At The Meadows, we treat men and women 18 and older for substance use disorders, mental health issues, and trauma.
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Our treatment options range from detoxification to an intensive, inpatient psychotherapeutic program that addresses the symptoms and co-occurring disorders.
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While you may arrive at treatment eager to focus on your primary concern, whether its substance abuse or emotional trauma, these are frequently connected to mental health issues.
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Our comprehensive, co-occurring treatment includes a wide range of methods and modalities to address each individual’s unique needs for whole-body healing.
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By Marcel Schwantes It’s easy to get bogged down by the negative instead of the positive in any situation. Many people strive for happiness in their careers, relationships, and personal goals, but most people don’t choose to be happy in their everyday lives. A common misconception is that the… Read More
The year was 1992. I was downing bagels at most meals and noshing on licorice-like it was going out of style. Nuts, butter, and oils were all evil, and I was sure that eating these high-fat items would, of course, make me fat. It turns out I was all wrong on this assumption. Consequently, I was not alone in my thinking. For too many years, fat has been vilified as the bad guy amongst the macronutrients. In fact, it turns out that all along, it was my bagel and licorice that was causing my weight to grow and my health to plummet. Read More
This workshop for professionals is a 3-day intensive for individuals who want to further their own healing and for those who assist others in the healing journey. This workshop acknowledges that many people have encountered difficult situations as children and as adults: trauma, abuse, neglect, break-ups, betrayal, disappointment, failures, illness, loss, and grief. Yet, humans are resilient creatures - they generally find ways to survive. However, surviving isn’t the same as thriving! Indeed, many times the very adaptations that helped people to survive get in the way of really living life wholeheartedly. Read More
By Georgia Fourlas, DSW, MSW, LCSW, LISAC, CSAT-SClinical Director of Workshops, Rio Retreat Center at The Meadows For those who are looking to overcome negative behaviors, or even simply identify the source of some of their emotional suffering, intensive workshops can be a springboard to recovery and renewal. Workshops… Read More
Tian Dayton, Ph.D., TEPTrauma can leave us feeling helpless in the face of our own lives, our own days, our own relationships. “Learned helplessness,” a term coined by psychologist Martin E.P. Seligman, describes an aspect of trauma akin to giving up. We learn the negative lesson that no matter what we do, we cannot seem to make a difference in the lives of those we love and we can generalize that feeling to other areas of our lives as well. But Seligman who studied this phenomenon began to ask the question, ‘if we can learn how to be helpless then why can’t we also learn how to be optimistic?’ Read More
Once you have the collage you like, take a screenshot of it and journal about these questions: Has my mood changed at all through collaging it and if so, in what ways?Does collaging my mood make it lighter or more conscious and if so what would you say about that?What… Read More
When you think of managing your mental health, what comes to mind? Maybe you meditate or take yoga, perhaps you participate in group activities to stay connected to others, or maybe you focus on getting enough sleep. Do you ever think of the role food plays in all of… Read More
“You cannot ‘not’ communicate.” Read More
By Aimee Runyon For those recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction, dating can be a complicated and confusing world. When you finally decide to start dating again, it is important to seek the advice of those in your support group to make sure the time is right. Read More
If you haven’t already noticed, you will likely start to see some significant changes to how your food is packaged and sold. Rolling out Obama-era policies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring food makers to implement a new Nutrition Facts label, which will include the following information and… Read More
