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…
Category: Wellness
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How to Build Resiliency During a Crisis
OIOpublisher 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…
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….
Tillamook County collaborates: Get screened for colorectal cancer and get a gift card
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of all cancer deaths and according to the Oregon Health Authority, one in six Tillamook County residents between the ages of 50-75…
Resources to help you and your teen through COVID-19
For teens, summer usually means hanging out with friends, going to camp, family BBQs or a summer job. A lot of things have been different this year. As the new school year…