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The Perils of Consumer-Directed Medication Marketing

How often does it come to our attention that things are not exactly what they seem? Let’s consider the recent launching of a nationwide media campaign to shed light on binge eating disorder (BED). Using well-known and probably well paid spokespeople, such as international tennis star Monica Seles, these public service advertisements are supposedly designed … Read More

Timberline Knolls Celebrates National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Feb. 22 – 28, 2015

In a perfect world, there would be absolutely no need to have an entire week dedicated to eating disorder awareness. However, as long as the rate of eating disorders continues to escalate throughout our country, Timberline Knolls is extremely thankful for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (NEDAW). This week is designed to educate the public … Read More

Reject Predictability

The holiday season has come and gone; it does so every year with great predictability. Thanksgiving leads to Christmas, which leads to New Years. It all goes according to plan, and by and large, it is good. Equally predictable, and far less positive, is what happens the very minute America steps into a new year. … Read More

A Message to My Readers

A little more than a year ago, I started writing my blog, Abundant Living. I love having the opportunity to weigh in on important news, comment on foolish fads that are here today and hopefully gone tomorrow, and to pass on some of my own recovery experiences. In just a handful of days, my husband … Read More

Family Therapy and Eating Disorders

Families are systems that shape us, motivate us, but also leave us vulnerable with wounds and expectations.  Families with a member that has an eating disorder have often been characterized as enmeshed, overprotective, overly rigid, or as having a strong tendency to avoid conflict with a lack of conflict resolution. These families create poor boundaries … Read More

Weight Stigma Awareness Week, September 22-26, 2014

Stigma is nothing new. Throughout the centuries people have been stigmatized for everything from the color of their skin and country of origin to their age and religion. A hundred years ago, people were not stigmatized for weight; yet today, people are routinely and pervasively abused for being anything outside of our thin “ideal.” And, it starts early in life. Research reveals that even … Read More

Join The Voices – Timberline Knolls Celebrates National Recovery Month

For the past 25 years, September has been celebrated as National Recovery month. The focus of the month is to promote the societal benefits of prevention, treatment and recovery for mental and substance use disorders. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, effective treatment is … Read More

Lost Time

In our culture, we are taught that certain things happen at certain ages – you get your driver’s license at 16, retire at 65. This idea also extends to certain decades. The 20s are geared to finishing up college, starting a career, and securing a spouse. If the spouse doesn’t materialize in the 20s, surely … Read More