By Lindsay Merrell, Therapist, Remuda Ranch at The Meadows Since the years of my internship, working with patients facing suicidal thoughts has been concerning, challenging, and inspiring. Individuals struggling with such hopelessness come to professionals in desperate need of relief from what is starting to feel like an inevitable out... Read More

Human beings make about 35,000 conscious decisions every day. Each one of those decisions, no matter how small, is likely to have an impact on someone, somewhere, in some way. But, we typically have no idea what kind of impact our choices have made on the world around us. If you decide to have lunch at the local deli, you’ve made an im... Read More

 Dr. Shelley Uram, a Senior Fellows at The Meadows, recently sat down with Kristin Sunanta Walker onMental Health News Radioto talk about her new bookEssential Living: A Guide to Having Happiness and Peace by Reclaiming Your Essential Self. Dr. Uram says that she’s noticed over the many years she’s been in practice as a psychiatri... Read More

Dan Griffin, a Senior Fellow at The Meadows, recently sat down withDr. Jon Caldwell, Medical Director for Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, for an in-depth conversation about earlychildhood trauma, attachment, triggers, reactivity and more. The conversation was featured on Griffin’s new podcast,The Man Rules, in which he talks with guests... Read More

 By Nancy Minister, Workshop Facilitator, Rio Retreat Center at The Meadows I recently listened to a friend talk about her practice of catching herself when she was “off” — in other words, being short or rude to someone when experiencing some sort of conflict. She explained in her sincere, soft voice, that she had learned to say t... Read More

Human beings make about 35,000 conscious decisions every day. Each one of those decisions, no matter how small, is likely to have an impact on someone, somewhere, in some way. But, we typically have no idea what kind of impact our choices have made on the world around us. If you decide to have lunch at the local deli, you’ve made an im... Read More

A male’s body and its functioning are different than a female body. So the alcohol addiction and its consequences are different. In this gender-biased society, there are still few things that are a big challenge for women. So, Claudia Black – Arizona'sAlcohol Rehab Arizonabrings you thedifference in alcohol habitsof men and women. As s... Read More

 Drug Addiction has been a common addiction with alcohol addiction n USA. Every day millions of young adults, as well as stressed out people, are suffering from drug addiction. It is a complex addiction which could make a person victim again and again. There are manydrug addiction treatments which are ineffective as they do not la... Read More

Mood swings are very hard tohandle especiallywhen you don’t know the reason behind it. Mood swings could be for various reasons. If a girl is having her days of month, then it ismood swing, if dumped or cheated by lover, then it’s a mood swing, but most dangerous of all is when a person is on drugs. Drugs could give mood swings that ar... Read More

 The people often get confused between panic attack andanxiety attack. They both are not similar but do not have extra difference. What is panicattack? Panicattackis when you feel sudden uneasiness. It happens in the when a person feels a choking feeling due to nervousness or fear. It is said to be a feeling or a reaction which ha... Read More

Barbecue parties are the universal sign for a family get together. They are always fun if you havefew good peopleand a small yard to enjoy the campfire. It is not an easy task to host a good BBQparty especiallywhen you yourself have to prepare food for all the members. You haveequal rightto enjoy theparty butyou have tension of working... Read More

Alcohol has its origin from an Arabic term al-ḡawl which means bad influence or evil result for a headache. Alcohol has bad influence if its intake is in a higher amount. Any addiction is harmful tohealth butalcohol addiction leads to another addiction of drug or smoking or sex addiction. Too much intake of alcohol is not advisable a... Read More

What is drug and alcohol addiction? Alcohol – a hard drink that people drink to show that they are cool. It is neither tasty nor good for the liver. Still, people drink just because of peer pressure. Due to continuous intake of alcohol, a certain kind of addiction is formed which we call as Alcohol addiction. Similar is drug addiction.... Read More

Heather was raped when was she was a young adult. Her feelings of fear, rage, and powerlessness that followed became overwhelming and unmanageable. Initially, the stress she felt robbed her of her appetite; but, eventually, she began restricting her eating by choice. It gave her a sense of power over her body.   In recent years, i... Read More

January. The excitement of the holidays is over. It’s time to return to your college classes after a nice, long break. For those in northern climates, there’s also less sunlight and painfully cold temperatures to contend with. It’s completely normal to feel a little bummed out about it all, right? In most cases, yes, it is normal to fe... Read More