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Current Research Offers Hope for Sex Addicts

By Amy Sohler, MPA, MA, LMHC, CDP, MHP Current research in the field of sex addiction is revealing with utmost certainty that sexual addiction is just like any other addiction. It involves the dopamine response just like alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling, shopping addiction, and any other process addiction. Such… Read More

Adolescent Substance Abuse

For more than 35 years, The Meadows has explored the underlying issues of patient trauma. Clinicians and professionals trust us more than any other treatment program because of our impeccable reputation for quality, integrity, and long-term recovery. The Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey measures drug, alcohol, and tobacco… Read More

The Keys to Relationship Longevity

By Pia Mellody “What is this thing called love?” The title of an old song is still a persistent question. We’d like to believe that love is the essential ingredient in relationships and that it’ll get us through all of life’s difficulties. While love is important… Read More

Unity and Recovery in Sex Addiction Treatment

By Amy Sohler, MPA, MA, LMHC, CDP, MHP Unity is our most cherished quality. We find greater personal freedom than any other society knows. In that sense, our society is a benign anarchy. The word ‘anarchy’ has a bad meaning to most of us… But I think that the gentle… Read More

Straight Talk from a Counselor

By Amy Levinson, MPA, MA, LASAC, CSAT Candidate Counselor, Gentle Path at The Meadows “Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” –Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 500 BC As a community of helpers and healers, we’ve come so far in this… 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

Vivitrol: Can A Drug Help Control Our Addictions?

As experts in addiction and trauma treatment, The Meadows’ staff works hard to remain on the cusp of innovative treatments and medical advancements that may improve patient care and recovery. Addiction treatment is one of the many reasons patients seek out the groundbreaking work of The Meadows team… Read More

Is Sex Addiction a Real Thing?

By:  Carol Juergensen Sheets, LCSW, PCC, CSAT People oftentimes “scoff” at the notion that one can have a sexual addiction. They understandably feel that sexual misbehavior results from a society that believes in immediate gratification. Most people don’t understand sexual addiction and have no idea that people who suffer… Read More