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Comprehensive Therapy Services in Los Angeles: A Holistic Approach to Family Well-being

In the bustling and vibrant city of Los Angeles, the demands of modern life can take a toll on families, children, and marriages. To navigate these challenges and foster healthy relationships, many turn to professional therapy services. Whether you are seeking family therapy, a child psychologist, a child therapist, or a marriage therapist, Los Angeles offers a plethora of expert options to meet your needs.

Family Therapy Los Angeles

Family dynamics can be complex, with each member bringing their own experiences, emotions, and perspectives to the table. Family therapy in Los Angeles aims to address these complexities by providing a safe and structured environment where families can communicate openly and work through issues together. Experienced family therapists help families improve communication, resolve conflicts, and build stronger, more supportive relationships. They utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques tailored to the unique needs of each family, ensuring that every member's voice is heard and valued.

Child Psychologist Los Angeles

Children face a myriad of developmental, emotional, and psychological challenges as they grow. A child psychologist in Los Angeles specializes in understanding these challenges and providing effective interventions. Whether a child is dealing with anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, or learning disabilities, a child psychologist can offer valuable insights and support. Through assessments, therapy sessions, and collaboration with parents and schools, child psychologists help children overcome obstacles and thrive both academically and socially.

Child Therapist Los Angeles

Similar to child psychologists, child therapists in Los Angeles focus on the emotional and mental well-being of children. However, child therapists often employ a range of therapeutic approaches, including play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and art therapy, to engage children in ways that are meaningful and effective for them. Child therapists work closely with families to address issues such as trauma, grief, family transitions, and behavioral problems. Their goal is to provide children with the tools they need to express their feelings, develop coping strategies, and build resilience.

Marriage Therapist Los Angeles

Maintaining a healthy and fulfilling marriage requires effort and dedication from both partners. When conflicts arise or communication breaks down, a marriage therapist in Los Angeles can offer the guidance and support needed to restore harmony. Marriage therapists are skilled in helping couples navigate a range of issues, including intimacy concerns, financial stress, parenting disagreements, and infidelity. Through couples therapy, partners learn to understand each other's needs, improve communication, and strengthen their emotional connection. The goal is to foster a relationship that is both satisfying and enduring.

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[lesbiansovereverything]

EVERLYN

A female family member of mine got married to a man in the middle of the COVID pandemic. So I watched the heterosexual coupling via Zoom. She wore a white dress with a long flowing train and a veil that hid her face; a spectacle of patriarchal heteronormativity. After the vows were said, and just before kissing the bride, her husband turned to the camera and announced with glee, “This is the first time we will be kissing!” They had been dating for three years.

In that moment, I saw the future and person my family had envisioned and engineered for me. One that I had escaped by coming out. The box and script that I was supposed to fit into and follow was made visible in the person of my relative and I mourned for her – wishing that this was what she genuinely wanted and had chosen and not the script that she was unconsciously following in order to win the approval of her parents and her community. But I’ve also known her since birth and I mourned because I knew different.

I’d escaped the same fate by coming out at 19. My rebellion had begun long before that in small ways, easily dismissed by family and community as eccentricisms that would be corrected once I followed the “plan.” But coming out as a lesbian sealed the deal for my family – as it was THE scarlet letter that could never be erased from my forehead. For me, however, it was a joyfully revelatory catalyst that embedded in me the surety that I could eschew scripts, jump from boxes, carve a life without templates of heterosexism, gender conformity, and sexual confinement – a knowledge that I had the freedom to choose something other than the life that had been set out by society and family.

My brother reacted by saying, “I feel as if you’re getting away with something. I just don’t know what.” I didn’t either – not then. But now I do. Somewhere deep inside, without having the words for it, I knew that what I wanted as a child–to be a Renaissance Woman who felt free to pursue a life of intellectual, physical, and creative freedom–was impossible under the regime of heteronormativity and female sexual subjugation that I saw all around me. And so many years later, having come out publicly at age 19, I look back and can honestly say that I am that Renaissance Woman I envisioned myself to be when I was seven.

*Everlyn Hunter immigrated to the US from Jamaica at the age of 14. Her educational accomplishments include Masters and Doctoral degrees in Psychology, as well as a diploma from Vancouver Film School in Writing for Television and Film. Concurrent with her professional work, Everlyn has held numerous leadership roles as a board member of non-profit human rights, Jewish, and LGBT organizations. Dr. Hunter currently lives in Los Angeles where she works as a Psychologist. In her spare time, she is a student pilot who loves flying, and an aspiring jazz vocalist. She is currently working on her first full length novel.

[morbidology]

Judith Barsi was a bright and promising young actress whose life was tragically cut short at the tender age of ten. Despite her short life, she made a significant impact on Hollywood, capturing hearts with her talent and charm. However, behind the scenes, Judith was living a life of fear and abuse, which ultimately led to her untimely death.

Judith Eva Barsi was born on June 6, 1978, in Los Angeles, California, to Hungarian immigrants József and Maria Barsi. Judith's talent was evident from a young age, and by the time she was five, she had begun to make her mark in the entertainment industry. Her career took off quickly; she appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, and films. With her expressive eyes, innocent voice, and natural acting ability, Judith became a beloved child star in the 1980s.

One of Judith’s most notable roles was as the voice of Ducky in the animated film The Land Before Time (1988), a role that endeared her to audiences around the world. She also voiced Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), another popular animated film. In addition to her voice acting, Judith appeared in several television series, including Cheers and Growing Pains, and starred in made-for-TV movies such as Fatal Vision (1984).

While Judith's career flourished, her home life was far from ideal. Behind closed doors, she endured severe emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her father, József Barsi. A volatile and controlling man, József’s abusive behavior escalated over the years, fueled by his alcoholism and paranoia. He frequently threatened to kill both Judith and her mother, Maria, if they ever tried to leave him. Maria took steps to protect Judith. She sought help from authorities and even moved out temporarily, but the system ultimately failed them.

József's abusive behavior was well known to friends and neighbors, who often heard shouting and violent outbursts from the Barsi home. Judith herself began showing signs of distress, pulling out her eyelashes and engaging in other behaviors indicative of severe emotional trauma. Her acting coaches and colleagues noticed her increasing anxiety, and at one point, she was taken to a child psychologist who documented the signs of abuse. However, despite these warning signs, no decisive action was taken to remove Judith from the dangerous situation.

On July 25, 1988, József Barsi carried out his threats in a brutal and horrific manner. In the early hours of the morning, he shot and killed Judith while she slept in her bed. He then murdered Maria before taking his own life. The bodies were discovered by authorities after concerned neighbors reported hearing gunshots.

[ariel-seagull-wings]

X-MEN: PRESENT

@a-roguish-gambit @thealmightyemprex @professorlehnsherr-almashy @amalthea9

@the-blue-fairie

@knivxsanddespair @acearcane

MAIN SETTING: HAVEN INSTITUTE FOR MUTANT DEVELOPMENT (EDUCATION AND OUTREACH), NEW ORLEANS

FIELD TEAM

Leader: Anna Marie Lebeau (Rogue)

Remy Etienne Lebeau (Gambit)

James Logan Howlett (Wolverine)

Ororo Iqadi Munroe (Storm)

Kevin Sidney (Morph)

Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler)

Henry ‘Hank’ Phillip McCoy (Beast)

FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS

Jubilee went to live in Los Angeles to take the courses of Architecture and Graphic Design on CAL Arts in the neighboring city of Santa Clarita, and works to later expand her knowledge and career possibilities by taking the course of Game Design in the University of Southern California.

She still keeps contact with the other X-Men, has gained more experience as a fighter to defend herself and other people in danger, occasionally joins the team to help as reserve in field missions, and has found other young mutants who are going through the same situation she went of fending for themselves, taking them to live with her teammates as students of the new school they found in New Orleans.

