Marking Recovery Month 2020 at The Meadows

For more than three decades, we’ve been celebrating Recovery Month, an important national observance introduced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). All these years later, the goal is the same: increasing awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders while… Read More

How Recovery Can Protect Against COVID-19 in Men

Although many countries, including the United States, do not separate data by sex, it is now clear that more men than women die from COVID-19, even after adjusting for increasing age. In China, men and women were equally likely to contract COVID-19, but men experienced a 4.7% case fatality… Read More

Maintaining Your Emotional Immunity During COVID-19: How to Create a Sense of Calm in Uncertain Times

Read some tips that will help you to manage anxiety and actively create some balance and calm throughout this challenging period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Meadows Behavioral Health’s Fuel Well Program

Fuel Well to Feel Well Studies show links between mental health and diet or how food affects how we heal. Our groundbreaking Fuel Well© program was created in coordination with nutritional expert and Meadows Senior Fellow Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RDN, to bring our menus and food choices in line… Read More

How Health Literate Are You?

By Wesley Gallagher Taking care of your health used to be easy. You got sick, you called your doctor. You went to the doctor, they told you what to do. You did it, or maybe you didn’t. Rinse, repeat. Nowadays, it goes more like this. You get sick, you go… Read More

Identifying and Managing Emotional Triggers

You’ve likely heard your husband, wife, partner, mother, father, boss, friend, attorney, or even a judge say, “What were you thinking?” The answer is that you weren’t thinking. The inability to recognize the impact of your behavior, the willingness to risk what’s significant in your life, and the quick lapse… Read More

September is National Recovery Month

Every September for the past 30 years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has sponsored Recovery Month. This important national observance is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrating the people who get up each morning and bravely continue the journey of recovery. Read More

3 Behavior Changes That Can Lead to Better Health

We all know the saying – old habits die hard. Changing behavior is difficult, takes hard work, and sometimes, takes a few failures to get it right. In the food and exercise world, I notice that the people most likely to stumble down even the best-paved road are those that… Read More

How Modern Lifestyles Activate Ancient Stress Responses

Do you feel fried, get easily irritated, or sink into negative states of mind faster than you used to? Do you want to collapse and cocoon at the end of the week? If so, consider what might be going on with your stress level that might be affecting your mood. Read More

The Best Bets on Breakfast

Breakfast – it’s probably the most debated meal of the day. What to have, whether to have it and the best options for a healthy weight and longevity. Perhaps the reason the debate continues is that the studies on breakfast are often conflicting. As soon as one study tells you… Read More