Dr. Shelley Uram on Explicit and Implicit Memories

Dr. Shelley Uram on Explicit and Implicit Memories One of America’s most respected centers for treating trauma and addiction, The Meadows presents a 16-part video series, viewable on YouTube, in which Dr. Shelley Uram addresses topics ranging from family dysfunction to the benefits of Somatic Experiencing. In… Read More

The Meadows Sponsors Wickenburg High School Safe and Sober Senior Grad Night Party

The Meadows is a sponsor of the Wickenburg High School Safe and Sober Senior Grad Night Party that is being held on Friday, May 25 at the high school cafeteria. The Safe and Sober Senior Grad Night Party was started to create an alcohol and drug free, safe environment… Read More

Red Cross founder Clara Barton fought ‘Thin Black Snakes’ of depression by springing into action

How many significant figures of history actually suffered with PTSD? We may never know. The diagnosis, now part of our collective 21st century lexicon, did not exist before 1980. Many historians point to the Civil War with the description of Soldier’s Heart as the earliest attempt to describe emotional… Read More

John Bradshaw to Deliver Inner Child Lecture in Mansfield, Massachusetts

John Bradshaw, one of the most influential writers on emotional healing in the twentieth century and a Senior Fellow at The Meadows will give an intensive workshop titled “Homecoming: Reclaiming Your Inner Child” in Mansfield, MA on Saturday May 19 from 8:30am-5:00pm and Sunday May 20 from 8:30am-4:00pm at The… Read More

The Twists and Turns of Recovery Treatment – A Case History

By Dr. Michael Caldwell In my third year of medical school, I was mentored by a brilliant surgeon who routinely pontificated the virtues of his profession with clear intent to dissuade me from entering psychiatry. On one such occasion, he disrupted my tense and halting approach at a long abdominal… Read More

Post-Traumatic Stress’s Surprisingly Positive Flip Side

Is it possible that trauma is good for you? Is there such a thing as Post-traumatic Growth? Are we supporting soldiers coming forth for assistance or are we engaging in denial when we strip away the “D” (disorder) from PTSD? As a clinician and advocate for those who develop PTSD… Read More

What Caused Sgt. Bales to Snap?

A group I facilitate for Vietnam Veterans struggled with this question even before the name of the accused sergeant was released. Violence, injury, death, and war stir intense emotions in all, particularly among veterans who have been up close and personal. The issue of atrocity and slaughter of civilians is,… Read More

Whitney Houston, a Tragic Loss

We are all mourning the tragic loss of Whitney Houston. While there are no definitive answers regarding the cause of death, her battle with addiction was played out in the media for many years. Interventionist Brad Lamm has written an informative article about Whitney Houston and addiction in the Huffington… Read More

PARENTS’ POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS WHEN DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION IN THE FAMILY

Parents of young addicts suffer the aftershocks of trauma long after the addict has entered REHAB and begun recovery. The Family Member PTSD Scale © Note1 which assesses family members of drug addicts for SHOCK, ISOLATION, VICTIMIZATION, SHAME, OVER-RESPONSIBILITY, LACK OF HOPE, and GRIEF, as well as for other symptoms… Read More

Attachment Theory and the Developmental Consequences of Relational Trauma by Dr. Jon Caldwell D.O.

As Humans, we are intensely social creatures. Close relationships with other people are often the source of our greatest joy in life, but they can also be associated with tremendous pain and suffering. Early relationships with caregivers, siblings, and extended family are not merely a static backdrop to… Read More