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The Reality of Pain

by builder7

Our imaginations are powerful. Growing up, I could play for hours by myself: dressing up in my mom’s old clothes and venturing to magical worlds, writing stories about mythical times and places, or building “forts” with my brother or friends in the living room. Escape from the monotony of everyday life was a joy – […]

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Suicide Prevention: Does the End Always Justify the Means?

by Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Clinical Operations

The world lost two extraordinary people last week. One a revolutionary fashion designer, the other a talented chef and beloved television personality. In both cases, media outlets exploded with sad and shocked commentary due to the cause of the premature deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain: suicide. And then came the commensurate outpouring of […]

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One Word… A Lifetime of Pain

by Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Clinical Operations

Fat is not a four-letter word; and yet, this single monosyllabic word has the power to devastate people’s lives. In fact, most females can’t think of anything worse than being called fat. Years ago, research studies confirmed that young girls would rather be called stupid than fat, while adolescents would prefer to receive a cancer […]

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Can All Foods Fit?

by Colleen O’Sullivan, Timberline Knolls Nutrition Services Team Member

A heathy approach to life should never consist of a “diet” as eating should be addressed as a lifestyle.  Diets don’t work.  Period. What does work is a lifestyle consisting of balance, variety and moderation. Sometimes I like to challenge residents to think of a single food that can result in end of life and […]

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Alcohol Awareness Month: Focusing on Today’s Youth

by Megan Wilson, CADC, Addictions Program Coordinator

The opiate crisis in America has been front page news for a very long time due to its widespread nature and staggering casualties. However, we must never lose sight of the fact that alcohol abuse remains a huge problem throughout our country, which is why April was declared Alcohol Awareness Month in 1987. Each year, […]

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The Importance of Trauma-informed Care in Today’s Treatment

by Rosey Puloka, LPC, R-DMT, GLCMA, RYT, Trauma and Mood Program Coordinator

Last month, Oprah Winfrey addressed the issue of trauma in our country on a 60 Minutes segment.  The report received a great deal of attention, as it should. She introduced the idea of trauma-informed care and called it “a revolutionary approach spreading across the country.” However, this approach to treatment is not necessarily new to […]

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Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ Community

by TK Staff

The acronym LGBTQ is fairly well understood today. Most people know that it refers to an individual’s sexual orientation. But, it is important to remember that this is only one component of any human being. At the end of the day, those who identify as gay and bisexual are everyday people from all walks of […]

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The Devastating Consequences of Secret-Keeping

by Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Clinical Operations

An article appeared in the New York Times this month titled, “Alone with My Husband’s Secret.” The secret was his depression. In a first-hand account, the writer shared the negative impact this confidence had on him, and ultimately, her. There are few absolutes in this world, but one of them is that secrets are simply […]

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Weight Watchers: Genuine Altruism or Poorly Veiled Greed?

by TK Staff

With nearly two-thirds of adults overweight or obese and nearly 20 percent of children and teenagers also falling into the category of obesity, there is little doubt that weight is a problem in our country. Moreover, there is absolutely no doubt that something needs to be done about young people and obesity, but not this. […]

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Involvement of the “Second Brain” in Treatment

by Maggie Garrity RD, LDN, Director of Nutrition Services

Many of us think the nervous system and the digestive system are two distinctly different networks. It turns out the nervous system is not purely contained in the brain and spinal cord. Whereas the central nervous system does consist of those two organs, there is a secondary system in the human body called the enteric […]

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