Tag: childhood trauma
Childhood Sexual Trauma and Adult Sex Addiction: Is There a Connection?
April 28th, 2020 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: childhood abuse, childhood trauma, sex addictionBy Wendy Lee Nentwig Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, shape our beliefs and behaviors as adults. So, it’s no surprise that sexual trauma or abuse experienced...
Read MoreWhat is Child Abuse and Why Does Child Abuse Still Matter in Adulthood?
April 19th, 2018 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: child abuse, childhood abuse, childhood traumaThe Meadows specializes in treating trauma. Abuse is one form of trauma. Often times, the childhood trauma that occurred because of child abuse is overlooked as a...
Read MoreChildhood Abuse Is More Prevalent Than You Think
April 16th, 2018 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: abuse, childhood trauma, therapyIt is estimated that each year three million cases of child abuse are reported to authorities in the United States (source: Childhelp.org). Childhood abuse comes in many...
Read MoreGrowing Up With An Addicted Parent
April 12th, 2018 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: addiction, childhood trauma, parent addictionI 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...
Read MoreWithholding Sex Is a Form of Psychological Abuse
August 16th, 2017 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: childhood sex abuse, childhood trauma, emotional trauma, psychological trauma, Sexual Addiction, sexual addiction issues. Withholding SexAlexandra Katehakis, MFT, CSAT, CST is a Senior Fellow at Gentle Path at The Meadows. The following is an excerpt from her book “Mirror of Intimacy: Daily...
Read MoreMale Sexual Abuse Survivors Often Struggle with Sex Addiction
June 29th, 2017 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: childhood trauma, help for sex addiction, male sex abuse, sex addictionBy Joe Turner Sex addiction is an incredibly deteriorating illness that, in many cases, stems from traumatic incidents in a person’s developing years. Sexual abuse, particularly when...
Read MoreThe Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Sexuality
June 28th, 2016 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: childhood abuse, childhood sex abuse, childhood sexual abuse, childhood traumaBy Cassandra Rustvold, LMSW, MEd, Trauma Therapist at Gentle Path at the Meadows Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has the potential to transform the trajectory of one’s life...
Read MoreSpecial 40th Anniversary Offer from The Meadows
June 18th, 2016 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: addiction treatment, childhood trauma, depression treatment, sex addiction 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 expanded...
Read MoreNine Books for The New Year
December 8th, 2015 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: addiction treatment, childhood trauma, emotional trauma treatment, mental health treatmentAre you hoping to make a fresh start in the New Year? Or maybe take some additional steps along an already well-worn path of self-discovery, recovery, and...
Read MoreLimited Time Offer on Our Signature Survivors Workshop
November 11th, 2015 // The Meadows Web Team // Tags: childhood trauma, emotional trauma, mental health workshop, therapy for emotional traumaNow through December, you can enroll in our Survivors Workshop for only $2925. That’s $325 off of the current price. As an added bonus, you’ll get to...
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