Scott and Jean now live in Sitka, Alaska, raising their eight year old son Nathan and their two year old daughter Rachel.

Jean works as a psychologist, while Scott works as a journalist.

Happily married, Rogue and Gambit are now the content owners of three cats: Lucifer, Oliver and Fígaro.

While being officially married to each other, Ororo and Logan also have an open polyamorous relationship with Kurt and Morph. They intend to have a child together in the future, but for now they focus on enjoying each other’s love.

Hank has reunited with Carly, and the two are now happily married and expecting twins (future godchildren of the other X-Men team members), which makes his role in the battlefield smaller compared to his other teammates since he wishes to be a present husband and father. Nowadays Hank mainly helps his friends from home as a technology expert.

[hislittleraincloud]

Wildlings wilin' out in the wild.

Oh sure, because the novelization's voice is totally how Wednesday writes. ... ...

The novel she was writing on-screen covered the events of the season, so whatever we saw her do was in her voice.

Wednesday's thoughts aren't anything like what Mejia wrote, given the text of her novel that we did see, where she wrote about being assessed:

...across from her? Two meters and twenty stone of muscle and unresolved Oedipal ennui, the attendant resembled nothing less than several Polish kielbasas mashed together and forced to don hospital scrubs. The most cursory of assessments, by any measure of the imagination, would easily conclude that this man could almost certainly crush Viper’s skull with the ease of a child popping a cherry tomato. Though between the constellation of burst blood vessels around his eyes and jowls, or the faint and unmistakably cirrhotic odor on his breath — most of which emanated from his mouth, of course — Viper estimated that the man’s predisposition for cinnamon schnapps and lard-braised pork shoulder would send him to an early grave within the year.

And only then did Viper remind herself that in fact she did pose a threat…at least on paper, and at least according to the “professionals” so appointed by the court. Indeed, if one were to place any stock in the opinions of the teams of criminal psychologists and “mental health experts” hand-selected by the Macon County District Attorney’s Office, not only was Viper clinically insane, but she posed a grave threat to society.

Escape was her only option. Viper was an admirer of the master escapologist, Harry Houdini and had also watched the Steve McQueen classic “The Great Escape” on at least a dozen occasions. It was only one of three films that her Uncle Julius kept in his personal 35mm collection. He had a screening room in his Hollywood Hills mansion. It was rumored that the decrepit pile had once belonged to Elsa Lancaster, the original Bride of Frankenstein. The house was modeled after the Alahambra, entangled with purple-hued bougainvillea and boasted enviable jetliner views of the City of Angels. Viper was not a fan of Los Angeles or any West Coast city for that matter. But she did love her Uncle and would sit for hours listening to his stories of the Golden Age of Hollywood. If she managed to escape, she determined to…

3. Canon Wednesday writes for senior h.s. and college level readability (tested on her canon text, not the text I wrote):

4. Not saying that Mejia should've written it in the exact style with the exact vocabulary level as Canon Wednesday, but for fuck's sake. Read that sentence.

5. Y'all are insulting Canon Wednesday by merely suggesting that.

[bestwenclairfics]

Again not a fic or wenclair post but I just rewatched Wednesday and finally I had answer about how is Wednesday voice in her Viper's novel. I always was curious if would be too novelist or write like a fanfic writer or both. ---- Extract from Viper de la Muerte (Wednesday show scene):

"across from her? Two meters and twenty stone of muscle and unresolved Ocdipal ennui, the attendant resembled nothing less than severa Polish kielbasas mashed together and forced to don hospital scrube. The most cursory of assessments, by any measure of the imagination, would easily conclude that this man could almost certainly crush Viper's skull with the ease of a child popping a cherry tomato. Though between the constellation of burst blood vessels around his eyes and jowls, or the faint but unmistakably cirrhotic odor on his breath-most of which emanated from his mouth, of course-Viper estimated that the man's predisposition for cinnamon schnapps and lard-braised pork shoulder would send him to an early grave within the year.

And only then did Viper remind herlself that in fact she did pose a threat… at least on paper, and at least according to the "professionals" so appointed by the court. Indeed, if one were to place any stock in the opinions of the teams of criminal psychologists and "mental health experts" hand-selected by the Macon County District Attorney's Office, not only was Viper clinically insane, but she posed a grave threat to society.

Escape was her only option. Viper was an admirer of the master escapologist, Harry Houdini and had also watched the Steve McQueen classic "The Great Escape" on at least a dozen occasions. It was only one of three films that her Uncle Julius' kept in his personal 35mm collection. He had a screening room in his Hollywood Hills mansion. I has rumored that the decrepit pile had once belonged to Elsa Lancaster, the original Bride of Frankenstein. The house was modeled after the (Alhsabra), entangled with purple-hued bougainvillea and boasted enviable jutliner views of the City of Angels. Viper was not a fan od Los Angeles or any West Quest city for that matter. But she (untangible) love her Uncle and would sit for hours listening his stories of the Golden Age of Hollywood. If she managed to escape, she determined that she would seek temporary sanctuary with him. As a fellow black sheep, (untangible) was the only member of her (labyrinthine) family who would understand the precarious nature of her current predicament. ---------

*Note: Word that I can't read it well just go between ( - )

[coochiequeens]

Since I touched on this with the articles about Jojo Siwa already planning on having 1 girl and 2 boys and the twibling article with the gay men who just happened to have had two boys through surrogacy ........

Rise in parents engaging in sex-selection during IVF has the fertility biz booming

By Cassy Fiano-Chesser | May 14, 2024 

The fertility industry has opened new doors for countless would-be parents across the globe, and it’s not just doors allowing them to have children. Thanks to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), people can create their children and then have them tested to ensure they meet all the right specifications. While this brave new world sounds like something out of a science fiction novel, it’s all too real – and using IVF to select the kind of child you want is becoming more and more common.

In 2021, socialite and reality television alum Paris Hilton announced her plans to use IVF to create her family, and choosing the sex of her babies was one of the reasons. “Well, we have been doing the IVF. So I can pick twins if I like. Kim [Kardashian] is actually the one who told me about that, I didn’t even know anything about it. And I’m happy she told me that advice, and introduced me to her doctor, so yeah. We have them all ready to go,” she said, continuing, “I think it’s just something most women should do, just to have. And then you can pick if you want boys or girls — just because I really want to have twins that are a boy and a girl. The only way to 100% get that is by making it happen that way.”

Hilton is hardly alone. The number of people foregoing sex in favor of IVF in order to have children is growing — as is sex selection. Though, according to the Daily Mail, sex selection is illegal in most of the globe, it isn’t in the United States, and it’s become trendy.

“The market is the size of the human race,” Jeffrey Steinberg, founder of the Fertility Institutes in Los Angeles, said in an interview with Slate. He claimed 85% of his clients are drawn in by the idea of choosing their baby’s sex.

Sex selection has long been practiced, albeit not using IVF; instead, parents sometimes found out the sex of their baby during an ultrasound, and if it was the “wrong” sex, they sought an abortion. Though this has typically been a way to bolster a cultural preference for boys, Slate pointed out that in the United States, it’s become the opposite: the market is skewed toward girls.

Sharon Moayeri, the founder of OC Fertility in Newport Beach, California, does not market the ability to choose the baby’s sex as aggressively as Steinberg does, and therefore, said only around 15% of her clients arrive without fertility issues. Another doctor at the medical center at the University of California San Francisco told Slate that “single mothers by choice, same-sex couples, and families with a history of autism” were typically more likely to request girls. A study also found that white parents having their first child chose female embryos 70% of the time.

"When I think about having a child that’s a boy, it’s almost a repulsion, like, Oh my God, no,” one woman said.

