The Charlotte Jewish News - February 2018 - Page 6
Are You Suffering from
SAD?
Are you feeling a little
more down than usual? Hav
ing trouble getting motivated
to get out of bed, eating too
mueh, not sleeping well and
are unusually irritable? You
eould be experieneing some
thing ealled Seasonal Affeetive
Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of
depression that oeeurs most fre
quently in the winter. It some
times starts in the fall with its
most serious symptoms emerging
in the months of January through
Mareh. While the eause of SAD is
unknown, researeh has shown a
direet eorrelation to the levels of
serotonin and melatonin in your
system. SAD is often influeneed
by the deerease in the amount of
sunlight we are exposed to during
the winter months.
Many people experieneing
Seasonal Affeetive Disorder want
to shrug it off as just the “winter
blues.” However, just like other
types of depression, SAD ean
have a serious impaet of your
ability to funetion. SAD oeeurs
more frequently in women and
younger adults, ineluding teens.
You are also more likely to expe-
rienee SAD if you have a family
history of mood disorders or de
pression.
Although mueh less eommon,
SAD ean also oeeur in the spring
and summer months. Common
symptoms assoeiated with “sum
mer” SAD are loss of appetite, in
somnia, and inereased anxiety and
Terri Beattie Joins Foundation of Shalom
Park as New Executive Director
adults experience a
Mental Health Disorder
in any given year.
agitation.
If you are experieneing symp
toms of Seasonal Affeetive Disor
der there are ways you ean help
yourself Try going outside more
often, getting plenty of sunlight,
exereising, avoiding drugs and al-
eohol, getting plenty of sleep, and
praetieing relaxation exereises.
If, however, your symptoms do
not improve, you most likely need
professional support and it would
be important to seek treatment.
Ignoring what is going on ean
often result in problems at work
or sehool, inereased use of drugs
and aleohol, interferenee in soeial
relationships, and inereased risk
for other mental health disorders,
sueh as eating and anxiety disor
ders. See your doetor or reaeh out
to a mental health professional.
There are a variety of treatment
options to help with SAD inelud
ing light treatment, medieation,
and therapy.
Mental health is real. This arti-
ele is written and brought to you
by the leadership of the Charlotte
Jewish eommunity and the Men
tal Health Initiative. For more in
formation eontaet Jewish Family
Serviees at 704-364-6594 or go
onlinetojfseharlotte.org. ^
By Amy Krakovitz
The phrase eustomer serviee is
more than just a eliehe to Terri
Beattie. “We want to ereate a
‘best-in-elass’ delivery,” says the
new Exeeutive Direetor of the
Foundation of Shalom Park. And
“best-in-elass” is indeed what she
is as well. A seasoned professional
with more than 30 years of expe
rt enee in global real estate and fa-
eility operations management,
Beattie joined FSP on January 3.
After earning her degree in en
gineering, Beattie joined Loek-
heed Martin and aseended to
beeome President of their eom-
mereial real estate eompany. She
has also been a Finanee Exeeutive
and Senior Viee President at Bank
of Ameriea, with responsibilities
in worldwide real estate business
support. Most reeently, as a Man
aging Partner with MAB Consult
ing EEC, she advised on many
things, ineluding real estate and
finaneial strategies.
“My number one goal,” she
says, “is to take the platform of
the Foundation of Shalom Park
and leverage it to enhanee the en
vironment for everyone who uti
lizes these faeilities, whether it’s
the resident ageneies, their exee-
utives and staff, or families and
individuals who eome here to
swim, to worship, or to just enjoy
the beautiful environment.”
Beattie is anxious to learn more
about our eommunity as well.
Terri Beattie
“Beeause Shalom Park is home to
so many Jewish ageneies, there
will be a riehness added to my
pursuit to beeome more familiar
with Jewish eulture,” Beattie re
marks.
Mark Lerner, who eo-ehaired
the Foundation of Shalom Park
Exeeutive Seareh eommittee with
Karen Knoble, said that the Foun
dation of Shalom Park is fortunate
to have Beattie as its exeeutive di
reetor. He noted that her exten
sive experienee in property man
agement and finanee and will be
an asset for the Foundation of
Shalom Park and everyone who
utilizes its faeilities. Lemer also
extended his thanks to Moniea
MeDaniel, for her dedieation and
leadership as the interim exeeu
tive direetor of the Foundation of
Shalom Park for the past year.
“And all the people I have met
so far have been so weleoming,”
Beattie exelaims. “The families,
the staff in the Park, the eommit
tee that seleeted me ... everyone
has greeted me warmly and ex
pressed enthusiasm for my role.”
If you see Terri Beattie around
the park, please weleome her. You
ean also eontaet her at 704-944-
6840 or TBeattie@shalomehar-
lotte.org. ^
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