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DR. KIMBERLY DENNIS, MDSunCloud Health is guided by our co-founder Dr. Kim Dennis, MD, a national thought leader on eating disorders, mood disorders, traumas and co-occurring disorders that require a dual diagnosis and treatment plan.

This blog is dedicated to sharing thoughts, opinions and inspirational stories focused on recovery and the joy of life’s journey.

  • Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

    Dr Kim, SunCloud’s nurturing collaborative leader

    Guest post by Hannah Carra I have known Dr. Kim Dennis for several years. I worked in the admissions department at a large residential treatment center in Illinois in...
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  • Sunday, May 31st, 2020

    We were made to survive this

    In the 1930s, America experienced a devastating depression. People died in the hundreds of thousands every year. And yet, death-toll statistics from that era proved inaccurate, simply due to...
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  • Saturday, March 28th, 2020

    Recovery during Covid-19. The importance of staying socially and spiritually connected, just at a physical distance.

    The wisdom contained in the Serenity Prayer is more apropos now than ever amidst the public health crisis facing us all. “God grant me the serenity to accept the...
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  • Friday, March 20th, 2020

    Tele-health Executive Order requires issuers to step up

    Illinois insurers are now required to cover Tele-health based services for people receiving treatment for mental health, substance use disorder treatment and general healthcare. SunCloud Health is now offering...
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  • Thursday, March 19th, 2020

    SunCloud Health now offering Tele-Health IOP and PHP as an option

    COVID-19 – CHANGING THE WAY WE DELIVER SERVICES EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, 3/24/2020.  Adding Virtual IOP and PHP While Continuing with Traditional IOP and PHP.  “Both/And”, the SCH way. Effective Tuesday 3/24,...
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  • Thursday, November 14th, 2019

    Food for Thought: A Necessary Paradigm Shift

    A significant segment of the American population can, and does, consume all different types of foods with seemingly little in the way of adverse consequences. Another segment of the...
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  • Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

    A massive breakthrough in our understanding of anorexia nervosa

    For decades, therapists, doctors and lay people alike have believed that eating disorders result from emotional issues linked to body image and low self-esteem. Now, a newly published study...
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  • Monday, August 19th, 2019

    Why compulsive buying is a dangerous addiction that harms people and families

    Who can help but laugh at Isla Fisher’s charming character in the hit movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic? Based on Sophie Kinsella’s best-selling novels, the story feels lighthearted and...
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  • Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

    Exploring the pain of opioid addiction in a powerful new musical

    GUEST POST by Shale Marks, LCSW, CADC SunCloud Health’s core philosophy met the artistic world on the evening of April 20, when staff therapists attended the performance of “Contact...
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  • Thursday, April 25th, 2019

    You can rebuild your life in the wake of emotional abuse

    Do you know the difference between a healthy relationship that sometimes includes conflict and an unhealthy one that is marked by emotional abuse? If you’ve suffered from this kind...
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Dr. Kim Dennis, Co-Founder and Medical Director at SunCloud Health, discusses the vital role the integrated model (that she is pioneering at SunCloud Health) plays in the success of treating patients with co-occurring disorders and underlying trauma. How does SunCloud create an authentic culture of patient support?

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      • Bipolar Disorder
      • Borderline Personality
      • Depression
      • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Substance Abuse
      • Alcohol Addiction
      • Heroin Addiction
      • Opioid Addiction
      • Prescription Drug Addiction
      • Food Addiction
      • Sugar Addiction
      • The Opioid Epidemic
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      • Compulsive Buying
      • Exercise
      • Sex & Love
    • Trauma and PTSD
      • Domestic Abuse
      • Emotional Abuse
      • Sexual Abuse
  • Our Programs
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    • Outpatient Treatment and Groups
    • Residential Level of Care
    • PHP / Day Treatment Program
    • Intensive Outpatient Program
    • Meaningful jobs for patients, using IPG Model
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      • Integrative Model
      • Treatment Philosophy
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      • Chicago (Lincoln Park)
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      • Outcome Study 4-30-2019
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    • Find the right 12-step meeting for eating disorders and food addiction
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