Another argued, “Boy children tend to be less caring towards their parents. It doesn’t really matter if it’s socialized or biological. It’s probably socialized, but I can’t change all of society.”

And because laws in other countries ban sex selection, thousands of people fly to the United States each year just to take advantage of this country’s lax fertility regulations. And it means big business for the fertility industry.

“It’s a moneymaking industry,” Laura Kerwin, a Harvard-trained psychologist, told Slate. “People need to realize that [clinics] have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to make money. They’re trying to sell you on an option.”

There is little to no oversight within the fertility industry, meaning there is little to no information on what the current state of the industry is. “We do not even know how many frozen embryos we have in this country,” Margaret Marsh, a professor at Rutgers University, told the Atlantic, explaining that the last count — 400,000 — was 20 years ago. “[Today] we have no idea.”

The Atlantic also noted that 75% of fertility clinics advertise sex-selection as an offered service, allowing people to undergo IVF simply because they want to choose if they have a boy or a girl. Steinberg told the Atlantic this “service” makes the fertility industry approximately $90 million each year.

Steinberg also scoffed at the notion of increased regulations, saying it is “putting the handcuffs on scientists.” Then, using pro-abortion terminology, he added, “If there’s anything society should have learned, it’s ‘Keep their hands off of people’s reproductive choices’.”

IVF, though often described as a way to help heartbroken infertile couples to create families, has created a monster in which children are no longer treated as human beings, but as products to be designed, engineered, and then sold to the highest bidder upon demand. And as these embryonic children are products, they can be screened, destroyed, traded, and even turned into jewelry.

Any attempts to cut back on this commodification is swiftly attacked as cruelty towards the infertile — but what about the children being created? What will it take for the line to be drawn and a stop be placed on this reproductive free-for-all?

I checked on that statement about embryos turned into jewelry and found articles mostly dating back to 2018. But it did happen.

https://www.genethique.org/jewellery-made-from-supernumerary-embryos-obtained-after-ivf/?lang=en

"When I think about having a child that’s a boy, it’s almost a repulsion, like, Oh my God, no,” one woman said. While I get that I'm still creeped out about this being a big international business.

[typingtess]

NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Rewatch:    “Body Stitchers”

The basics:  Alleged artists and confirmed killers the Body Stitchers are back.

Written by:  Adam G. Key & Frank Military

Adam George Key co-wrote "Monster" with Frank Military, "Searching" with Kyle Harimoto and “Land of Wolves” with Justin Kohlas.  Key also played LAPD Officer Harrison in four episodes in seasons 11 and 12.

Military wrote or co-wrote "Little Angels", "Deliverance", "Lockup", "The Job", "Greed", "Betrayal", "Crimeleon", "Vengeance", "Out of the Past" Part One, "Rude Awakenings" Part Two, season four’s finale "Descent", season five’s premiere "Ascension", "Allegiance", "Spoils of War", "Black Budget", "SEAL Hunter", "Rage", "Unspoken", "Unlocked Mind", "Revenge Deferred", "The Seventh Child", "Crazy Train", "Uncaged", "The Silo", "Monster", "Line in the Sand", season ten opener "To Live and Die in Mexico", "The Patton Project", "Better Angels", "False Flag", "A Bloody Brilliant Plan", "Code of Conduct" "Raising the Dead", "Through the Looking Glass", "Indentured" and “Down the Rabbit Hole”. 

He also appeared as Donald Kessler in "Raising the Dead" and several other episodes in photos.

Directed by:  Suzanne Saltz directed "Outside the Lines", "Murder of Crows", "Sundown" and “MWD”.

Guest stars of note:  Alicia Coppola as FBI Senior Special Agent Lisa Rand, Rob Nagle as Albert “Al” Barrington/Plague Doctor, Tobias Jelinek as Bobby Griffin/Wolf, Matt Kelly as Justin Tucker/Clown are all back from “Monster” - that delightful Easter Sunday season nine episode.  Teya Patt as Cindy Ferguson/Faceless Mask replaces Kerrie Blaisdell who played this role in “Monster”.  Richard Gant as Raymond Hanna is back from “Game of Drones”.  JD Cullum as FBI Forensic Psychologist Mark Collins, Derrick A. King as Michael Jeffries, Adrian Elizondo as Philip Guerrero and Antony Del Rio as Alexander Hughes.

Our heroes:  Try, try, try again.

What important things did we learn about:

Callen:  Away on assignment – he always misses these wacky Body Stitchers. Sam:  Pulled away from the case for a terrorist threat in San Pedro. Kensi:  Not thrilled to be dealing with Cindy Ferguson again.    Deeks:   Not thrilled by any of this. Fatima:   Working late. Rountree:   Heard about the Body Stitchers case in the Academy. Kilbride:  Wants the team to stop whining about losing the bad guys the first time and get them this time.

What not so important things did we learn about:

Callen:   Absent. Sam:   Cleaning up after Arkady in Sam’s own backyard. Kensi:    Working with Agent Rand for a lot of the episode. Deeks:   Working with Sam for a lot of the episode. Fatima:   In charge of freeing the Body Stitchers almost victim. Rountree:  Catches a Body Stitcher on his own. Kilbride:  Warns the team that they can help on this case as long as NCIS doesn’t need them.

Where in the world is Henrietta Lange?  No mention today.

Who's down with OTP:   Not a lot of OTP time today.

Who's down with BrOTP:  Not a BrOTP episode either.

Fashion review:   Black, long-sleeve tee for Sam.  Kensi has on a wine-colored long-sleeve v-neck tee.  Deeks wears a very pale blue/nearly grey henley.  Fatima is wearing a purple turtleneck.  Rountree has on a charcoal grey pullover sweater under a denim jacket with a leather collar.  Admiral Kilbride is in his usual three-piece suit with a pale blue dress shirt and a blue tie with a darker blue paisley tie.   

Music:   “Gravy Train” by Lettuce is playing while Raymond is having breakfast.

Any notable cut scene:   None today.

Quote:  Sam:  “I'm just a government employee.  Explain it to me.” Ferguson:  “He's a great master, like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Renoir.  These humans who changed the world with their imagination and a pencil.” Sam:  “So Vincent is a master artist?” Ferguson:  “Yeah, Vincent, like Vincent van Gogh.  Uh... You know?” (mimics cutting her ear) Sam:  “Yeah.” Ferguson:  “He's the great master behind the bodies.  It's his vision.  We're just his apprentices, learning the art.” Sam:  “The art of sewing bodies together?” Ferguson:  “God. Isn't it beautiful?”

Anything else:    Lots of previously-s from “Monster”.  And the weirdos are back doing weirdo things.  This time with extra self-importance.

Raymond is having breakfast, listening to tunes when Sam walks in with a cigar butt.  Raymond feigns ignorance but there are four others in the backyard.  Raymond starts to call Callen – obviously an investigation must be started.  When told Callen is out of town, Raymond suggests bumping it up to the SecNav.  Seems the cigars don’t belong to Raymond – he doesn’t smoke.  But Arkady does.  Raymond made a friend not to Sam’s liking.  The family fun is interrupted by a call – Sam’s being called to the office.  Leaving, Sam bars Arkady from the house.

Rountree is waiting as Kensi walks into the office.  Agent Rand from the FBI called.  Kensi speaks highly of Rand and asks why Rand called.  Rountree tells her about the “legendary” case while he was in the Academy about killers who make Frankenstein monsters out of their victims.  There was scuttlebutt Rountree heard about another agency being involved in the case.  Kensi said they were all in a dark place after the case.

Up in Ops, Kensi and Rountree join Deeks and Fatima.  Agent Rand is on the big screen.  In a different Zoom box is Special Agent Zachary Collins from the BAU.  The FBI heard the group is back in LA.  Rand sends Fatima some pictures from a the “Body Stitchers” last crime scene.  It freaks Fatima out a little and Rand apologizes. 

