Life Beyond Depression

Facing severe anxiety and depression can feel a lot like being stuck in quicksand. Every moment is a struggle, and the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. When Amy first came to The Meadows, she felt as though she’d reached the lowest point in her life. But, with help… Read More

Five Ways to Practice Gratitude

Sometimes, it may feel simply impossible to see the positive in a given situation or to have gratitude for your position in life. We may feel like the world is intent on sending us obstacles and gratitude may seem out of reach. What’s ironic is that gratitude is just what… Read More

Special Report on Heroin has The Meadows Ties

“Hooked: Tracking Heroin’s Hold on Arizona” will simultaneously air on January 13 at 6:30 p.m. on every broadcast TV station and most radio outlets across Arizona. The 30-minute commercial-free investigative report was produced by Arizona State University student journalists and focuses on the growing perils of heroin and opioid use. Read More

A Gluten-Free Donut is Still a Donut

After polishing off way more Italian food than anticipated, I told my friend I felt really full. She immediately chimed in, “You need to eliminate gluten from your diet.” I processed what she said, but I still believed that five garlic knots drenched in oil and a mountain of spaghetti… Read More

Prominent Professionals Gather at Conference Co-Sponsored by The Meadows

Dr. Patrick Carnes, the pioneer researcher whose work helped establish the concept of compulsive sexual behavior as an addiction, presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to renowned lecturer and bestselling author John Bradshaw at the second annual International Sex & Love Addiction Conference. The three-day conference focused on the changing… Read More

A Therapist’s View of Treatment at Gentle Path at The Meadows

By Heidi Kinsella, MA, LMHCA, NCC, ASATFamily Counselor, Gentle Path at The Meadows When I came to work as a therapist at Gentle Path at The Meadows, I quickly discovered that this treatment center was special and provided patients with a different kind of experience than anything I had previously… Read More

Dr. Shelley Uram To Lecture On “Depression”

The Meadows pride ourselves on providing quality, cutting-edge care from some of the nation’s leading industry experts. Each Senior Fellow is involved in worldwide practice and research in their area of expertise – lecturing patients on clinical works, publishing works in numerous professional publications, and providing their teachings and expertise… Read More

It Is Not Just About a Couple Beers or Partying

My name is Patty Evans, and I am Chief Marketing Officer for The Meadows. Today I am in need of using this blog forum to express my thoughts, grief, and personal actions to motivate us all to do something today. Yesterday, I heard of the loss of actor, comedian, humanitarian,… Read More

The Ultimate Unmanageability of Addiction

By Amy Levinson, MA, LASAC, CSAT Candidate Suicide…the ultimate ‘unmanageability’ of untreated addiction and depression. All addictions reside in the same place in the brain—the limbic system—and all are related to dysfunction in the pleasure-reward pathway. This older part of our brain keeps us alive; it’s all about… Read More

Dr. Claudia Black to lecture at The Meadows

Dr. Claudia Black will lecture this Wednesday at 12:45pm to the whole community at The Meadows, located in Wickenburg Arizona, in LH-10&11. The topic of the lecture will be “Hidden Life of Loss & Abandonment.” About Dr. Claudia Black Claudia Black, M.S.W., Ph.D., is a renowned author and trainer internationally… Read More