{"id":2117432,"date":"2026-08-28T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2117432"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:00:40","slug":"summer-house-kj-dillard-says-music-is-helping-him-heal-after-mental-health-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2117432","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Summer House&#8217; KJ Dillard Says Music Is Helping Him Heal After Mental Health Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/de\/16by9\/2026\/08\/28\/de83b2b4373c487693f3d2b5a280b43f_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Summer House&#8217; KJ Dillard Says Music Is Helping Him Heal After Mental Health Treatment<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Summer House&#8217; Star KJ Dillard<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">My New Music Is My Therapy!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T11:00:40-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202608\"><br \/>\n                August 28, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            11:00 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-28T12:52:11-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  August 28, 2026<br \/>\n                                12:52 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a3125aa82120d69056f46b4585dd79fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-1ef37cbe-7af3-45dc-920e-68afe71fe620-1772924321-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e3\/16by9\/2026\/08\/28\/e356c1ec753f4eefada4cc15a1a4aff2_md.png\" alt=\"082826 kj dillard kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-1ef37cbe-7af3-45dc-920e-68afe71fe620-1772924321-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">ON THE MEND<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/kj-dillard-opens-up-about-life-and-new-music-08-28-2026\/\">Video: &#8216;Summer House&#8217; KJ Dillard Says Music Is Helping Him Heal After Mental Health Treatment<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9628ed099bb81ab461f2ef9390a32557\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kj-dillard\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>KJ Dillard<\/strong><\/a>is finding healing through his new music &#8230; telling TMZ he&#8217;s &#8220;doing really good&#8221; after receiving mental health treatment following the most recent &#8220;Summer House&#8221; season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8c4640c48035354f39858521f87045a5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We got the reality star out in NYC this week, and he told our photog he&#8217;s been working on himself, learning a lot, and practicing patience and grace as he navigates life after his mental health struggles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9631678d602a5dddf535e282bc3fdda7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260505_3f7744b4448941da9ff4951a0e24cfd6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a6223aa9-d1db-49a9-a009-7c8d0b103377\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3f\/4by3\/2026\/05\/05\/3f7744b4448941da9ff4951a0e24cfd6_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-KJ-Dillard-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b2259a8fd0c2df72a2b3b35a501192c8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>KJ says music is a form of therapy for him &#8230; helping him mentally and emotionally as he navigates this chapter in his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dd29f88a553ca4cfeec20a1b914713ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f56929e7-1b55-4d0d-b9fa-9340d38219a7-349431245-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9f\/16by9\/2026\/05\/27\/9fbb4290f1ff40cf980f3d1b40433429_md.png\" alt=\"052726 kj dillard kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-f56929e7-1b55-4d0d-b9fa-9340d38219a7-349431245-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">AN EMOTIONAL REVELATION<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/kj-dillard-05-27-2026\/\">Video: \u2018Summer House\u2019 Star KJ Dillard Opens Up About Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Bravo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-db02f48a805865ed0a38db119b6279d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported, KJ revealed during the Season 10 reunion that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/27\/kj-dillard-reveals-bpd-diagnosis-at-reunion\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>hospitalized<\/strong><\/a> for about a week shortly after filming wrapped due to self-harm. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andy-cohen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Andy Cohen<\/strong><\/a> at the time that doctors diagnosed him with BPD and said he had previously run from his problems instead of confronting them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-11e6930e46df05cb33e6a8f37b96bfb4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Now, KJ tells us he&#8217;s trying to break that pattern. While he says he still likes to stay busy and distract himself, he says sitting with himself has become the most important part of his progress.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6773ee5691195ccefed890677014e95d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260424_c8a1f43b5edd4b7e999ad2154cff9f35\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a6223aa9-d1db-49a9-a009-7c8d0b103377\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c8\/4by3\/2026\/04\/24\/c8a1f43b5edd4b7e999ad2154cff9f35_md.png\" alt=\"summer house cast season 10 sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-95ed73c5b8183268bcdb2693f6a1040e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And he&#8217;s not doing it alone &#8230; KJ says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ciara-miller\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ciara Miller<\/strong><\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mia-calabrese\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mia Calabrese<\/strong><\/a>have remained super supportive, along with everyone else in his circle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0c21974e4d80f68ea51ab49a8a0a9517\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ciara and Mia previously showed up for KJ during his hospitalization.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fc83877237f66a478c1edefa33e74d3d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>KJ&#8217;s newly released song and video, &#8220;Girls In NY,&#8221; is meant to mark a lighter, more celebratory moment after such a heavy time. He says the upbeat dance track comes from a bird&#8217;s-eye view, inspired by people around him rather than his own direct experiences.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-496fd95c1657f1ce274d7250496966f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And, he&#8217;s got a major collaboration on the way too &#8230; KJ has a new song coming out with DEV, the singer behind the 2010 smash hit, &#8220;Like a G6.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-adc4acb6d80369362672f1af661d611a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. 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