Rountree asks for a motive.  Collins explains the killers think they are creating some kind of art and make money selling the event as art on the dark web.  The money gives the killers the freedom to move around largely undetected.  Collins thinks the motive is also sexual – the killers meshed violence and sex together as young people and are acting on it. 

The Body Stitchers have been seen in the US, Central and South America.  The FBI has gotten close several times but just missed.  Deeks asks why.  Collins tells the group – including an arriving Admiral Kilbride that the killers aren’t stupid.  They set up, do their thing and move on.  They avoid common ports of entry and regularly purchase new identities on the dark web.

The Admiral puts his foot down – this is not a military related action, the OSP’s involvement will be limited.  If NCIS needs the team or a team member, they’re out of the case.  Rand is fine with that – the OSP is the only agency ever to interact with the killers.  As advisors or part of the task force, the FBI wants NCIS to offer whatever they can.  Kensi tells the Admiral the case is unfinished business for the team.  No, it is unfinished business for the FBI, he replies.  Deeks brings up Lt. Commander Weir but Lt. Commander Weir was a random crime victim and not killed because of his service.  Kensi brings up how he was killed and the Admiral relents – NCIS will be mildly involved.  Rand is grateful. 

Sam, Kensi and Deeks arrive at the crime scene.  Rand is there with the dead guy and Collins from BAU.  Collins introduces himself as Mark Collins which is weird since he was Zachary Collins about five minutes ago.  Sam asks when did the FBI figure out the killers were back in LA.  Rand explains a woman named Staci Campbell was murdered.  Suspect Michael Jeffries got a text with photo of all the body parts used to sew the “art” together.  Sam notices freezer burn on the dead people’s shoulder.  That makes sense to Collins – if they don’t have enough parts to sew together, the killers have to preserve the parts they do have.

Kensi asks about Jeffries, who is in custody but there isn’t much to hold him.  He’ll likely be cut lose in a few hours since a judge turned down their warrant request to search Jeffries’s apartment.  He was only seen with the dead woman a few hours before her death – that’s not enough.  Sam, Deeks and Collins are off to interview Jeffries, Kensi and Rand are teaming up.

Just after the men leave, a young female FBI agent has something to show Kensi and Rand.  There was a locked room, now opened.  Inside are a lot of dead bodies.

While Collins is interviewing Jeffries in interrogation, Sam is in the main room of the boatshed talking about how the four people in the case lied right to his face.  They killed people and sewed them back together.  “And we had them.”   The Admiral arrives and wants Sam to stop “wallowing in the fact that you missed something” and tell him what Sam learned.

Sam said the killers knew exactly how to manipulate the investigation.  Deeks chimes in that the killings themselves, the planning, the execution – “the intelligence was off the charts.”  They did not present themselves as smart.  Collins joins the group.  Jeffries knows the FBI and NCIS have nothing so he’s going to be released soon.  Sam asks about Jeffries, who doesn’t really work, just short-sells stock online.  He has no connection to the killers, just lives in the same building as murder victim Staci Campbell.

Fatima pops up on the plasma to connect Kensi and Rand.  The only person to see Campbell and Jeffries together is the super in their share apartment building.  They are going over to interview the super now. 

The Admiral tells Sam and Deeks to remember who they are, put the past in the past and “get this thing done.” 

In interview, Deeks just stares across the table at Jeffries while Sam sits near the door.  Jeffries is about to speak when Sam tells him to “hold that thought.”  Deeks talks about the smell of the sea around them, the ocean breeze and how these things hide a cold, hard truth.  Jeffries tells them he did not kill Campbell.  They were neighbors but he never touched her.

That’s not the truth, Sam tells Jeffries.  Deeks explains that Jeffries is surrounded by frustrated and angry agents from several government agencies.  “We’re hungry and you’re the only thing on the menu,” Sam says.  Jeffries is keeping up – the kitchen is closed, he didn’t kill Campbell.  Deeks brings up his connection to the killers, killers who executed a member of the US Navy.  That’s federal lock-up. 

Sam pushes the idea that they have proof that Jeffries has provided financial assistance to the killers.  Jeffries admits he’s a fan – “people love true crime and serial killers.”   He though the body parts came from grave robberies or morgues.  He didn’t think they were being killed for the art.

Outside Jeffries’s apartment building, Kensi and Rand approach Phillip Guerrero, the super.  He’s trimming some hedges in the building’s courtyard.  He liked Campbell, “good tenant, nice girl.”  Guerrero saw Campbell and Jeffries walk into the courtyard.  They were chatting about food delivery people leaving too many menus by the mailbox area.  As the conversation goes on, Guerrero brings up “Mrs. Jeffries”.  Rand thinks wife but it actually Jeffries’s mother.  She’s in bad health – an invalid after a partial stroke a month ago.  Guerrero drops off food deliveries from time to time – he likes her.

There is no response from Mrs. Jeffries after they knock on the door.   Guerrero lets himself in to see if she’s OK.  While he’s looking around, Kensi checks in with Rountree.  He’s trying to chase the killer’s money but it all leads to offshore accounts which are dead ends.  As Rountree finishes, Guerrero runs from the apartment, horrified and unable to breathe.  Kensi and Rand enter the apartment.  They find Mrs. Jeffries in the bathtub.  Kensi and Rand flee the premises when they get a whiff of sulfuric acid fumes.

Outside, Kensi provides the team an update.  The building has been evacuated due to the health concerns around sulfuric acid.  Guerrero breathed in too much and is getting treated.  Kensi assures everyone she and Rand ran out as soon as they understood what was in the air.  Collins notes that sulfuric acid is easy to find so tracing its purchase will be tough.  This fact annoys Sam. 

A titanium knee pretty much identifies the woman in the bathtub as Mrs. Jeffries.  Collins offers the idea that Jeffries killed her because she had incriminating info on her son.  This doesn’t work for Rand.  Based on the lack of damage to the bathtub, Mrs. Jeffries is likely dead only 12-hours.  Jeffries has been in custody for over a day.

Sam, Deeks and Collins ask Jeffries about his mother, why he didn’t mention an older, sick woman alone in his apartment while he was in custody.  Sam tells Jeffries his mother is dead and he seems genuinely surprised. 

Jeffries blames Collins for his mother’s death.  The killers would know the Feds were in town while they were planning their show.  He had a ticket to go but couldn’t because he was in custody.  The killer thought he was selling them out and since they couldn’t kill him, they killed his mother as a message.  Collins thinks Jeffries’s mother knew he killed Campbell and he paid someone to kill his mother.  Jeffries is willing to trade info on the dark web he has about the show for witness protection.

Rountree gets to the Body Stitchers’s website on the dark web.  It’s been cleaned out but they access to the e-mail server and will be able to track the killers to their next website.  Kensi calls in with Rand.  Mrs. Jeffries right hand was sawed off before she was put in the acid bath. 

Fatima found the new website with a new live video going out shortly.  Everything is password protected but she’s working her way in.  In the live stream, everything is set up but nobody is there.  The stream is coming from an abandoned movie theater in Woodland Hills. 

As the team is about to leave, a terrorist warning come in based on an OSP case in San Pedro.  The Admiral has to send something to deal with San Pedro since it is an NCIS priority.  Sam goes.  Deeks and Collins are off to Woodland Hills. 

Kensi, Deeks, Rountree and Fatima pull up with Rand and Collins leading the FBI.  SWAT is on their way but not expected for 30-minutes.  The teams can’t wait and enter the theater.   There are 16-theaters.  Everyone breaks off to clear their own theaters.  Fatima and Rountree are in five, Kensi is in theater six.  Deeks enters a theater on his own.  He’s worried the place is too big – too many places to hide.  He starts looking around as one of the FBI agents notes the comms in the theater barely work.

