Meadows in the News

Renowned Survivors Workshop Goes on National Road Tour for The Meadows

October 19, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2011 Contact Person: Patty Evans Company Name: The Meadows Telephone Number: 317-344-2922 Email Address: pevans@themeadows.org Web: www.themeadows.org Renowned Survivors Workshop Goes on National Road Tour for The Meadows October 19, 2011 (Wickenburg, Arizona) — The Survivors Workshop pioneered by The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center is in the middle of their National Road Tour and seeing great success. This weeklong workshop investigates the origins of adult dysfunctional behaviors by exploring early childhood trauma that has led to various addictions, depression, eating disorders and painful relationships. There was popular demand for the Survivors Workshops and requests from referring professionals to bring the successful program to their cities. The Workshop Tour started in July in Malibu, California. In August, the program moved

Bestselling Author Peter Levine to Lecture on New Book: In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

September 23, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 23, 2011 Contact Person: Patty Evans Company Name: The Meadows Telephone Number: 317-344-2922 Email Address: pevans@themeadows.com Web: www.themeadows.com Bestselling Author Peter Levine to Lecture on New Book: In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness September 23, 2011 (Wickenburg, Arizona) — Bestselling author Peter Levine will lecture on his new book In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness this Friday, September 23. He will be joined by special guest, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, Senior Fellow of The Meadows and clinical psychiatrist whose work integrates mind, brain and body in the understanding and treatment of

FREE LECTURE SERIES-HOUSTON, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 6, 2011,FROM 7pm – 8:30pm

August 15, 2011

FREE LECTURE SERIES-HOUSTON, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 HOW EFFECTIVE RECOVERY DEVELOPS THE ABILITY TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES By JOHN BRADSHAW, MA THE COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS HOUSTON 303 JACKSON HILL HOUSTON, TEXAS 77007 For information on The Meadows or its Houston-based activities, Please contact Melanie Shelnutt, Houston Community Relations Representative, at 877-733-7930 (713-702-7784 local) or email mshelnutt@themeadows.com

FREE LECTURE SERIES-SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AUGUST 22, 2011, FROM 7pm – 8:30pm

August 11, 2011

FREE LECTURE SERIES-SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AUGUST 22, 2011 HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT. SHE LOVES ME, SHE LOVES ME NOT. UNDERSTANDING LOVE ADDICTION AND ATTACHMENT STYLES By VICTORIA MUNOZ MC, LPC CHAPARRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH 6451 EAST SHEA BLVD SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA 85254 PLEASE NO SMOKING ON CHURCH PROPERTY Parking is available in both the North and South parking lots at the Church. For information on The Meadows or its Arizona-based activities, Please contact The Meadows at 800-632-3697 or email info@themeadows.com

Good Enough

August 8, 2011

“Good Enough” Amy Winehouse skyrocketed to the top of the music charts in her early 20‘s. Most well known for her song “Rehab”, Amy professed her resistance to treatment. She said, “no, no, no”. Amy was rebellious. She was “very good at being bad”. Defying conventional style and standards, she fashioned herself in 50’s feminine attire and tattooed herself with eyebrow raising images. She dated a “bad boy” and brazenly colored tales of sex and drugs, while singing “You Know I’m No Good”. Amy had reality issues. Obscured by distortions of self-image, she could not see her own value and worth. Amy did not know that she was “good enough”. Distortions of reality plague those affected by addiction. Living in reality is recognition of one’s own worth and value. It is acceptance

The Meadows Proudly Participates in UKESAD 2011 – London, England

June 8, 2011

The Meadows Proudly Participates in UKESAD 2011 – London, England What a tremendous experience we had in London! The Meadows Senior Staff spent the week of May 16th at the 8th Annual UK/EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON ADDICTIVE DISORDERS – better known as the UKESAD 2011 Conference. The conference brought together some of the top minds in the world of addiction treatment and provided an opportunity to network and exchange national and international knowledge with more than 500 attendees. On Friday, May 20, 2011 Meadows Senior Fellows; Pia Mellody, RN and

The Meadows co-sponsors the 22nd Annual International Trauma Conference in Boston, May 18-22, 2011

June 6, 2011

The Meadows co-sponsors the 22nd Annual International Trauma Conference in Boston, May 18-22, 2011 Conference Director and Senior Fellow at The Meadows, Bessel van der Kolk, MD, has been bringing together leaders in the field of neuroscience for this dynamic conference for the past 22 years. Last week presenters Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD, Julian D. Ford, PhD, Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Judith L. Herman, MD, Adele Diamond, PhD, FRSC and many others, as well as 700 attendees came together in Boston to examine cutting-edge treatment interventions for various trauma-based symptoms. Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, closed the conference with a presentation on Mindfulness, Healing, and Transformation. The Meadows

Free Lecture Series – Dallas, Texas – June 21, 2011

June 1, 2011

Free Lecture Series – Dallas, Texas – June 21, 2011 Daniel Gowan, M.Div, LCDC, LPC-S, will be speaking at the Dallas Free Lecture on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Unity church of Dallas, Sanctuary, 6525 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 from 7:00-8:30 pm. The title of the presentation is “Boundaries: THE Building Block of Relationships”. You will understand how to engage your boundaries to equip you to begin to enjoy healthier relationships and learn tools to help you grow. When all else fails, use natural consequence to reinforce the boundary! In this presentation you will learn two types of boundaries, to understand how typical communication confuses these boundaries and how to improve the process. You will also learn the characteristics of natural

Free Lecture Series Culver City, California June 16, 2011

May 31, 2011

The Meadows Free Lecture Series How To Feel Better in Your Body; Simple Skills based in Neuroscience presented by Stephanie Book Koehler, MA, MFT on Thursday, June 16, 2011 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California 90232 If you sometimes find yourself at the mercy of your thoughts or feelings, sinking into depression or spiraling up into anxiety—and don’t we all? Join Stephanie Book Koehler in this interactive lecture where you’ll learn simple, powerful tools to bounce back from overwhelm. You will learn to ground yourself in your body and have more ease. These skills are based in neuroscience and are part of Somatic Experiencing training for dealing with the challenges of everyday

Maureen Canning: Shame and Sex Addiction

May 24, 2011

The Meadows is pleased to present its ongoing series of videos on addiction and trauma; the series features some of the most influential figures in the mental health field, including Maureen Canning, John Bradshaw, and Dr. Jerry Boriskin, among others. In the second video of her series, Maureen Canning, MA, LMFT, clinical consultant and senior fellow at The Meadows, discusses the nature of sexual addiction and trauma in women. “Sexual addiction, unlike other addictions, is based in shame,” she explains. “Sex addicts have a sense of self that is very diminished. They feel worthless at the core of who they are. The feel as if they don’t deserve love.” She goes on to explain that most sexual addictions are rooted in childhood trauma —