Accepting the Past as an Asset in Recovery

What if I were to tell you that all aspects of your past would be used as an asset? Would you believe it, or would you instantly regret it and want to change it? I have a love/hate relationship with the word “acceptance.” As a stubborn addict, I am… 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

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

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

Have Your New Year’s Resolutions Crumbled?

Have your New Year’s resolutions crumbled? Here are some reasons why. If you are like most Americans, the New Year’s motivation and healthy behaviors have taken aback by now to older, more deeply ingrained bad habits. The question is: What do you do? Do you throw in the towel and… Read More

The Gift of Being SAGE

I am 70, a senior citizen. That almost makes me laugh. I can’t believe how fast that went. Like my grandfather used to say, “Blink once you’re 30, twice you’re 60. I don’t want to blink again.” But actually, I am grateful for all the things that happened… Read More