SOS Tillamook—the Prevention Program of Tillamook Family Counseling Center, is excited to once again be gathering artwork from local students to be featured in the 2021 Tillamook County Calendar. We have all…
Category: Wellness
New OSU program improves rural outreach to promote mental health and well-being
OIOpublisher By Molly Rosbach, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new Oregon State University program is working to improve mental health and address substance use in rural communities by building on…
Community Gathering for Unity and Healing – Join Us Virtually Nov. 14th
Every day we see signs of our country’s dividedness. It’s easy to despair, but we don’t have to overcome these divisions on our own. By gathering together in community, we regain hope…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How to Build Resiliency During a Crisis
By Sara Todd, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Rinehart Clinic How’s your heart? No, I don’t mean that organ working so hard to pump life throughout your body. I mean that space…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Against All Uncertainty – Forging Solutions and Fostering Normalcy for Family
By Ariel Slifka, Tillamook County Wellness, Community Health Connection VISTA The last 6 months have not been easy, and for local resident Julie Hurliman, the biggest concern has always been the impact…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Taking Action When You Can’t be on the Frontline
By Melody Ayers, Philanthropy Director, Adventist Health Tillamook What a year 2020 has been! Each new emergency or disaster has highlighted the frontline heroes: doctors, nurses, paramedics, firefighters, and more. As we…
Mental Health and the Outdoors
By Julie Baxter, MS, LPC Registered Intern and the owner of Blue Water Therapy, LLC and Julie Chick, for the Pioneer The several seconds just before climbing onto the vessel that rests…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Coping During Crisis
EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone’s mental health is taking a hit this year with all the changes to our daily lives. As we head into “flu” season (BTW – be sure to get a…
Gardening Grows More Than Food, Feeds the Soul
By Laura Swanson, Editor/Master Gardener Class of 2004 Gardening is a way to take direct control of your access to fresh foods — you are able to provide for yourself, your family,…
Meditation Series Offered at Hoffman Center Beginning in October
A six-week meditation series offered by the Art of Aging/Art of Dying will begin on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. The series is open to experienced meditators as well as beginners….