple households, approximately 47% are not married. For those couples, working with a professional who is qualified to help them address the challenges associated with wealth creation, taxes, and inheritance rights is essential.

Domestic partners can benefit from well-designed financial plans and from knowing which legal documents need to be in place to ensure the wealth they have accumulated is distributed according to their wishes, and provisions have been made for their long-term care costs. Some of these documents include: • Domestic Partnership Agreement

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• Current Beneficiary Designations for insurance policies and retirement accounts • HIPAA Privacy Authorization Taking inventory of all your assets, analyzing any financial risks, and making sure they are all financially protected is a good place to start. You also want to be sure you have a “living” financial plan in place that can be modified should LGBTQ+ legal changes impact your goals or financial situation.

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Resident Feature

Michael, 9, Marcus, 5, Noah, 3

Krista Gervon

Talking About the Baby

By Catherine Bialkowski | Photos by Benoit Cortet

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n early 2015, Krista and Dave Gervon were celebrating the news of their second child, excited and beginning to tell friends and family. One day at work, Krista got a call from her doctor, who delivered news that was both shocking and devastating for Krista and her family: she was in the early stages of miscarriage.

On top of the grief and sense of loss she felt, she also felt confused, ashamed, and embarrassed. “No one was explaining to me what was going on,” she says. Miscarriage, she explains, did not feel like something that could happen to a young, healthy, active person like her. During her healing process, Krista began to research causes of miscarriage and learned that it is much more common than she thought; about ten to twenty percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. One article Krista read, which touched on why society remains so silent on the topic, was written by Ann Zamudio. Upon further reading, Krista discovered that Ann Zamudio, a filmmaker, was in the preproduction stage of a film about pregnancy loss and infertility. Krista—who herself has a certificate in News Production and has worked on documentaries before—was intrigued. She got in touch with Ann, who welcomed her aboard the project as associate producer, though they would later become co-producers (and their husbands, Dave and Javier, executive producers).

Krista and Ann traveled around the country and interviewed families, doctors, support groups, counselors, and others, all of whom have either been personally affected by miscarriage or have dedicated many hours to researching it, in order to get a “well-rounded perspective on how pregnancy loss is seen in our society and in American culture,” says Krista. They spoke with Dr. Hilde Lindemann of Michigan State University, Dr. Rebecca Kukla of Georgetown University, Dr. Lora Shahine of Pacific Northwest Fertility in Seattle, Dr. James Grifo of New York University Langone Fertility Center, and Justine Froelker, author and licensed counselor in St. Louis, Missouri. The filmmakers also spoke with families in Baltimore, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.

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Resident Feature Krista and Dave

Krista and Ann worked on the film for three years, and it was released in 2018. It’s called Don’t Talk About the Baby.

“Through that period of time, through the process of making the film, I met so many people and heard so many different stories,” says Krista. “It became such a huge passion of mine. It has helped me work through and heal from my own experience, and it made me realize how much I love helping others.”

The film itself is very emotional; Krista and Ann speak with families who have gone through in vitro fertilization, multiple miscarriages, infertility issues, and other sensitive topics. It sparked robust discussion among viewers at screenings hosted by the co-producers.

After the release of the film, Krista enjoyed time with her kids and did some parttime marketing work for a while; but she missed the fulfillment that working on the film had given her.

“I have a strong passion to make work into a purpose,” she says.

When the pandemic began in 2020, though, she had what she calls an “epiphany moment”: “I felt out of control because of what was going on in the world and in the country. I took a step back to see what I could control—my own path. I remembered the passion I felt when I was making the film, how it brought me so much contentment and purpose.” After reflecting on how to bring the passion for helping others—especially women experiencing something as personal and traumatic as miscarriage—Krista made the decision to become a doula, a companion who provides comfort and support to pregnant people during labor. Although she never used a doula herself, Krista felt that becoming a doula was the right decision for her, especially after her own experiences. She is a certified postpartum, birth, and bereavement doula.

Often, she says, pregnancy can be fraught with anxiety, especially during pregnancies that take place after miscarriage. “You don’t have that same blissful experience during pregnancy,” says Krista of these kinds of pregnancies. You’re questioning more of what you’re doing: are you exercising, are you eating right?” That’s what ultimately drew her to the doula space—wanting to help women who went through the same thing she did.

Krista has joined the Board of Directors for the 2 Degree Foundation, a New Jersey non-profit organization committed to raising awareness, education, and funding around stillbirth in hopes to reduce stillbirth rates and improve birth outcomes for all birthing people. She will also be collaborating and volunteering with Three Little Birds in Philadelphia, a volunteer-led organization that provides immediate and long-term support to families experiencing pregnancy loss. “We just recently connected, and they plan to use the film as a training tool for medical professionals. I will be available as a volunteer bereavement doula with their organization as well.”

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Pregnancy loss is a deeply personal subject, which is why it’s so important to bring it into the social conversation; some people start to envision the future as soon as they know they are pregnant, while, for others, it takes time to form the connection. “It can be hard to talk about it with other people,” says Krista. It is

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her mission, through the film and through her work as a doula, to help to end the stigma attached to pregnancy loss and encourage those who have experienced it to share their stories in a comfortable and safe environment.

