Techniques for Managing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Note: This article was originally published in the Winter 2007 edition of MeadowLark, the magazine for The Meadows alumni. By Lara Rosenberg This article is based on a workshop that Lara gave February 13 – 14, 2006, in Sri Lanka hosted by the INGO RedR. The workshop is focused on… Read More

A Miracle is Just a Shift in Perception

Note: This article originally appeared in the Winter 2007 edition of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. By Colleen DeRango In working with clients to help them heal their trauma, many of us in the Somatic Experiencing® community have come to recognize that one component preceding a shift… Read More

Coming Wednesday: John Bradshaw Interview on Second Chances

Be sure not to miss John Bradshaw’s interview this coming Wednesday, July 14th at 11 AM (Pacific Time) on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel. Second Chances host Susan Armstrong will interview John about his latest book, Reclaiming Virtue: How We Can Develop The Moral Intelligence To Do The Right Thing,… Read More

Forgiveness: Let’s Just Call it “Letting Go”

Forgiveness: Let’s Just Call it “Letting Go” By Kingsley Gallup, MA, LISAC It tugs at the heart, boggles the mind and puts the spirit to the test. It’s called forgiveness. But what exactly is it? While the concept conjures up many decidedly unappealing connotations, could it be that forgiveness is… Read More

Featured Workshop: Sexual Recovery

Sexual Recovery is one of a series of cutting-edge workshops offered at The Meadows. These workshops are designed both to meet the needs of those who have not experienced our inpatient treatment and as a source of renewal for our alumni. Sexual Recovery is a five-day workshop that examines sexual… Read More

Until You Can Love Yourself

Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2004 issue of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. Until You Can Love Yourself By Lawrence S. Freunclich At our first AA meeting, many of us were so sick and hungover that the most we could hope… Read More

Spirituality in Everyday Life

Note: This article first appeared in the Spring 2004 issue of MeadowLark, the alumni magazine of The Meadows. By John Bradshaw, MA Recovery is about an awakening. We are literally awakened from a restless sleep that has numbed our feelings and left us emotionally and spiritually groggy and exhausted. This… Read More

Some Thoughts on Rigorous Honesty

Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2005 edition of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. Some Thoughts on Rigorous Honesty By John Bradshaw Because lying to ourselves (denial) is the core of all addictions, the various 12-Step groups stress living in a rigorously… Read More

Whores & Madonnas

Note: This article was first published in the Winter 2003/04 issue of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. Whores & MadonnasBy Maureen Canning-Fulton, MA A friend of mine, who knows about the therapy I do with female patients in the area of sexual dysfunction, had sent me… Read More

Maureen Canning on What Really Happens in Sex Rehab

Maureen Canning, Clinical Consultant of The Meadows, was recently featured in an interview on iVillage. In Tiger Woods in Sex Rehab: What Really Goes on in There, Anyway? Canning described some indicators of sexual addiction, and what goes on during a typical day of sex addiction treatment. Read More