The Meadows Announces New Workshops Manager

The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Wickenburg, Arizona, is pleased to announce Heidi Dike Kingston, LCSW, as the new Workshops Manager at The Meadows. In this new role on the Intake team, Kingston is responsible for providing clinical screenings and scheduling for The Meadows week-long workshops… Read More

The Meadows Announces New Liaisons

The Meadows is pleased to announce the addition of Joan Sputh and Peter Stavropoulos to their Business Development team. Sputh has 30 years of successful sales and sales management experience covering territories coast-to-coast with her primary focus on the medical industry.   Eighteen years were spent with Johnson & Johnson in… Read More

Why Do Powerful Men Risk Everything to Have Sexual Affairs?

From the outside, they seem to have it all: fame, power, respect. But they are also addicted to sexual acting-out and the intensity, risk, and adrenaline high that comes with it. For some, the secrets and the sense of getting away with bad behavior are the best part of the… Read More

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy at The Meadows

Upon arriving at The Meadows, many patients are charmed by the view of equine activities at nearby ranches. They frequently ask about having Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) as part of their primary treatment program. As a direct result of these requests, EAP is among the newest offerings coming to… Read More

High Functioning Alcoholics

Published in last Sunday’s New York Times (May 4th) is an excellent article titled High Functioning, But Still Alcoholics. Chronicled by Times writer Jane Brody, the piece reviews a new book from author Sarah Allen Benton, “Understanding the High-Functioning Alcoholic” (Praeger Publishers), and describes a familiar scenario:… Read More

An Expense of Spirit and a Waste of Shame

By Lawrence S. Freundlich Note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2005 issue of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. There is so much about her that I admire. Her knowledge of Western culture is vast. She is among the best-read individuals I have met,… Read More

Healthy Sexuality One Step at a Time

By Maureen Canning Note: This article was originally published in the Summer 2005 issue of MeadowLark, the magazine for alumni of The Meadows. There is a saying in AA that reminds newcomers “to fake it until you make it.” The belief behind this advice is that you can act… Read More

An Excerpt from “Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets”

This article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2009 edition of The Cutting Edge. Author’s note: Nearly a decade ago, I began to work with women confronting sexual betrayal. It was this professional experience that inspired me to write Deceived: Facing Sexual Betrayal, Lies and Secrets, a book for female partners… Read More

Child Abuse, Neglect, and Character Defects

By John Bradshaw Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2004 edition of Cutting Edge, the online newsletter of The Meadows. One of the most insidious effects of child neglect and abuse is their impact on the “character” foundation. Addiction, obsessive-compulsive behavior, and the codependency that fuels it… Read More

Sharing the Disease

By Claudia Black, Ph.D., MSW It has long been known by addiction professionals that, for every person addicted, approximately another four persons, usually immediate family members, are directly affected – husbands, wives, committed partners, mothers, fathers, siblings, and young and adult children. Would the impact of addiction be reduced if… Read More