“The comfort level of one person is so different from another. But it is helpful to know that your pain is validated and legitimate.”

You can find out more and watch the film at www.donttalkaboutthebaby.com.

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Educational Spotlight

June's Coming

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The EPS Next Generation Garden

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Now have come the shining days When field and wood are robed anew, And o'er the world a silver haze Mingles the emerald with the blue. Summer now doth clothe the land In garments free from spot or stain-The lustrous leaves, the hills untanned, The vivid meads, the glaucous grain. The day looks new, a coin unworn, Freshly stamped in heavenly mint: The sky keeps on its look of morn; Of age and death there is no hint. How soft the landscape near and far!

A shining veil the trees infold; The day remembers moon and star; A silver lining hath its gold. Again I see the clover bloom, And wade in grasses lush and sweet; Again has vanished all my gloom With daisies smiling at my feet. Again from out the garden hives The exodus of frenzied bees; The humming cyclone onward drives, Or finds repose amid the trees. At dawn the river seems a shade-A liquid shadow deep as space; But when the sun the mist has laid, A diamond shower smites its face. The season's tide now nears its height, And gives to earth an aspect new; Now every shoal is hid from sight, With current fresh as morning dew.

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At Eldridge Park School, we value supporting student learning through scientific discovery. When the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Science were adopted and our district received a sustainability grant, it was the ideal time to create our own garden. This project has been student driven since the beginning. We envisioned a space where students could discover and explore through hands-on, real experiences that allow them to ask meaningful questions, make observations, and think critically as they construct meaning about the world around them.

Our sustainability coordinator, Sabrina Lucchesi, developed a committee and worked with administration to begin the design and timeline of what we have now named “The Next Generation Garden”. Sabrina states, “The science and engineering practices describe the behavior scientists engage in as they investigate, explore, and question natural phenomena. The activities designed for each grade-level allow students to ask questions, investigate, and analyze data. For example, if a student recognizes an issue with plant growth, they may begin to design and strategize a solution to the problem, carry out this strategy, and analyze their results.”

(Sabrina Lucchesi, 2nd/3rd grade teacher at EPS) The teachers and students worked collaboratively last year to look at our curriculum. Our intention is to always have clear, explicit ties to the science curriculum. Once we identified the content we could address with the garden, we quickly noticed that we could also include learning opportunities that span many content areas, making this an ideal project.

As the beginning process of our gardens developed, we recognized that composting could be an important part of the students understanding the process of creating soil out of our own waste. Through an LTEF grant, we were able purchase composting bins and buckets to collect the waste. In collaboration with 3 Lawrence Middle School students, who were working on their Girl Scouts Silver Award, we developed a program for the whole school to participate in. The Girl

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Scouts developed lessons for our school to participate in to inform them of composting best practices and to identify items that are appropriate to collect for our bins. They also created signs to post around the school as well as posters to label our compost collection buckets. Beginning in February, our entire school community began collecting daily waste.

Our first grade students are in charge of taking turns collecting the buckets, delivering it to the compost bin and turning the bin to ensure that we are mixing the soil.

As we continue to create our own soil through composting, we have also partnered with the TCNJ Science department to work with student volunteers from the education program.

The volunteers began working with our third grade students to discuss what important elements would need to be included in our garden for success. Based on their feedback, we designed the placement and layout of the garden beds, along with what types of plants would be best for our garden. During the week of Earth Day, the volunteers came and worked with the third grade students to build our LTEF grant funded garden beds.

Our next steps include, adding our soil to the beds and planting the appropriate seeds with our Kindergarten and Second grade students, thus allowing each group to be a hands on part of creating our sustainable garden. We have partnered with families who will help take care of our gardens through the summer as well as infusing our summer program students into the care and maintenance as well. Our goal is to allow our students to experience the cycle of gardening annually and take their knowledge into their personal lives for sustainability and nutrition. We welcome anyone to stop by and enjoy the success of our students' hard work in this process!

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Coach's Corner

The Smile Challenge

Once you decide to see a doctor about your joint pain, your next decision is equally important.

Do it right. Here.

By Leslie Conover | Life & Health Coach, The Ladybug Lands

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(Song notes) “Where have all the smiles gone”?

• Increases positivity

The challenge: Smile as often as you possibly can for the next 30 days…even with your mask on.

• Relieves stress

It will benefit you and those around you.

• Cultivates a happy atmosphere for yourself and everyone around you

I’m missing smiling faces. Even under the mask. You can tell if someone is smiling by their eyes, facial expressions, body language and tone of their voice.

When someone is smiling, their eyes are brighter, their voice is lighter and higher, their facial expressions are softer and their body is less rigid.

• Elevates mood

I encourage you to try to smile more and take notice of subtle changes in how you feel and how you perceive the feelings of others in your presence. Such a simple gesture can bring on a chain reaction fostering peace, optimism, jubilance and love.

When I smile, I feel happier and lifted and when I smile at someone, they often return my smile, as it is contagious.

When smiles are exchanged, I believe that we relish the brief human-to-human connection, as we are all kindred spirits.

We’ve taken every precaution to keep you safe.

So if you’ve put off any medical care due to COVID-19, please don’t delay it any longer.

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