Outside of theater seven, Rand find the group at theater eight.  Kensi and Collins are on their way.   A shot is fired during the “art” event, dropping one of the killers on the stage.  Rand is as surprised as the killers.  She yells FBI and seems stunned that everyone runs.  One of the killers, Barrington, is chased by the young FBI agent who showed the team the dead bodies earlier in the episode.  Barrington drops his knife in his right hand but has a really small boxcutter in his left palm.  When the FBI agent tries to cuff the killer, he stabs her in the throat just as Collins arrives.  As Barrington flees, Collins calls for an EMT.

The young agent claims she’s fine so Collins goes after Barrington.  In a hallway, he runs into Deeks.  The two startle the hell out of each other.  They search as a team for Barrington.

In the theater, Fatima is having the planned victim released from the board he is strapped to with the help of the FBI.  Another FBI agent removes the mask of the dead killer – it is Bobby Griffin.  Everyone wonders who shot him.

Kensi finds Cindy Ferguson trying to escape and quickly cuffs her.  “You’re not getting away, again,” Kensi tells her.

Justin Tucker, the fourth killer, runs right to where Rountree is searching.  Tucker pulls out a big knife, which Rountree insists he drop.  An elevator ping and opens, giving Tucker a way to escape.  Rountree tries to get to the elevator before the door closes but doesn’t make it.  On comms, he warns everyone that Tucker taking the elevator down.  Collins says he’s nearby but the elevator barely moves before Tucker shuts it down.

Outside the elevator, Rountree and Rand try to talk Tucker into surrendering.  Rand demands a cellphone.  He wants to speak to Vincent, the last living master.  Rountree and Rand have no idea what he’s talking about.

Deeks is in a projection room when he hears Collins call “Agent down.”  Deeks finds Collins, who says Barrington stabbed him in the neck.  With the comms are failing, Deeks goes after Barrington when Collins says he’s alright.  Deeks finds a fire exit and starts making his way down.

In the theater where all the killing was going to go on, Fatima with Kensi and Deeks are talking to Alexander, the man who nearly was killed.  She has photos on her phone of the Body Stitchers and Alexander recognizes a few of them but wonders why they don’t have a photo of the main guy – “Master”. 

Cutting a deal, Tucker will come back to the NCIS/FBI floor and turn himself in if he can speak to Vincent.  He does go to the NCIS/FBI floor where he cuts his own throat in front of the NCIS and FBI teams.

Kensi has a very tough talk with Ferguson, who the FBI dropped off at the boat shed.  Ferguson doesn’t know Michael Jeffries but she’s not interested in talking to Kensi.  Talking to Kensi takes time away from the beautiful places like the Taj Mahal and not the prison cell she will call home for the rest of her life.

Out in the main room of the boatshed, Sam is back with Deeks, Rand and Collins.  The reason to call Sam away was a paperwork issue.  Collins doesn’t think Ferguson will offer up anything – she’s too committed.  While they have to cut Jeffries loose – no real reason to hold him – Jeffries lawyered up and the lawyer wants him in witness protection.  Deeks thinks that’s the next best thing to having him in custody.  Sam wants a chance to speak to Ferguson.

Ferguson remembers Sam.  He asks to speak to her without Kensi and Kensi is happy to leave.  Reintroducing himself, Sam tells Ferguson she’s being turned over to the FBI.  Ferguson doesn’t care and Sam knows that – because she’s “stupid.”  Ferguson doesn’t like that.  She really doesn’t like when Sam tells her Vincent is in custody and spilling everything he knows.  He gets time off any sentence for every crime he helps the FBI solve – crimes that will put her in prison for decades.  Ferguson doesn’t believe him but Sam says it is a done deal.

Sam would like to Ferguson explain the whole idea of Vincent being her master.  He isn’t her master, Ferguson explains, they aren’t a “cheesy cult.”  Vincent is a great master like DaVinci or Michelangelo – a great artist like Vincent Van Gogh.  Ferguson shows off her ear and pretends to cut it off.  She is an apprentice to a great master learning their art.  It is “affecting” and Sam agrees – he’ll never forget what they did.  Ferguson goes on about their art making them immortal, gods and how they’d die for Vincent.

At home, Sam is enjoying a nice dinner with his father.  Raymond jokes that he’s cooking great meals hoping it will keep him in Sam’s house.  There’s a WBA middleweight fight that night – Sam thinks the two of them should watch together but Raymond has other plans.  A honking horn outside the house is Arkady, who knows he isn’t allowed to come inside.  Raymond is off to play poker and drink some fine whiskey.  Sam isn’t happy about this.  Raymond is annoyed – he’s happy, he has a friend and someplace fun to go.  He plans to live whatever days he has left as full a life as he can have.  Raymond hits up Sam for a few hundred dollars – he’s joking.

Just after Raymond leaves, Rand calls.  She’s sure they missed something.  Jeffries’s mother was dead for at least 48-hours based on the blood lividity tests.  He killed her – Jeffries wasn’t in custody at that time.  And if he removed his mother’s hand, he’s part of the Body Stitchers.  Sam wants another crack at Jeffries, who is being taken to an FBI safehouse in San Diego by Collins.   Sam calls with an apology to Fatima but he needs her help.  She has Kaleidoscope searching the cameras around the theater.  They are looking for video of Barrington leaving. 

Saying “Dementia can eat my shorts,” Raymond returns home with a large wad of cash.  He throws it to Sam, who was snoozing in the living room.  When Raymond leaves for bed, Fatima texts Sam – “You need to see this.”

There is video of Barrington leaving the theater through a back door.  There is someone wearing a dress shirt holding the door open for Barrington.  A flashback shows a wounded Collins getting up and letting Barrington out of the theater.

In a car, Collins is joined with Barrington, who is sure the entire state of California is looking for him.  Collins tells Barrington he updated the killer’s profile saying Barrington is likely to return to his home in Orlando.  Collins plans to have him on a beach half-way around the world.

Sam contacts Rand with questions about Collins.  Rand met Collins during the Body Stitchers case.  He’s profiled many serial killers, a logical addition to the team. 

In Collins’s car, Jeffries joins Barrington and Collins with a “gift from his mother, I thought she could give us a hand” – it’s a cooler.  Collins is relieved they got rid of the amateurs – Griffin, Tucker and Ferguson – who were only going to get them caught.  Another flashback shows Collins killing Griffin from the theater’s projection room. 

The plan is for Barrington and Jeffries to lay low for a good long time.  Collins gives them envelopes with new identities and $10,000.  There will be more cash when needed.  Down the road, they will reunite and change their art.  Make a body with three arms, five legs and a head growing out of its stomach.  “What would Picasso or Dali do?”

Rand tells Sam that Collins and Jeffries never made it to the safe house in San Diego – they were due hours ago.  She’s worried something happened to Collins.  Reviewing Collins’s interrogation of Jefferies, Sam sees Collins run his hand through his hair and showing Jeffries his ear.  Sam flashes back to Ferguson and her Vincent Van Gogh remarks.  Sam tells Rand that Collins is Vincent. 

What head canon can be formed from here:  “Monster” was a really well done episode that was also a one and done hour.  No need to stop on USA or ION when you see it is rerunning there.  It was clever (if disgusting) and rarely does the team get beaten by the bad guys at the end.  There was also the introduction of Spencer Williams and all that would unfold in the Mosley storyline.

This wasn’t that.  A little lighter on the gore, though only a little, a lot more muddled in the storytelling.  Hated the idea that what we thought were these clever psychopaths were actually just lemmings following a serial killer who was working for the FBI.  It takes away the accomplishment of the “Monster” episode.

Always happy to see Rand but Collins (with three names here – Zachary, Mark and eventually Vincent) was going to be one of two things – the red-shirted member of the team or one of the killers. 

