ANOTHER
ANOTHER SEASON OF LIFE IN BALANCE. WITH KIDS, WORK,
SCHOOL
SCHOOL --
SCHOOL -- WE KNOW WE'RE NEVER PERFECTLY BALANCED.
WHICH IS WHY EACH
WEEK, WE'LL BE
EXPLORING ISSUES THAT
CAN THROW OUR LIFE
OUT OF BALANCE... IN
HOPES OF FINDING
SOLUTIONS TO MAKE
LIFE'S JUGGLING ACT A
LITTLE EASIER.
WE KICKED OFF THE FIRST
SEASON OF LIFE IN
BALANCE LAST FALL BY
SETTING UP A
CONFESSION BOARD, OF
SORTS, AT THE FARMERS
MARKET IN DOWNTOWN
BOISE.
THOSE WHO STOPPED BY
WERE ASKED... WHAT'S
THROWING YOUR LIFE OFF
BALANCE?
LADY READS FROM AFAR,
"I WISH I COULD QUIT
WORRYING."
-- OR USE THIS BITE --
"I WISH I COULD QUIT
EATING SO MUCH."
THE ANSWERS WERE BOTH
FUNNY
FUNNY AND
FUNNY AND THOUGHT PROVOKING... I WISH I COULD QUIT
HAVING ANXIETY
I WISH I COULD QUIT
BEING SO CRITICAL OF
MYSELF
I WISH I COULD QUIT
TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING
TO EVERYONE
FROM THERE -- WE
TACKLED ISSUES LIKE
PARENTING FOR DADS...
"IT'S NOT THAT THE DADS
ARE NOT WANTING TO BE
PART OF THEIR
CHILDREN'S LIVES. IT'S
MORE OF US AS WOMEN
MAYBE NOT RECOGNIZING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INVITE THE DADS INTO
DIFFERENT EVENTS," SAID
ANDREWS.
AND OPIOID ADDICTION...
"WE'VE GOT TO START
TALKING ABOUT THIS
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
THAT THE SHAME AND THE
STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH
ADDICTION, ESPECIALLY
OPIOID ADDICTION, ARE
JUST
JUST AS
JUST AS DEADLY AS THE DISEASE ITSELF," SAID FORBES.
WE LEARNED ABOUT THE
INCREASING USE OF E-
CIGARETTES AMONG
IDAHO TEENS...
"THIS IS FAR HIGHER
THAN WE ANTICIPATED
SEEING. WE'RE TALKING
ONE IN FOUR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS USING
TOBACCO PRODUCTS,"
SAID KIMMEL.
THREE OF THE BEST
COMPANIES TO WORK
FOR IN IDAHO SHARED
WITH US HOW THEY HELP
THEIR EMPLOYEES BETTER
MANAGE A WORK/LIFE
BALANCE...
"IT MEANS THE WORLD TO
ME," SAID MURPHY.
AND CHOBANI IN TWIN
FALLS WORKING TO SET A
PRECEDENT ... SIX WEEKS
OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
FOR BOTH MOMS AND
DADS ... TO HELP CREATE
STRONGER FAMILY BONDS.
BECAUSE I THINK TO PUT
VALUE TO FAMILY IS VERY
IMPORTANT. THAT'S ONE
OF THE BIGGEST BUILDING
BLOCKS. SO IF OTHER
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO DO
THAT, IT'S BETTER ALL
AROUND FOR
EVERYBODY," SAID
YZQUIERDO.
A BOISE STATE GRAD
SHARED WITH US HOW
SHE PAID OFF $30,000 OF
DEBT IN JUST 10
MONTHS...
"SO I WAS WORKING 70
TO 80 HOURS A WEEK, NO
DAYS OFF. AND IT
SUCKED. IT WASN'T FUN,"
SAID
SAID HANSEN. AS MORE IDAHO STUDENTS FACE A TOUGH
CHOICE: GET A DEGREE
AND TAKE ON AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF
DEBT OR NOT ATTEND
COLLEGE AT ALL...
"ALL OF THE INDICATORS
ARE THAT STUDENTS ARE
EXTREMELY
EXTREMELY DISTRESSED RIGHT NOW AS THEY MAKE PLANS FOR AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL," SAID
HENSCHEID.
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS ...
TO SENIORS, THE FASTEST
GROWING SEGMENT OF
IDAHO'S POPULATION.
"AS THIS SEGMENT OF
POPULATION THAT'S
GROWING THE MOST
RAPIDLY,
RAPIDLY, HOW DO WE MEET THEIR NEEDS," SAID TOEVS.
WE TALKED ABOUT SOCIAL
MEDIA'S INFLUENCE ON
BODY IMAGE AND
SHAMING...
"THERE ARE SOME REALLY
JARRING STATISTICS IN
REGARDS TO THAT. 54%
OF WOMEN WOULD
RATHER BE HIT BY A
TRUCK THAN BE FAT.
THAT BY THE TIME A
CHILD,
CHILD, A
CHILD, A FEMALE, IS 11 YEARS OLD, LIKE 80% OF THEM HAVE BEEN ON
SORT OF A DIET," SAID
FEATHERSTONE.
AND A STUDENT
RESOURCE OFFICER IN
MERIDIAN GAVE US
SHOCKING INSIGHT INTO
TEENS' SOCIAL MEDIA
BEHAVIOR...
"AND I WOULD SAY BY
ABOUT 10TH GRADE, 70%
OF THE GIRLS AT HIGH
SCHOOLS HAVE SENT OUT
THEIR NAKED PICTURES."
REPORTER ASKS, "LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOLS?" "LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOLS. AND
WE'RE DEALING WITH IT
DOWN TO 10 AND 11
YEAR OLDS IN THE MIDDLE
SCHOOLS ALREADY
SENDING OUT NUDE
PHOTOS," SAID GOMEZ.
WE LOOKED INTO POOR
SPORTSMANSHIP FROM
PARENTS AT HIGH SCHOOL
GAMES...
"THEY HAVE A LOT
INVESTED IN THEIR KIDS,
WE TOTALLY UNDERSTAND
THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T
GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO
GET THAT PERSONAL
TOWARD US," SAID LEE.
AND
AND A
AND A LOOK AT THE HEARTBREAKING EFFECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IN OUR COMMUNITY
AFTER THE LOSS OF A
YOUNG MOTHER IN
NAMPA...
"WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DEAL WITH THE ISSUE
UNTIL
UNTIL WE
UNTIL WE REALLY REALIZE HOW WIDESPREAD IT IS," SAID BEA BLACK,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
WOMEN'S AND
CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE.
THOSE WERE JUST SOME
OF THE ISSUES WE
TOUCHED ON BEFORE....
IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE
YOU'D LIKE ME TO
EXPLORE... SOMETHING
THAT'S THROWING YOUR
LIFE OUT OF BALANCE...
LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT.
I'M ON FACEBOOK, KIM