Dissolving Fear and Nurturing Joy: A Personal Story of a Recovering Agoraphobic with Panic Disorder

Note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2005 issue of The Meadows alumni magazine, MeadowLark. By Charles Atkinson, MA, MSW, LCSW Hello, my name is Charles Atkinson. I am a 55- year-old recovering from agoraphobia with panic disorder. The term “agoraphobia” derives from the Greek language. The… Read More

Science and Ancient Wisdom: Treatment Here-and-Now

Note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2008 issue of MeadowLark, the alumni magazine of The Meadows. Science and Ancient Wisdom: Treatment Here-and-Now Before reading further, take 20 to 30 seconds to do this exercise: Let your gaze leave this article and let your eyes look around… Read More

Dropped Stitches

Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2009 edition of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. Dropped Stitches By Judith S. Freilich, MD I am a psychiatrist thinking about knitting – about dropped stitches, in particular. Knitters know that a dropped stitch weakens… Read More

The Meadows’ Maureen Canning on Sexual Addiction

Maureen Canning, Clinical Consultant for The Meadows, recently discussed the topic of sexual addiction with Dennis Miller at Behavioral Health Central. In the interview, Canning explains many topics, including: How sexual addiction differs from other addictionsThe cycle of sexual addictionThe ideology of sexual disordersHow shame and avoidance impede interventionThe driving… Read More

Marriage in a Changing Society

Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2005 issue of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. By Pat Mellody When I write about marriage, I am concerned that my views will appear negative and be viewed as relationship ‘bashing.’ I believe that we suffer from our own… Read More

In Terror’s Grip: Healing the Ravages of Trauma

Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2006 edition of Cutting Edge, the online newsletter of The Meadows. By Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD From research on trauma’s impact on various victim populations, we have learned that the great majority of people not affected immediately and personally… Read More

Pia Mellody’s, The Intimacy Factor, “Best. Books. Ever.”

Newsweek Magazine, July 13, 2009, asked individuals some of their favorite books and listed them as,”Best. Books. Ever.” (pp.56.) On the top of Dr. Drew Pinsky’s list as a “book to save your marriage, The Intimacy Factor, by Pia Mellody and Laurence S. Freulich.”… Read More

Preventing and Healing the Sacred Wound of Sexual Molestation

Note: This article is excerpted from the recent book by Peter A. Levine and Maggie Kline: Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes: Awakening the Ordinary Miracle of Healing (North Atlantic Books, 2007). The article originally appeared in the Spring 2007 edition of Cutting Edge, the online newsletter of The Meadows. Preventing… Read More

The Meadows Now Offering Treatment in Texas

The Meadows Addiction Treatment Center is well established in Arizona, having provided inpatient treatment and workshops at its facility in Wickenburg for more than two decades. Now, The Meadows is pleased to announce its new Texas treatment facility, The Meadows Texas. Mental Health Weekly Digest announced on May 4:… Read More

The Meadows’ Integrated Evaluation Program

By Thomas Best, MD, Director of The Meadows The Meadows is offering a new program called the “Integrated Evaluation.” This program combines our groundbreaking Survivors Week workshop with a state-of-the-art evaluative process. In addition to attending the workshop, each client meets with a treatment team… Read More