The Recovery World Loses a Pioneer

David Briick, instrumental in opening five substance abuse and behavioral health treatment centers including The Meadows, Cottonwood Hill, Cottonwood de Tucson, Cottonwood de Albuquerque, and Cottonwood de Austin, died a few days short of his 81st birthday on Friday, June 7, 2013, at his daughter’s home in Nunnelly, Tennessee. With… Read More

The Meadows Alumni Association to Host Alumni Workshop in Dallas on July 9

The Meadows Alumni Association is pleased to host an alumni workshop in Dallas, Texas, for alumni on July 9, 2013, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. by Cole Adams, LCSW, CSAT, who will lead the discussion on “Perfectly Imperfect.” It will be held at Preston Place at 12700 Preston Road, #140. Read More

Why Consider Treatment In Your Senior Years? Ask John

By Cathy Kelley, LCSW, Counselor at The Meadows John is a 64-year-old male who retired early despite the cut in his income (now living at the poverty level) and the loss of his medical coverage to avoid dealing with the distress of “having” to work with people he didn’t get… Read More

Anxiety Associated With Having a Loved One in Treatment

By: Bill Blundell As a therapist who works with children, it is common to work with children who are experiencing the loss of a parent or caregiver because they have moved to a treatment center for addictions. Living in Central Illinois, the options are limited when it comes to inpatient… Read More

The Meadows Offers Partners of Sex Addiction Workshop Week of June 17

The Meadows will offer Healing Intimate Treason: For Partners of Sex Addiction workshop the week of June 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at The Meadows’ campus. This workshop was developed in collaboration with Meadows’ Senior Fellow, Dr. Claudia Black, with a core foundation from her… Read More

The Meadows Offers Grief Workshop Week of May 27

The Meadows will offer a Grief Workshop the week of May 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at The Meadows’ campus. This five-day workshop teaches participants how to deal with the pain they feel after a loss. The Meadows’ Grief Workshop is designed to assist participants… Read More

Equine Therapy Had the First Western Experience and Voted Cinder the Horse of the Month

By: Molly Cook, Meadows Equine Therapist (Photo: Cinder and Dusty – Meadows’ equine therapy horses) The “Western Experience” is a 5th-week patient activity and is an opportunity for the patients to learn the biographies of the horses they have worked with while sharing their own stories and memories. After we… Read More

The Meadows Sponsors 24th Annual International Trauma Conference

The Meadows’ is a sponsor of the 24th Annual International Trauma Conference on May 29 – June 1, 2013, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference director, Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D., is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows and the Founder and Medical Director… Read More

The Meadows Offers Grief Workshop Week of April 22

The Meadows will offer a Grief Workshop the week of April 22 from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday at The Meadows’ campus. This five-day workshop teaches participants how to deal with the pain they feel after a loss. The Meadows’ Grief Workshop is designed to assist participants in addressing… Read More

The Meadows Sponsors Georgia and North Carolina Events with Dr. Jerry Boriskin

The Meadows is sponsoring two breakfasts and lectures with Meadows’ Senior Fellow, Jerry Boriskin, Ph.D., CAS, in Atlanta, Ga., at Maggiano’s on Thursday, April 11, and in Durham, NC, at Maggiano’s on Friday, April 12 from 8:00-10:00 am. Dr. Boriskin will present “Do You Have What It Takes? The Clinical… Read More