The Real Impact of Rape Culture and Sexual Trauma

When bystanders pulled Stanford University swimmer and Olympic hopeful, Brock Turner, away from the woman he was sexually assaulted behind a fraternity house dumpster, he laughed. When the judge in the resulting sexual assault trial handed down a sentence much more lenient than the recommended six years of jail… Read More

Trauma from Natural Disasters Can Linger

Trauma that arises from natural disasters—like the horrific flood that has devastated much of Louisiana this week—can have a heavy emotional toll on those who are directly affected, including survivors, rescue workers, volunteers, bystanders, and witnesses. Mild to moderate stress reactions are normal and expected for anyone involved. Although their… Read More

Picking Up The Pieces

Theresa had reached a point in her life when she felt she was in a downward spiral. Her therapist recommended that she go through the Survivors I workshop at The Meadows, a five-day intensive that addresses childhood trauma. It prompted her to make a lot of… Read More

Forgiving Your Mother and Yourself

Mother’s Day is time to celebrate and show our love and appreciation to our mothers, grandmothers, and female caretakers. However, many of us—in fact probably most of us—have complicated relationships with our mothers. Even if our mothers were well-intentioned, they may not have been able to provide us with what… Read More

Treating Trauma with Yoga

In a recent video from PESI Inc., Dr. Bessel van der Kolk— a Senior Fellow at The Meadows— explains how yoga traditions can help prevent psychological trauma patients from getting stuck during the course of their treatment. Traumatized people’s bodies get rewired in a way that makes them feel that… Read More

War “Exists in an Outside Moral Universe”: An Iraq Veteran Explains Moral Injury

At The Meadows, we are honored to provide behavioral health and substance abuse inpatient services, with an emphasis on trauma, PTSD, and addictive disease disorders, to active duty military members, retirees and dependents of the TRICARE West Region. In the interview below, US Army infantryman Alex Horton… Read More

Psychiatry Residents Experience Trauma Immersion at The Meadows

The Meadows has been hosting Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance psychiatry residents in a Trauma elective for nearly a year now. Dr. Shelley Uram – Senior Fellow at The Meadows who founded the program – supervises residents during this elective. “My long association with Harvard and my passion for teaching… Read More

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, The Meadows Senior Fellow, Releases New Book

The Meadows sets itself apart from other trauma, addiction, and recovery treatment centers with its clinical leadership that is guided by world-renowned Senior Fellows who are thought-leaders in their fields. This is exemplified by the just-released new book by Bessel van der Kolk, MD, “The Body Keeps… Read More

The Meadows Senior Fellow Claudia Black on Trauma and Addiction

Claudia Black, Ph.D., one of the world-renown Senior Fellows at The Meadows, spent this spring traveling and speaking across the country, frequently discussing what it is The Meadows and their sister programs treat, and that is trauma and addictions. A Snippet of Dr. Black’s Message Christopher says he remembers his… Read More

Treating Military Members for Sexual Addiction

Over the past several years, news stories about sexually addictive behaviors in the armed forces seem to be increasing at an alarming number. This is calling greater attention to the issues arising between the men and women who serve our country. A quick Google search using the terms “Sexual Addiction… Read More