Did like the Sam and Raymond storyline bracketing the episode.  Raymond putting his foot down about living his life the best he can as long as he can was good to see.  Sam has his father’s best interests at heart but Raymond lived a long life and planned to enjoy what he had.

Also liked that Rountree learned about the case in the FBI Academy.  A reminder how much younger he is than the rest of the team that participated in the case.

Kudos to Callen who missed both of these episodes with the Body Stitchers. 

Episode number:     The third episode of season 14.  Episode 305 overall.

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Long read from the New York Times, but compelling. Titled "Where are the Students?".

Empty seats

If you’re a child — or a former child — you know how hard it can be to summon the energy to leave the house each day for school. It’s early in the morning, and you are tired. Maybe you have a test or a social situation that’s making you anxious. Staying in bed often seems easier.

For as long as schools have existed, so have these morning struggles. Nonetheless, children overcame them almost every day, sometimes with a strong nudge from parents. Going to school was the normal thing to do.

Then, suddenly, it wasn’t.

The long school closures during the Covid pandemic were the biggest disruption in the history of modern American education. And those closures changed the way many students and parents think about school. Attendance, in short, has come to feel more optional than it once did, and absenteeism has soared, remaining high even as Covid has stopped dominating everyday life.

On an average day last year — the 2022-23 school year — close to 10 percent of K-12 students were not there, preliminary state data suggests. About one quarter of U.S. students qualified as chronically absent, meaning that they missed at least 10 percent of school days (or about three and a half weeks). That’s a vastly higher share than before Covid.

Thomas Dee

“I’m just stunned by the magnitude,” said Thomas Dee, a Stanford economist who has conducted the most comprehensive study on the issue.

This surge of absenteeism is one more problem confronting schools as they reopen for a new academic year. Students still have not made up the ground they lost during the pandemic, and it’s much harder for them to do so if they are missing from the classroom.

Losing the habit

In Dee’s study, he looked for explanations for the trend, and the obvious suspects didn’t explain it. Places with a greater Covid spread did not have higher lingering levels of absenteeism, for instance. The biggest reason for the rise seems to be simply that students have fallen out of the habit of going to school every day.

Consistent with this theory is the fact that absenteeism has risen more in states where schools remained closed for longer during the pandemic, like California and New Mexico (and in Washington, D.C.). The chart below shows the correlation between Dee’s state data on chronic absenteeism and data from Thomas Kane, a Harvard economist, on the share of students in each state who in 2020-21 were enrolled in districts where most students were remote:

Thomas Dee (absenteeism); Thomas Kane (virtual schooling)

“For almost two years, we told families that school can look different and that schoolwork could be accomplished in times outside of the traditional 8-to-3 day,” Elmer Roldan, who runs a dropout prevention group, told The Los Angeles Times. “Families got used to that.”

Lisa Damour, a psychologist and the author of “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers,” points out that parents think they are doing the right thing when they allow an anxious child to skip a day of school. She has deep empathy for these parents, she said. Doing so often makes the child feel better in the moment. But there are costs.

“The most fundamental thing for adults to understand is that avoidance feeds anxiety,” Damour told me. “When any of us are fearful, our instinct is to avoid. But the problem with giving in to that anxiety is that avoidance is highly reinforcing.” The more often students skip school, the harder it becomes to get back in the habit of going.

Aggravating inequality

I know that some readers will wonder whether families are making a rational choice by keeping their children home, given all the problems with schools today: the unhealthily early start times for many high schools; the political fights over curriculum; the bullying and the vaping; the inequalities that afflict so many areas of American life.

And the rise in chronic absenteeism is indeed a sign that schools need help. One promising step would be to make teaching a more appealing job, Damour notes, in order to attract more great teachers.

Still, it’s worth remembering that the rise of absenteeism isn’t solving these larger problems. It is adding to those problems.

Classrooms are more chaotic places when many students are there one day and missing the next. Educational inequality increases too, because absenteeism has risen more among disadvantaged students, including students with disabilities and those from lower-income households. “Studies show that even after adjusting for poverty levels and race, children who skip more school get significantly worse grades,” The Economist explained recently.

As Hedy Chang, who runs Attendance Works, a nonprofit group focused on the problem, told The Associated Press, “The long-term consequences of disengaging from school are devastating.”

Many schools are now trying to reduce absenteeism by reaching out to families. Some school officials are visiting homes in person, while others are sending texts to parents. (This Times story goes into more detail.)

It will be a hard problem to solve. Dee’s study focused on 2021-22 — which was two years ago, and the first year after the extended Covid closures — but he notes that absenteeism appears to have fallen only slightly last year. In Connecticut, which has some of the best data (and lower absentee rates than most states), 7.8 percent of students missed school on an average day two years ago, a far higher level than before the pandemic. Last year, the rate dipped only to 7.6 percent.

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I tagged 803 of my posts in 2022

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

“All the Little Things” Press Release

WHEN A NEWBORN CHILD IS FOUND ABANDONED ON A NAVY SHIP, KENSI AND DEEKS SEARCH FOR THE MOTHER ON BOARD BEFORE SHE DIES OF COMPLICATIONS, ON “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” SUNDAY, MARCH 13

Peter Cambor Returns as Operational Psychologist Nate Getz

“All the Little Things” – When a newborn child is found abandoned on a Navy ship, Kensi and Deeks search for the mother on board before she dies of complications. Also, Nate (Peter Cambor) meets with Admiral Kilbride and learns about the CIA project from the ‘70s and ‘80s involving children, on the CBS Original series NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Sunday, March 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.

GUEST CAST:

Peter Cambor (Operational Psychologist Nate Getz)

Bar Paly (Anastasia “Anna” Kolcheck)

Jeff Kober (Harris Keane)

Oleysa Rulin (Zasha Gagarin)

Jolene Kay (NCIS Special Agent Afloat Denise Morgan)

Nikki Crawford (Navy Captain Emily Carnes)

Carolyn Grundman (Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sofia Addison)

Preston Jones (Gary Drummond)

Ty Chen (Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Hill)

Jason Woods (Navy Seaman Harold Forest)

Matt Pascua (Navy Seaman Brandon Elger)

Duncan Campbell (NCIS Special Agent Castor)

WRITTEN BY: R. Scott Gemmill

DIRECTED BY: Terrence O’Hara

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#4

Set pictures!!!! Finally! Thank god for Medalion!

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#3

So my best friends and I always make fun cake creations for each other's birthdays, and this year I made a request for the cake theme: NCIS: LA and/or Densi cake! (this friend is the one who got me into the show in the first place! And she's the one I made the croquembouche for last year.)

And boy, did she deliver! Densi adorned the outside, and "Sunshine and Gunpowder" filled the inside of this delicious, vanilla cake with lemon buttercream!

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#2

I'll do these better with much nicer frames once I get the 1080p version, but as a hold over until then...

47 notes - Posted January 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

"Kick-ass Kensi" at it again! (with an equipment assist from hubby!)

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Genie was born in 1957 in California. Her father determined that she was mentally disabled and therefore not worthy of his attention or care. He isolated her from everybody, locking her alone inside a room until she reached the age of 13. While inside this room, he kept her strapped to a toilet or enclosed in a crib. Due to her isolation, she was incapable of communicating or walking when she was finally rescued by Los Angeles child welfare authorities on 4 November, 1970. Her father would beat her with a plank wood each time she attempted to communicate with her family and would bark and growl at her like a dog to intimidate her. This instilled a severe fear of dogs which continued after she was freed. He even grew his fingernails; the sole purpose being so he could scratch at Genie is she ever “misbehaved.” After Genie was freed, she was often used as a case study for psychologists, linguists, and scientists. She was sent into care and while there seemed to be a series of breakthroughs in the beginning, there were also major setbacks; she was exploited and also abused by those who were supposed to be caring for her, she was sent to an extremely religious foster care home in which she retreated and in 1977, she managed to tell a children’s hospital that her foster parents had physically punished her when she had been sick. Following this, Genie's speech never recovered and nobody knows for sure what became of her other than she was sent to an institute for the mentally undeveloped in Southern California in 2008.

