By Vivi Tallman for the Tillamook County Pioneer Two years ago this week, my 19 year old grandson died of an unintentional overdose. Mache’s death, building on a season of other intense…
Category: Healing
POSITIVE VIBES: Grief
EDITOR’S NOTE: How can a column called “Positive Vibes” have a story about grief? Because you can’t get to positive vibes with out journeying through all our emotions, and lately for most…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Roundabout — Struggling with Addiction
by Neal Lemery We took a long weekend, embarking on a road trip across the Northwest for a birthday, a long over-due gathering of loved ones, dear friends, to celebrate a milestone,…
POSITIVE VIBES….
By Jan Boal, RN Why did I choose Positive Vibes as the name for my business format? Because I believe in the effects of this energy. That it can, and has to…
Nationwide 988 for mental health crisis; Oregon to launch 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
New, easy-to-remember number that starts Saturday will connect people in need of behavioral health crisis support Starting Saturday, July 16, people in Oregon and nationwide who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis will be able…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Eating the Rainbow – 7 Creative Ways to Add More Fruits & Veggies into your Diet
By Lewis Martin, Nutrition Director at the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council for Tillamook County Wellness If you’re like most Americans, you probably have a tough time keeping up with the recommended…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking Time to Grieve
by Neal Lemery Life has a way of reminding us to take care of ourselves and to do what is important in our lives. July seems to be a month of special…
POSTIVE VIBES: There’s Magic In The Air
By Jan Boal, RN Ever wonder why you feel so good when out in nature; whether it be at the ocean, forest, lake, desert, river or even the park? Is it magic…
POSITIVE VIBES: Family and Community ADDICTION PART 3 of 3 part series
EDITOR’S NOTE: It takes a community to help with mental health awareness and addiction, compassion and understanding, access to resources and services. here is the third part of Jan’s three-part series about…
Adventist Health Tillamook Announces Re-Start of Grief Support and Cancer Support Groups
These necessary community services are back from a long, safety-related COVID-19 hiatus. Beginning June 9th, grief support groups and cancer support groups facilitated by Adventist Health Tillamook are restarting – see below…
