Combatting Myths in a Food-Centered Celebratory Season
November 27, 2023
A guest post by Sydney Barrera, RD, LDN, and SunCloud Health’s Director of Nutritional Services Many of our American holidays this time of the year
SunCloud 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 her sharing thoughts, opinions, and inspirational stories focused on recovery and the joy of life’s journey.
Our staff are also invited to share their own insights within their fields of expertise, as noted by our guest blogs featured throughout the year on a range of topics dedicated to mental health care.
A guest post by Sydney Barrera, RD, LDN, and SunCloud Health’s Director of Nutritional Services Many of our American holidays this time of the year
By Kim Dennis, MD I like using Thanksgiving as a season to intentionally practice gratitude, a practice that we may embrace right now and then
A guest post by Dr. Alex Chevalier, Medical Director of SunCloud Health’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Programs. October is recognized as both National Depression and
This is a guest post on the subject of teenagers refusing mental health treatment. It’s no secret that with the rise in social media use,
Our new IOP and PHP location in Gaithersburg, Maryland is open! It took months longer than expected but we got through the bureaucracy and the
SunCloud Health’s Kim Dennis, MD, CEDS, provides insights on the overlap between eating disorders, addiction & trauma, and the treatment of these co-occurring illnesses on
This is a guest post on the subject of suicide prevention and National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. September has long been recognized as National
Kim Dennis, MD, CEDS, will present at the upcoming Yoga and Recovery Symposium: Healing Addiction and Eating Disorders – Creating Cultures of Prevention, September 22-24, 2023. Hosted by
Acute, Chronic and Intergenerational / Historical Trauma and the Development of Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders Research has demonstrated a strong link between trauma
The Joint Commission signifies that all people always experience the safest, highest quality, best-value health care across all settings with a devotion to patient safety. The Gold Seal, is a symbol to the community and patients we serve that SunCloud Health has placed an emphasis on quality of care.
The best decision of my life. I have never had more gratitude and love for a place in my life. I was a outpatient here for about 3 and half months this past year. I learned skills for coping, self-compassion, emotional regulation, and self-care that I use on a regular basis. The treatment I received created a foundation for me that I never had before, and it has helped and taught me to do what is best for me. Having both the group and individual therapy helped teach me a lot of important communication skills when it came to my emotions and shame.
I have overcome so much because of this program, and I continue to grow because of everything I experienced and learned here. If you are wondering if this is the right place for you just know that in most cases it is. If you’re ready to work hard and become the person you need in your life then you are going to love SunCloud Health. Or in other cases if you need help and support to do the work SunCloud Health is there for you. It isn’t easy but it’s beyond worth it. You will meet many amazing people here both staff and other patients that will help guide on your path of recovery. It is a magical place and I am forever grateful for my experience here!
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From Complexity to Clarity: Expert Perspective and Integrated Treatment of PTSD, Eating Disorders and Comorbidity Timothy Brewerton, MD, DLFAPA, FAED, DFAACAP, CEDS-S combines his 40 plus years of clinical research...
Guest post by Alexander Chevalier, MD, Medical Director of Adolescent Programming at SunCloud Health As I write this, I reflect upon my gratitude to live in arguably America’s most fantastic...
Join us for a powerful conversation & free CEU event The Healing Role of Connection: The Loneliness Epidemic Join us for this special event with two extraordinary healing professionals, Kim...
The mental health crisis in the U.S. has grown steadily over the past decade, especially among teenagers, forcing many parents and caretakers to wonder if there is a connection between...
Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) is a common neuropsychiatric disease that is associated with several short-term and long-term complications. These include cognitive deficits, memory impairments, and psychosis. There is presently no...
Like the heart, we must remember that the brain is both a chemically and electrically responsive organ. For years, the best-known practice to adjust electrical signaling in the brain was...
Over 46 million people in the US in 2021, aged 12 or older, had at least one substance use disorder with less than 7 percent receiving treatment. In the field...
If you pay attention to national news, undoubtedly you saw that last week included a few very disturbing events. The Louisville shooting is yet another tragic reminder that we have...
Dr Kim’s brief speech at the 2023 NEDA Walk. Dr. Kim shares her compelling life story and journey of recovery as part of a kick off to the 2023 NEDA...
This event has occurred. Click here to view the presentation on-demand. Dr. Nicole Avena is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City...
Earlier this year, Chicago-based SunCloud Health opened one of the nation’s only residential treatment centers for people living with both an eating disorder and a substance use disorder. We’re so...
It’s time to leave the small-minded stigma behind. It’s time to get better. Eating disorders among males are still too little understood, little studied, little talked about, and rife with...
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