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(—) ★ spotted!! madeline lawrence on the cover of this week’s most recent tabloid! many say that the 37 year old looks like anne hathaway, but i don’t really see it. while  the psychologist turned actress is known for being bubbly my inside sources say that they have a tendency to be blunt i swear, every time i think of them, i hear the song don’t call me angel by miley cyrus, ariana grande, and lana del rey  {she/her; female} - penned by sushi

♥  𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒 ,

𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥   𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞   :   madeline grace lawrence . 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬   :   mads , maddie . 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞   :  february fourteen , nineteen eighty five . 𝐚𝐠𝐞   :   thirty seven . 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞   :   henley-on-thames , oxfordshire , uk . 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭  𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞   :    beverly hills ,   los   angeles &  borehamwood , southern hertfordshire, england ,  centre-val de Loire , france . 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫   :   cis   female .   𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   :   bisexual .

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬   :   unnamed lawrence ( actor ) , unnamed lawrence ( socialite ) . 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬   :   graham   lawrence  ( older brother ) . 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫   𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲   :  reid lawrence ( nephew ) . 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬   :   english ,   french ,  italian ,  romanian , greek , german . 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   :   actress  (career claim : anne hathaway (early years) & Gal Gadot ) . 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧   :  university of cambridge ( psychology )  . 𝐳𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜   :   aquarius . 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫   𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬   :    addison montgomery  ( grey’s anatomy ) ,   grace burgess  ( the peaky blinders ) ,   blair waldorf   ( gossip girl ) ,   haley james scott  ( one tree hill ) ,   mary stuart   ( reign ) ,    spencer hastings  ( pretty little liar’s )  .

♥  𝐓𝐇𝐄   𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 ,

age 16 : cast in first role as princess amelia mignonette thermopolis grenaldi in The princess diaries .

age 19 : meets louie wiley at oscar’s award show after being seated at the same table as him and immediately hits if off with him . the pair are hopelessly in love and become one of hollywood’s favorite couples

age 23 : discovers she is pregnant with louie’s child ( obviously ) but ultimately miscarries ; madeline withdraws from louie ultimately breaking up with him and disappearing from his life ( until now )

age 25 : completes bachelors degree for psychology and is officially licensed therapist/psychologist 

age 26-32 : focuses on work both therapist and actress wise

age 33-36 : gets into a relationship that ultimately ends up being extremely abusive after she married him at 34 ; at 36 she finally musters up the strength to leave and never look back

♥  𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐎��𝐃𝐒 ,

paid her own way through cambridge without the help of her parents thanks to blowing up as an actress .

majority of her therapy sessions with clients are hybrid ; this allows her to work as both a therapist and an actress taking majority of her clients through zoom meetings , phone calls , and text .

she only takes on fellow celebrities as patients for obvious reasons .

a long-term advocate for the Nike Foundation to raise awareness against child marriage .

she spent a week in Nicaragua to help vaccinate children against hepatitis A .

has also traveled to other countries to heed the rights of women and girls, including Kenya and Ethiopia .

was honored at Elle's Women in Hollywood tribute and won an award from the Human Rights Campaign for her philanthropy in 2008 .

is involved with charities Creative Coalition, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Human Rights Campaign .

was appointed UN Women Goodwill ambassador based on her advocacy for gender equality .

as an actress she has a net worth of $80 million .

played wonder woman in the dc universe .

super close with older brother’s former in-laws , the kennedy’s .

♥  Acting Career ,  

tba but it’s Gal Gadot mixed with early years Anne Hathaway

[aliencatcloud]

Wednesday Addams - season 1, ep.7

~6:30 minutes in, I'll transcribe what Wednesday typed (the page in her novel)

across from her? Two meters and twenty stone of muscle and unresolved Oedipal ennui, the attendant resembled nothing less than several Polish kielbasas mashed together and forced to don hospital scrubs. The most cursory of assessments, by any measure of the imagination, would easily conclude that this man could almost certainly crush Viper's skull with the ease of a child popping a cherry tomato. Though between the constellation of burst blood vessels around his eyes and jowls, or the faint but unmistakably cirrhotic odor on his breath — most of which emanated from his mouth, of course — Viper estimated that the man's predisposition for cinnamon schnapps and lard-braised pork shoulder would send him to an early grave within the year.

And only then did Viper remind herself that in fact she did pose a threat... at least on paper, and at least according to the "professionals" so appointed by the court. Indeed, if one were to place any stock in the opinions of the teams of criminal psychologists and "mental health experts" hand-selected by the Macon County District Attorney's Office, not only was Viper clinically insane, but she posed a grave threat to society.

Escape was her only option. Viper was an admirer of the master escapologist, Harry Houdini and had also watched the Steve McQueen classic "The Great Escape" on at least a dozen occasions. It was only one of the three files that her Uncle Julius' kept in his personal 35mm collection. He had a screening room in his Hollywood Hills mansion. It was rumored that the decrepit pile had once belonged to Elsa Lanchester, the original Bride of Frankenstein. The house was modeled after the Alhambra, entangled with the purple hued bougainvillea and boasted invisible jetliner views of the City of Angels, Viper was not a fan of Los Angeles or any West Coast city of that matter. But she did love her Uncle and would sit for hours listening to his stories of the Golden Age of Hollywood. If she managed to escape, she determined that she would seek temporary sanctuary with him. As a fellow black sheep, Julius was the only member of the labyrinthine family who would understand the precarious nature of her current predicament.

ok that's it! since i cant take screenshots of the precise second, i paused in moments around 6:31 - 6:33 to try and read the blurry parts :) enjoy

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Jonathan Kellerman Biography Jonathan Kellerman is a renowned American author and psychologist, best known for his suspenseful crime novels featuring the character Alex Delaware. With a career spanning decades, his gripping storytelling has captivated readers worldwide. Biography Jonathan Kellerman Information Table table width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px; text-align: left; th background-color: #f2f2f2; Attribute Details Full Name Jonathan Seth Kellerman Date of Birth August 9, 1949 Birthplace Lower East Side of New York City Relocation Los Angeles at age nine Education Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from University of Southern California (USC), 1974 Profession Novelist, Psychologist Notable Awards Edgar Award, Anthony Award Famous Character Alex Delaware Initial Career Staff Psychologist at USC School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Private Practice Opened in the early 1980s First Published Novel When the Bough Breaks (1985) Transition to Full-Time Writing 1990 Total Crime Novels Written More than 40 Other Works Nonfiction works, Children's books Early Life Jonathan Kellerman's Early Life Jonathan Kellerman, a renowned American novelist, was born on August 9, 1949, in New York City. He spent his formative years in Los Angeles, California, where his family moved when he was still a child. Growing up in the vibrant cultural landscape of Los Angeles, Kellerman developed a keen interest in both writing and psychology, which would later become the twin pillars of his prolific career. After completing his education, he pursued a career in psychology, eventually earning a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. His early professional experiences as a clinical psychologist provided rich material for his later writing. Kellerman's debut novel, "When the Bough Breaks," which introduced his iconic character Alex Delaware, was published in 1985 and marked the beginning of his successful journey as a novelist. Family Jonathan Kellerman Family Information table width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid #dddddd; text-align: left; padding: 8px; th background-color: #f2f2f2; Relation Name Information Father David Kellerman David Kellerman was an aerospace engineer. He contributed significantly to the upbringing and education of Jonathan. Mother Sylvia Kellerman Sylvia Kellerman was a dancer. Her artistic background influenced Jonathan's creative talents. Wife Faye Kellerman Faye Kellerman is a bestselling crime writer. She is well-known for her own series of mystery novels. Son Jesse Kellerman Jesse Kellerman is a bestselling novelist and award-winning playwright. He has collaborated with his father on several books. Daughter Daughter 1 (Name not provided) The eldest daughter is a brilliant Ph.D. clinical and neuropsychologist. Other Children Names not provided Jonathan and Faye have four children in total, but the names of the other children are not specified. Height, Weight, And Other Body Measurements Jonathan Kellerman Body Measurements table width: 70%; margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse; th, td border: 1px solid #000; padding: 10px; text-align: center; th background-color: #f2f2f2; Attribute Measurement Height Unknown Weight Unknown Other Body Measurements Unknown Note: Specific body measurements for Jonathan Kellerman are not publicly available. Wife/husband / Girlfriend/boyfriend Jonathan Kellerman's Relationship Details Jonathan Kellerman is currently married to Faye Kellerman. Faye Kellerman is a best-selling crime writer. The couple resides in Los Angeles and has four children. Their oldest child, Jesse Kellerman, is also a best-selling novelist and award-winning playwright.

