Vivitrol: Can A Drug Help Control Our Addictions?

As experts in addiction and trauma treatment, The Meadows’ staff works hard to remain on the cusp of innovative treatments and medical advancements that may improve patient care and recovery. Addiction treatment is one of the many reasons patients seek out the groundbreaking work of The Meadows team… Read More

Don’t Underestimate Your Middle Circle Behaviors

Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, PCC, CSAT, Often, when men or women attend 12-Step meetings or therapy, they’re instructed to do the 3-circles exercise. The circle exercise involves drawing a three circles diagram representing three types of behaviors in an addict’s life. The outer circle represents healthy behaviors, the middle… Read More

Affordable Care Act Allowing Patients Residential and Out-of-State Treatment Benefits

The final rule implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) issued on November 8 creates for the first time the possibility of a safe haven from the insurance practices that began in the late 1980s. These practices intruded on the relationship between provider and… Read More

Emotional Freedom Technique in Trauma Treatment

By: Joyce Willis, MC, LPC This article will introduce the EFT therapy technique. You’ll learn what EFT is and how it’s used at The Meadows to enhance therapy. What Is EFT? Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a treatment method that’s essentially acupuncture without needles. It focuses on the body’s meridian… Read More

Trauma Can Create Template Which Feeds Sexual Addiction

Many clients ask professionals, “Why have I been plagued with hyper-sexuality?” In other words, they were curious to understand why they’d become addicted to hyper-sexual behavior. This question is often asked by drug and alcohol addicts who also wonder why they were plagued with the addiction gene when their siblings… Read More

The Meadows Senior Fellow Dr. Shelley Uram to be Featured on BlogTalkRadio

The Meadows Senior Fellow, Shelley Uram, MD, will be featured on BlogTalkRadio’s program “Sex Help with Carol the Coach” with host Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, CSAT, PCC, on Monday, May 7, 2013, at 9:15 P.M. (EST). The program can be accessed by visiting Blog Talk Radio. Dr. Uram,… Read More

Losing Your Best Friend

By: Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, PCC, CSAT When one decides to recover from sexual addiction, it can feel like you’ve lost your best friend. You grieve the time you spent with your addiction and the exhilarating rush you received while increasing the intensity of your desires. More than likely, you… Read More

The Meadows an Exhibitor at the Spring IECA Conference in Chicago

The Meadows will be an exhibitor at the Spring Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) in Chicago, Illinois at the Chicago Marriott Downtown on April 10-13, 2013. The theme of the conference is “Meeting Our Challenges.” IECA Conference Consultants, school, college and program admissions officers, administrators and staff, and related service… Read More

Jon Caldwell Interviewed by BlogTalkRadio

The Meadows Psychiatrist, Dr. Jon G. Caldwell, was featured on BlogTalkRadio’s program “Hope-Strength-Recovery”; with host Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, CSAT, PCC, on Monday, January 7, 2013. Jon G. Caldwell, D.O., is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of adults with relational trauma histories and addictive… Read More

Is Sex Addiction a Real Thing?

By:  Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, PCC, CSAT People oftentimes “scoff” at the notion that one can have a sexual addiction. They understandably feel that sexual misbehavior results from a society that believes in immediate gratification. Most people don’t understand sexual addiction and have no idea that people who suffer… Read More