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John Bradshaw on The Meadows Treatment Model

JOHN BRADSHAW ON THE MEADOWS TREATMENT MODEL As part of its ongoing [...]Read Full Story
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John Bradshaw: Discusses his work

In the 10th video of his series, Mr. Bradshaw talks about his [...]Read Full Story
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Jerry Boriskin: Treating complex PTSD

In the ninth installment of his 10-part series, Dr. Boriskin, psychologist and [...]Read Full Story
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John Bradshaw: On Peter Levine and Bessel van der Kolk

In the ninth video of the series, Mr. Bradshaw praises his colleagues [...]Read Full Story

Jerry Boriskin: Treatment methods for PTSD and addiction

In the eighth installment of his 10-part series, Dr. Boriskin, psychologist and [...]Read Full Story
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John Bradshaw: The relationship between Shame and depression

In the eighth video of the series, Mr. Bradshaw discusses the relationship [...]Read Full Story

Jerry Boriskin: PTSD and addiction

In the seventh video of his 10-part series, Dr. Boriskin, psychologist and [...]Read Full Story
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John Bradshaw: Discusses the addiction treatment recovery process

In the seventh video of his series, Mr. Bradshaw, senior fellow [...]Read Full Story
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Jerry Boriskin: PTSD treatment goals

DR. JERRY BORISKIN ON PTSD TREATMENT GOALS  The Meadows, one of America’s [...]Read Full Story

The Meadows Survivors Workshop Experience

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The Meadows Survivors Workshop Experience Testimonial from Scott E – -  a 20 year-old participant in February 2012 I recently had the chance to attend the Meadows Survivors Workshop.  Upon completion, I was asked to describe the experience and I wrote the following thoughts. The Meadows was the most eye opening experience of my life.  [...]

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Whitney Houston, a Tragic Loss

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  We are all mourning the tragic loss of Whitney Houston. While there are no definitive answers regarding the cause of death, her battle with addiction was played out in the media for many years. Interventionist Brad Lamm has written an informative article about Whitney Houston and addiction in the Huffington Post entitled “The Rules [...]

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Dr. Shelley Uram on Different Types of Trauma

  One of America’s most respected centers for treating trauma and addiction, The Meadows presents a 16-part video series, viewable on YouTube, in which Dr. Shelley Uram addresses topics ranging from the authentic self to the benefits of Somatic Experiencing.   In the installment titled “Emotional Trauma and Brain Development,” Dr. Uram – a psychologist and senior [...]

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Allowing the Unbreakable to Bloom from Broken Trauma Defenses by Dr. Jon Caldwell D.O.

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Allowing the Unbreakable to Bloom from Broken Trauma Defenses by Dr Jon Caldwell, D.O.     Long before I was a psychiatrist, I worked at a golf course rummaging through thorny shrubbery and dense pockets of oak trees to find golf balls that had strayed from their masters.  As an eight-year-old boy, this hardly seemed [...]

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PARENTS’ POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS WHEN DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION IN THE FAMILY

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PARENTS’ POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS WHEN DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION IN THE FAMILY by Bonnie A. DenDooven, MC, LAC   Parents of young addicts suffer the aftershocks of trauma long after the addict has entered REHAB and begun recovery.   The Family Member PTSD Scale © Note1 which assesses family members of drug addicts for SHOCK, ISOLATION, VICTIMIZATION, [...]

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Dr. Shelley Uram on Different Parts of the Brain

Dr. Shelley Uram on Different Parts of the Brain One of America’s most respected centers for treating trauma and addiction, The Meadows presents a 16-part video series, viewable on YouTube, in which Dr. Shelley Uram addresses topics ranging from family dysfunction to Somatic Experiencing. In the installment titled “Different Parts of the Brain,” Dr. Uram [...]

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Attachment Theory and the Developmental Consequences of Relational Trauma by Dr. Jon Caldwell D.O.

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“Attachment Theory and the Developmental Consequences of Relational Trauma” This article is the first in a series of articles on the interface of attachment theory, relational trauma, and treatment at The Meadows.   As Humans, we are intensely social creatures.  Close relationships with other people are often the source of our greatest joy in life, [...]

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John Bradshaw on The Meadows Treatment Model

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JOHN BRADSHAW ON THE MEADOWS TREATMENT MODEL As part of its ongoing video series on addiction and trauma, The Meadows is pleased to present an 11-part interview with John Bradshaw, senior fellow, world-famous educator, counselor, motivational speaker, author and one of the leading figures in the field of mental health. / Read more… In the [...]

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“Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others” John Bradshaw, MA

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 “Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others”   John Bradshaw, MA       John Bradshaw will share his story of recovery, strength and hope with inpatient clients of The Meadows on January 21, 2012.  Patients will learn the links between the mechanisms of the brain that underlie [...]

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VideoJerry Boriskin: Long-term treatment for PTSD

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In the final video of his 10-part series, Dr. Boriskin, psychologist and senior fellow at The Meadows, discusses long-term treatment options for PTSD.

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