<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">tracy boyd <<a href="mailto:tboyd3917@gmail.com" class="">tboyd3917@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Fwd: Self-care links and tips from convention</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">November 24, 2020 at 3:12:09 PM PST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Kirk Wanger <<a href="mailto:kwagner8197@gmail.com" class="">kwagner8197@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Hi Kirk,</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Here is another announcement for the Oregon list, could you please! Please this announcement on the list as Carla is not available to do so??</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Thank you</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Warmly,<br class="">Tracy Boyd MA CMHC LPC registered intern<br class="">"We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us." Virginia Satir</div><div class=""></div></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">Begin forwarded message:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tboyd3917@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">tboyd3917@gmail.com</a><br class=""><b class="">Date:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>November 21, 2020 at 11:44:29 AM PST<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:president@nfb-oregon.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">president@nfb-oregon.org</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Self-care links and tips from convention</b><br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Hello Carla,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Could you please share the following with the affiliate?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a name="OLE_LINK7" class=""></a><a name="OLE_LINK8" class=""><span class="">Hello Federation Family,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">If you were not able to join us for the Self-Care breakout session last weekend during Convention, here are the Links and tips from our self-care session.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">Links:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" class=""><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 80, 80);"><span class=""><span class=""><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.15pt;" class="">How stress affects your body <o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""></span></span><a href="https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-stress-affects-your-body-sharon-horesh-bergquist" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 94, 134); letter-spacing: 0.15pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;" class="">https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-stress-affects-your-body-sharon-horesh-bergquist</span></span></span><span class=""><span class=""></span></span></a><span class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""><span class="">Seascape 13-minute meditation<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class=""><span class=""></span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/wkpYvtsTvI4" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">https://youtu.be/wkpYvtsTvI4</span></span><span class=""><span class=""></span></span></a><span class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">Sound machine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">HoMedics® Deep Sleep Revitalize Sleep Sound Alarm Clock 9 Programs, 4 White Noises, 10 Sounds Incl. Nature/Meditation, Volume Control, Auto-Off Timer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MQBNPST/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_y2gSFb9C5FYK8" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span class=""><span class="">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MQBNPST/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_y2gSFb9C5FYK8</span></span><span class=""><span class=""></span></span></a><span class=""><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></span></div><span class=""></span><span class=""></span><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><h1 align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 9pt; text-align: center; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Taking care of yourself during the pandemic, from head to toe<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h1><p class="pg-body-copy" align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; text-align: center; line-height: 21.6pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">It’s been more than 8 months since many of us have been to work, the gym or the hairdressers. We’re still not sleeping well, our hands are dry from too much hand sanitizer, and our brains are foggy from reading too much about covid-19. Take a step back and pay attention to your mental and physical needs during this time. You’ll be glad you did.<i class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>— Suzette Moyer</i><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Starting with our heads<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Reduce anxiety</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Change some of your habits. Do something fun and new with your family. Stay physically active. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/04/14/is-your-partner-up-3-am-coronavirus-stress-is-real-heres-how-help/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">And curb any rash decision-making.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Ask for help</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">The reluctance to reach out for help is a common tendency, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/asking-help-coronavirus-hard-shame/2020/04/17/e1d3ef90-7e91-11ea-8013-1b6da0e4a2b7_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">but it’s an important one to unpack during a pandemic.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Go easy on yourself</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Some people might want — and be able to — use their time while social distancing to get things done around the house. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/productivity-coronavirus-pandemic-projects/2020/04/06/742edf54-76e4-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">But it’s perfectly understandable if you aren’t one of them.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Seek therapy if you need it</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">You should consider professional help if you are: feeling tense or angry all the time; unable to relax; experiencing panic attacks; </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/finding-therapy-coronavirus-stress-anxiety-anger/2020/04/25/4c00dd3c-866d-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">or having difficulty sleeping or concentrating.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Cope with social isolation</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Waking up at the same time each day, setting a bedtime or adding a shower can incrementally </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/04/social-isolation-mental-health-help/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">improve a person’s goal of being functional again.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Take a deep breath</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Regulated breathing can help you stay calm. Try a 4-7-8 pattern: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/for-coronavirus-anxiety-take-deep-breaths-and-call-me-in-the-morning/2020/03/26/07c73756-6d36-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">Breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 7 and breath out for 8.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin: 2pt 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 15pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 55, 99); font-weight: normal; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Heart</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Continue the love</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></h4><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">, date, reach out and let the people you care about know how you feel about them.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Get dressed</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">If you spend an entire day in loungewear, it is easy to lose yourself and your sense of purpose and focus. Our clothes create boundaries. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/03/16/our-clothes-tell-our-story-what-happens-when-narrative-is-just-pajamas-sweats/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">They mark time.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin: 2pt 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 15pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 55, 99); font-weight: normal; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Stomach</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Don’t overeat</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">To stop emotional eating, do a gut-check before you reach for a snack: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/03/19/stress-eating-comfort-time-anxiety-heres-how-experts-say-you-should-deal/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">"Am</span></a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/03/19/stress-eating-comfort-time-anxiety-heres-how-experts-say-you-should-deal/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class=""> I about to eat because I’m physically hungry, or because I feel stressed or sad?"</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Watch the happy hours</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Drinking memes and "quarantine" recipes abound, but keep in mind that traumatic events </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/drinking-problem-home-coronavirus-lockdown/2020/04/27/69c45984-865e-11ea-a3eb-e9fc93160703_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165);" class="">can lead to alcohol abuse.</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin: 2pt 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 15pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 55, 99); font-weight: normal; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Feet</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></h3><h4 style="margin: 6pt 0in 0in; line-height: 16.8pt; break-after: avoid; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri Light", sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 84, 150); font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class="">Step on up</span></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></h4><p class="pg-bodycopy" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 0.25in; line-height: 19.9pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Taking 8,000 steps — even when you’re stuck indoors — is linked to lower mortality. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/taking-8000-steps--even-when-youre-stuck-indoors--is-linked-to-lower-mortality/2020/03/27/4e24402a-6f6d-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(25, 85, 165); background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">S</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Warmly,<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Tracy Boyd MA CMHC LPC registered intern<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">President<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Parents Division National Federation of the Blind Oregon<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>