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In Zach’s case, his neurologist and epileptologist, Dr. Julia Henry, realized the changing and increasing medications no longer appeared to be helping him, and his condition was getting worse, with dozens of seizures a day. While in many cases the cause of seizures is uncertain, in Zach’s case it was clear that it was caused by the damaged portion of his brain, which made him a good candidate for surgery.

You don’t mention what led you to therapy, but — in my view — if your therapist isn’t able to work with you successfully on some of these core issues, you should consider changing therapists. You might see some success with a form of “exposure therapy,” where you deliberately leave things undone, and gradually learn to cope with your reaction when life gets messy.

White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz, left, and starting pitcher Lucas Giolito Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty during the first inning May 25, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Giolito and Flaherty attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles; Giolito was a senior in 2012 when Flaherty was a sophomore. Their pitching coach was Ethan Katz, who is in his first season in the same role with the Sox. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)

“Obviously the talent’s there, but their work ethic, they’re very close; they all want to one-up each other,” Katz said. “They might not talk about it, but we do have a competitive bullpen. One’s going to want to do better than the other. They’re very competitive. They want to be the best pitchers in baseball, each one of them. They work extremely hard to prepare to be that.”

“(When Contreras plays) you have a guy back there who has navigated through the (Pirates) lineup, seen what they’ve hit, seen the mistakes, where you want to go,” Ross said before the game. “There’s just so much feel involved, as well as the scouting report, that you miss when your starting guy is out. Not to mention on the offensive side for Willson.

One late amendment to the bill was to allow social equity applicants, meant to apply primarily to minority investors, to open a new shop within 1,500 feet of an existing shop. That change was meant to allow new businesses to compete with established stores that already locked in prime locations, such as Chicago’s River North and Wrigleyville areas. Sponsors said only one new store is allowed in a 1,500-foot radius, to prevent a cluster of such shops.