Tag: addiction treatment
5 Myths about Eating Disorders and Why They’re Not True
February 22nd, 2019 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction and eating disorders, addiction treatment, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, eating disorder, Eating disorder help, eating disorder recoveryMental illness, including eating disorders, comes with tremendous stigma and shame. For decades, eating disorders have been misunderstood on multiple levels, creating confusion, embarrassment, and unnecessary guilt...
Read MoreHere’s Why You Need to Ditch the Dieting Bandwagon in the New Year
January 2nd, 2019 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, anorexia, anorexia treatment, binge eating disorder, body image, bulimia, bulimia treatment, eating disorder, Eating DisordersIn a survey conducted in 2017 on New Year’s Resolutions, almost 50% of Americans surveyed said that losing weight was their main goal, second only to saving...
Read MoreThe Trauma/Addiction Cycle
June 13th, 2018 // Claudia Black // Tags: addiction, addiction treatment, traumaAddiction encourages trauma and trauma can encourage addiction. This process becomes a vicious circle or negative feedback loop, with trauma contributing to addiction, which in turn fuels...
Read MoreGrowing Up With An Addicted Parent
April 16th, 2018 // Tian Dayton, Ph.D. // Tags: addiction, addiction and eating disorders, addiction treatmentI 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 of the pain...
Read MoreFree Flight Offer Extended!
December 2nd, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, anorexia treatment, bulimia treatment, eating disorder treatment, trauma treatmentWe will cover airfare for those who admit to any of the following inpatient programs between now and December 31: The Meadows - For people struggling with...
Read MoreWhat A Horse Taught Me About Fear and Self-Doubt
October 6th, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, equine therapy, horse therapy, recovery, trauma treatment, workshopsI would never have admitted it to my new boss, or to anyone, but I was feeling quite disoriented during this orientation. I had already managed to...
Read MoreSpecial 40th Anniversary Offer from The Meadows
June 18th, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, childhood trauma, depression treatment, eating disorder treatmentThe Meadows is 40 years old this month! Our first patient was admitted on June 18, 1976 . We’re proud of how much we have grown and...
Read MoreMichael Phelps on Overcoming Self-Loathing, Emotional Trauma
May 16th, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction, addiction treatment, Michael Phelps, michael phelps recoveryIn the interview, Phelps talks about his struggles with self-loathing, binge-drinking, and apathy before his time at The Meadows. He also talks about how resolving some painful...
Read MoreSobriety in the New Year
December 30th, 2015 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction recovery, addiction treatment, sober living, sobriety in the new yearSteps for Sobriety in the New Year Tell friends and family: if the individual hasn’t already, they should resolve to tell their loved ones about the addiction...
Read MoreThanks & Giving: We’ll Pay for Your Flight
October 29th, 2015 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, eating disorder treatment, sex addiction treatment, trauma treatmentHere are the details: Admission must occur between November 1, 2015, and November 30, 2015. Offer is available for a one-way airline ticket for the patient to...
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