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  Talkspace Talkspace  is an online therapy platform that makes it easy and convenient to connect with a licensed behavioral therapist — from just about anywhere, at any time. Send text messages, or schedule a video session with your therapist via web browser or the Talkspace mobile app. Talkspace therapy is now available through the MaineHealth  Resources for Living , Employee Assistance Program.  Click here to begin. Download our Talkspace flyer to learn more. Support at your fingertips, well-being tool for you and your family – Talkspace: Self-Guided Therapy programs designed to meet you where you are to support your well-being journey MaineHealth care team members and their household members now have free unlimited access Talkspace: Self-Guided, a therapy app, via  ResourcesforLiving.com . Or, download the app from the  Apple App Store  or  Google Play Store . (Code: mainehealth) This platform provides unlimited access to clinically-supported,...

 Science News Traces of bird flu are showing up in cow milk. Here’s what to know by Tina Hesman Saey News that bird flu has been spreading between cows for months and that fragments of the virus are even showing up in milk on U.S. grocery store shelves have fueled new worries about the risk the virus poses to people. Among the questions: Is the virus, known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, adapting to better infect mammals? And can people get bird flu from drinking that milk? The short answer is that, thanks to milk pasteurization and the way bird flu viruses spread, the risk to people remains low. Here’s a deeper dive into what you should know. Are there infectious bird flu viruses in cow milk? Probably not in pasteurized milk. On April 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that fragments of the bird flu’s genetic material had turned up in grocery store milk. Initial results indicate that  about 1 in 5 samples contain bits of the virus’s RNA ,...

 Why Your Big Sister Resents You Catherine Pearson, NY Times “Eldest daughter syndrome” assumes that birth order shapes who we are and how we interact. Does it? In a TikTok video that has been watched more than 6 million times, Kati Morton, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Santa Monica, Calif., lists signs that she says can be indicative of “eldest daughter syndrome.” Among them: an intense feeling of familial responsibility, people-pleasing tendencies and resentment toward your siblings and parents. On X, a viral post asks: “are u happy or are u the oldest sibling and also a girl”? Firstborn daughters are having a moment in the spotlight, at least online, with memes and think pieces offering a sense of gratification to responsible, put-upon big sisters everywhere. But even mental health professionals like Ms. Morton — herself the youngest in her family — caution against putting too much stock in the psychology of sibling birth order, and the idea that it shapes personal...

 From Adam Grant -  The 8 New Idea Books to Start Spring Reading the news is a good way to gain information about the world. Reading books is the best way to gain access to new worldviews. As I’ve read early copies of the nonfiction books launching over the next month, eight have had a lasting impact on my perspective. 1.   Co-Intelligence   by  Ethan Mollick My favorite AI maven presents the ultimate explainer on how tools like chatGPT and Claude can make us smarter. 2.   The Twentysomething Treatment   by  Meg Jay With clarity and compassion, a leading clinical psychologist offers powerful insight on what causes—and cures—quarterlife crises. 3.   Somehow   by  Anne Lamott An eloquent meditation from a beloved author on the process of judging less and caring more. 4.    Says Who?   by  Anne Curzan A linguist serves up a guide to using words that will delight everyone who loves language—and put the...