Healing From Rape
Rape. The word in and of itself seems to be an assault. Since 2017 and the #MeToo movement, we have become more accustomed to hearing… Read More
The Trauma/Addiction Cycle
Addiction encourages trauma and trauma can encourage addiction. This process becomes a vicious circle or negative feedback loop, with trauma contributing to addiction, which… Read More
The Delicate Dynamics of Intimacy: How Early Relational Trauma Plays Out in Our Adult Relationships
Our capacity for empathy and closeness is formed and strengthened through the quality of our childhood relationships. From conception onwards, we resonate in tune or… Read More
30 Things to Know During PTSD Awareness Month
My therapist prescribed me to drink more alcohol. I had described symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet once again, the diagnosis was completely missed. Read More
How PTSD Treatment Cured my Back Pain and More on the Mind-Body Connection
I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in my early twenties. Why were my young bones already losing tissue? Women who struggle with anorexia nervosa, like me… Read More
Building Strength and Resilience through Life’s Challenges
Resilient qualities are not only what we’re born with but also the strengths that we build through encountering life’s challenges and developing the personal and… Read More
What is Child Abuse and Why Does Child Abuse Still Matter in Adulthood?
The Meadows specializes in treating trauma. Abuse is one form of trauma. Often times, childhood trauma that occurred because of child abuse is overlooked as… Read More
Growing Up With an Addicted Parent
I remember as a twelve year old, sitting alone in our living room after one of our by then typical family meltdowns …….trying to make sense… Read More
The Unconscious and Sexual Acting Out
The Use of Psychodrama in Treating Sexual Addiction By Tian Dayton Ph.D., TEP Note: This article originally appeared on The Huffington Post. It is the body’s natural mandate to act; we are beings designed for movement and expression. It’s how we get around the world, communicate our feelings and thoughts, eat, sleep, cry, wail, kiss, dance and sing! We are conceived, carried, born and die all through our bodies. We feel our emotions physically; feeling, in fact, comes first. Before words enter the picture we are engaged in what Stanley Greenspan refers to as a “rich tapestry of gestures” and expressions that communicate our desires and feelings to others. Hopefully, there is a reciprocal response from another caring person so that we feel seen, heard and responded to. This is what lays down the fabric neurologically, emotionally and psychologically that maps our inner world and our capacity for intimacy, communication and connection. Read More