Marriage Date: Not publicly disclosed. Wife Details: Faye Kellerman is a well-known author in the crime fiction genre. She has penned numerous best-selling novels and has a significant following in the literary community. There is no publicly available information about any previous relationships or marriages involving Jonathan Kellerman. Career, Achievements And Controversies Jonathan Kellerman: Career, Achievements, and Controversies Jonathan Kellerman is renowned for his work as a psychologist and a best-selling author. He gained widespread recognition through his long-running series of psychological thrillers featuring the character Alex Delaware. His debut novel in the series, When the Bough Breaks, was published in 1985 and became a bestseller, catapulting him to fame. Jonathan Kellerman began his career as a psychologist, earning his PhD and working in the field of clinical psychology. His background in psychology significantly influenced his writing. His first novel, When the Bough Breaks, introduced the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist turned detective. This book was a critical and commercial success, leading to a series that includes over 30 novels. In addition to the Alex Delaware series, Kellerman has co-written the Clay Edison series with his son, Jesse Kellerman. Some of his other notable works include: Over the Edge The Clinic Monster Victims The Murderer's Daughter Jonathan Kellerman has received several awards throughout his career, including: The Edgar Award The Anthony Award The Shamus Award His novels have consistently been on bestseller lists, and he has been praised for his ability to weave psychological insights into gripping crime stories. Jonathan Kellerman has generally maintained a positive public image with limited controversies. However, as with many public figures, there have been occasional criticisms. Some readers and critics have debated the depiction of mental health issues and the ethical considerations of his characters, given his background in psychology. Despite these discussions, Kellerman's work continues to be widely read and respected. Jonathan Kellerman continues to write, focusing on both the Alex Delaware series and the Clay Edison series with his son. He remains a significant figure in the literary world, with a dedicated fan base eagerly awaiting his next publication. For more information, visit Jonathan Kellerman's official website. Faq Jonathan Kellerman FAQs body font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px; h1 color: #333; .faq-section margin-bottom: 20px; .faq-question font-weight: bold; color: #0056b3; .faq-answer margin-top: 5px; Who is Jonathan Kellerman? Jonathan Kellerman is an American author and psychologist, best known for his popular series of psychological thriller novels featuring the character Alex Delaware. He has written numerous bestselling books and is also known for his expertise in child psychology. What is Jonathan Kellerman's most famous work? Jonathan Kellerman's most famous work is the Alex Delaware series. The series began with the book "When the Bough Breaks" and has continued with many sequels, making it one of the most popular psychological thriller series in contemporary fiction. Has Jonathan Kellerman received any awards? Yes, Jonathan Kellerman has received several awards for his work, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel and the Anthony Boucher Award. His contributions to literature and psychology have been widely recognized. Is Jonathan Kellerman involved in any other professions besides writing? Yes, in addition to being a prolific author, Jonathan Kellerman is also a clinical psychologist. He has a background in psychology and has worked extensively in the field, particularly in child psychology. This expertise often informs the psychological depth of his characters and plots.

Are there any collaborations between Jonathan Kellerman and other authors? Yes, Jonathan Kellerman has collaborated with his wife, Faye Kellerman, who is also a bestselling author. They have co-written several books together. Additionally, their son, Jesse Kellerman, is an author, and Jonathan has collaborated with him as well.

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Here's How Experts Say New Parents Can Get the Protected Sleep They Desperately Need

When a new parent crosses over that life-changing threshold from imagining what it will be like to hold their sweet, snuggly newborn into the exhausting and emotionally taxing reality of actually taking care of a precious, screaming little human, perhaps the most jarring change is the serious lack of sleep that comes with the territory. That's where the term "protected sleep" enters the picture. The idea is that getting four- to six-hour chunks of consolidated sleep each night, plus another two to three hours, is essential for new parents who gave birth - not only to repair the body, but to help ward off postpartum anxiety and depression. "During the postpartum period after delivery, sleep is not a luxury - it is a necessity in order to heal," says Eynav Accortt, PhD, a reproductive psychologist and director of the Reproductive Psychology Program at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Yet many new parents struggle to get the sleep they so desperately need in those early days and months. Related: I Never Knew That Motherhood Would Make It Nearly Impossible to Sleep Deeply How Do Sleep Disruptions Affect New Parents? While sleep deprivation has deep effects on all parents, the birthing parent is especially vulnerable. Think about it: the body has just gone through something momentous, hormones are fluctuating wildly, and their entire identity and daily life has turned upside down. And the one thing that can help with that - restorative sleep - is in short supply. "The sleep disruption that one can experience with an infant can be extremely severe," says Nicole Leistikow, MD, a clinical assistant professor specializing in reproductive psychiatry and reproductive mental health at the University of Maryland. So severe, in fact, that as a 2022 commentary coauthored by Dr. Leistikow notes, 14.5 percent of women experience a new episode of depression in the first three months after delivery. The relationship between poor sleep and worsening mental health is something she sees in her own practice as well. "I find that when people have anxiety or mood disorders, being woken up every two hours makes it way worse," Dr. Leistikow says. Why Is Protected Sleep So Difficult to Achieve For Most New Parents? Protected sleep sounds like a great idea in theory, but it can feel more like a pipe dream than a practical strategy. Having a baby can really highlight the lack of a village available to help with child-rearing in the US, Dr. Accortt says. "We were never meant to birth and have babies and raise kids alone," she says. "Our country has not yet figured out a way to support parents, and that has a direct impact on their mental health." One big problem is a lack of governmental policies that support new parents, Dr. Leistikow says. "The US is really not comparable to our peer nations in terms of protected parental leave," she says. "Our country has not yet figured out a way to support parents, and that has a direct impact on their mental health." If one partner needs to go back to work immediately after welcoming a baby, it can understandably fall to one person who feels like they have to carry the load day and night. In turn, societal pressure to be and do everything for your baby can lead to maternal gatekeeping, Dr. Accortt says, which means a new parent (especially the birthing parent) struggles to allow anyone else to help them with the baby. "We have this pressure in our society as new parents, and particularly as mothers, to do it all," Dr. Accortt says. "And we need to bust that myth." Sharing responsibilities as much as possible, including at night, is really essential to getting that restorative sleep. "The more flexible your thinking can be and the more open-minded you can be and your partner can be, trust me, the more emotionally well you will be," Dr. Accortt says. Related: I Planned How I'd Practice Self-Care as a Mom - Turns Out, It's Simpler Than I Thought… https://www.popsugar.com/family/protected-sleep-new-parents-49294187?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr