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• Addiction

  • All foods fit, but not all foods fit all the time for all persons.
  • “Both, And”… Not, “Either, Or”.
  • The Diseased Brain, Choice and Addiction
  • Finding your identity outside of illness

• Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Therapy

  • Helping adolescents find their voice
  • Passion for treating adolescents

• Alcohol Addiction

  • Bill and Bob Were Right all Along

• Anonymous

• Anorexia

  • Why might a dietitian be helpful to your recovery?
  • A massive breakthrough in our understanding of anorexia nervosa
  • Barbie: Stepping Out in a Whole New Body
  • Treating Anorexia: Is Cannabis A Cure?

• Behavioral Health Today

• Binge Eating & Food Addiction

  • A New Form of Bulimia: Pump Eliminates Need to Purge
  • The Perils of Consumer-Directed Medication Marketing
  • Brain stimulation and eating disorders

• Binge Eating Disorder

  • Vyvanse: An Inappropriate Medication in the Treatment of BED

• Bipolar Disorder

• Breaking Free

  • Is Cancel Culture the New Shaming?
  • Exploring the pain of opioid addiction in a powerful new musical
  • A Personal Statement, by Dr. Kim Dennis, on Safeguarding Patient Care

• Bulimia

• Co-occurring Disorders

  • Treating Co-occurring Disorders Together: It’s Time for Change

• Compulsive Buying

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

• COVID-19

  • We were made to survive this
  • Recovery during Covid-19. The importance of staying socially and spiritually connected, just at a physical distance.
  • Tele-health Executive Order requires issuers to step up
  • SunCloud Health now offering Tele-Health IOP and PHP as an option

• Dr Kim Dennis

  • Grateful to have SunCloud Health as an option for Olympic athletes
  • Why SunCloud? Andrea Grubb Barthwell, MD
  • Dr Kim, SunCloud’s nurturing collaborative leader

• Drug Addiction

  • A Positive Step in Curbing Opiate Addiction
  • Addiction…A Choice?
  • The “functional” addict

• Eating Disorder Treatment

  • The Biggest Loser: Every Contestant Loses in the Long Run
  • Positive Change in the Modeling Industry
  • Fat Shaming in its Purest Form
  • The French Government Has Got My Vote
  • The Reality of True Recovery

• Emotional Abuse

  • You can rebuild your life in the wake of emotional abuse

• Food Addiction

  • Food for Thought: A Necessary Paradigm Shift

• Integrative Treatment

• Live Free

  • Words Matter.
  • Gratitude- Not Always Easy To See, but Always There- by Dr Kim.
  • Suicide in College: The Tide Needs To Turn
  • Walking Strong into the New Year
  • Apology or Amends?
  • Cosmetic Surgery Hits a New Low
  • Say No to the “J” Word
  • My Story is Your Story
  • Reject Predictability
  • A Message to My Readers
  • Weight Stigma Awareness Week, September 22-26, 2014
  • Lost Time
  • Suicide: The Public Exploitation of a Private Tragedy
  • Cocktails and Playdates: A Worrisome Combination
  • A Jumbo Mistake
  • To Med or Not to Med…That is the Question
  • Recovery Nugget
  • Reflections on College
  • Celebrate International No Diet Day May 6, 2014
  • Zohydro – New Drug Causes Concern
  • Up Close and Personal with Suicide
  • Reflections on NEDAW 2014
  • 2014 Sochi Olympics — A Personal Highlight
  • The Ultimate Loser
  • From the Eyes of Babes…A Fresh Perspective
  • Gratitude
  • Fairness and Justice…Finally
  • Real Beauty
  • The Biggest Losers
  • Avoiding Avoidance
  • Welcome!

• Media

  • Call to apply an outcomes and value-based approach to mental health
  • A podcast featuring Kimberly Dennis, MD. She shares her story, the state of Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery at SunCloud Health.
  • Why There’s No One Single Solution with Dr. Kim Dennis
  • “Addressing the Lack of Continuity of Care in Mental Health Services”, presented by NEJM Catalyst
  • 60 Minutes+ interviews SunCloud Health’s Eleanor Annan, MD on the effects of benzo withdrawal.
  • Sharp Increase In Opioid Overdose Deaths Is A Symptom Of The COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Amid Coronavirus Anxiety, Some Find Therapy Via Telehealth Is Not Covered By Insurance
  • Shale Marks on Making a Difference NBC 5 Chicago for Contact High the Musical and SunCloud Talk Back

• News & Events

  • Dr. Kim to Co-Chair Substance Related & Addictive Disorders
  • ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER CEU SERIES
  • Eat, Drink and Be Merry, Exploring the Link Between Eating Disorders and Addiction
  • Lunch and Learn Presentation: DBT and the 12 Steps at SunCloud Health
  • Seminar: Helping Patients Experience Gratitude and Purpose
  • Land Mines and Booby Traps: Navigating Re-enactments in Treating Patients with Trauma
  • Eating Disorders on the Addiction Spectrum
  • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Patient Care Network
  • Naperville Open House
  • Addressing the Lack of Continuity of Care in Mental Health Services
  • 41st Annual NIEAPA Conference in Oak Brook, IL
  • SunCloud Health attended the Heartland Chapter’s IAEDP Special Event in Schaumburg, IL
  • SunCloud Health and McLean Hospital Dinner Event
  • Dr. Kim presented at Positive Sobriety’s Monthly Lunch and Learn Series
  • SCH to co-host an event with internationally renowned McLean Hospital at the 2019 Anxiety and Depression Conference. 
  • The post screening panel of All of Me.
  • SunCloud Health is proud to announce the addition of three incredible therapists.
  • All of Me: A Documentary Film on Eating Disorders
  • SunCloud Health’s team members present to Gateway Foundation Chicago Independence
  • Exploring the Pain of Opioid Addiction in a Powerful New Musical
  • Announcing the Opening of Our Lincoln Park Office
  • Live Panel Discussion after “Contact High”
  • Whats Addiction Got To Do With It Video
  • What’s Addiction Got to Do With It?
  • 12th Annual Freud Meets Buddha Conference
  • Annual holiday party 2018
  • What’s Addiction Got To Do With It?  Understanding Eating Disorders Within the Addiction Spectrum
  • Dr. Kimberly Dennis keynote speaker at the 18th annual Erin Leah Robarge Memorial Seminar
  • SunCloud Health Now Accepting ComPsych and TRICARE
  • SunCloud Health and Timberline Knolls present A Special Screening of “All of Me”
  • The Effects of Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence on Children of Addicted Parents
  • National Night Out
  • If Addiction is a Disease, Why is Relapsing a Crime?
  • Announcing Our New SunCloud Speaker Series called, “The Sky Is the Limit.” 
  • Dr Kim will be featured speaker at this years ICHOM conference
  • SunCloud Health is celebrating our one year anniversary!
  • A Unique Opportunity for Dr. Kim and SCH to Collaborate with Judges and Lawyers in Family Court On Drugs, Alcohol and Parenting
  • Proud to be on the board of Community – The Anti-Drug
  • It’s Official, SunCloud Health IOP Is Now Open.  
  • December 7 Event at SCH
  • Dr. Dennis Will Be The Keynote Speaker at the Next November Meeting of Eating Disorders Network
  • ANDA One-day conference, on September 9, 2016
  • Dr. Kim named to the National Advisory Board and University ED Recovery on Campus by Hynes Recovery Services
  • To better serve you, we’ve moved!
  • Hynes Recovery Services highlighted SunCloud Health
  • Call to apply an outcomes and value-based approach to mental health
  • C-tad posting a SunCloud Health story and sharing it

• Nutrition For Recovery

  • Healthy body, healthy mind: the role of nutrition in recovery

• Opioid Addiction

  • Young man’s death by opioid overdose shows the dangers of experimenting with pain medications
  • America’s Game, America’s Addiction
  • Efforts to Combat Prescription Opioid Abuse

• Prescription Drug Addiction

  • Amid the Opioid Crisis, the Addiction Crisis Rages On
  • Worried About Opioid Abuse? A Closer Look at the Prescription Pain Medications You or Your Family May Be Taking Right Now
  • Medical Terrorists: Unethical and Uninformed Doctors Armed with Prescription Pads
  • Power, Productivity and Pills: A Dangerous Triad

• Residential Treatment Center

• Sexual Abuse

  • What’s the deal with female Halloween costumes?

• Spirituality

  • Recovery and Spirituality

• Substance Abuse

  • Spring Break
  • Pain as a Vital Sign

• Teen Depression

• Tele-Health

• Trauma and PTSD

  • Baby Elephant Beliefs, written by Shale Marks, LCSW CADC and Dr. Kimberly Dennis, MD
  • New Research Regarding Psychedelic Agents

• Treatment Centers

• Uncategorized

  • FAQ’s

• Value Based Medicine

  • The Problem With Parity:  It Doesn’t Exist

• Work Life Balance

  • Values