One in four women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime, according to the National Intimate Partner Sexual Violence Survey. In this special two-part episode for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we speak with Willow House Clinical Director Havi Kang as she shares how domestic abuse not only includes violence but, unfortunately, so much more.    Thank you for listening to this very important discussion with Havi Kang, Clinical Director of Willow House at Meadows Behavioral Health. Come back next week as we discuss narcissistic behavior and “gaslighting.” For more information on the work Havi does at Willow House, go to willowhouseforwomen.com.

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S4 E5: Havi Kang on Domestic Violence Recovery

As more bodies of culture express the importance of their mental health, many are learning more about the effects of racialized trauma. Today we conclude our two-part episode with Meadows Senior Fellow Resmaa Menakem as he explains how this trauma often plays out in society.   Resmaa Menakem is a New York Times Best-Selling Author and a senior fellow here at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, and is the leading voice in today's conversation on racialized trauma. Find out more about him at resmaa.com. 

S4 E4: Resmaa Menakem on Racialized Trauma (Part 2)

Following the death of George Floyd racialized trauma was reignited for people of color around the world. While many call for social justice, others want to know how they can be allies for change. In this special two-part episode, we speak with Meadows senior fellow Resmaa Menakem about the effects of racialized trauma and the action steps that are needed for change.   Resmaa Menakem is a New York Times Best-Selling Author and a senior fellow here at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil, and is the leading voice in today's conversation on racialized trauma. Find out more about him at resmaa.com.    

S4 E3: Resmaa Menakem on Racialized Trauma (Part 1)

When it comes to interventions, sometimes words like ambush and shame come to mind. When it comes to a person in recovery, it can make a challenging situation get worse. However, Interventionist and Executive Director of The Meadows Dr. Jerry Law says that when you lead with love, caring, and concern you start on the right foot towards recovery. But how does one ensure that it happens properly?   Dr. Jerry Law serves as the executive director of The Meadows, a residential treatment program focused on substance use disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma, PTSD, and co-occurring behavioral health issues. Find out more at TheMeadows.com   

S4 E2: Dr. Jerry Law on Treating Addiction With Love, Caring, And Concern

Trauma can affect us in many ways, but what does it look like to turn that adversity into activism? Today we speak with actress and activist Gabriella Wright as she discusses how her past and the loss of her sister inspired her to lend her voice to help others.   Gabriella Wright is an actress, activist, and co-founder of Never Alone, a suicide prevention and mental wellbeing initiative of The Chopra Foundation. You can find more information about the Never Alone Initiative at NeverAlone.Love. You can discover more, including videos of some of our conversations, at BeyondTheory.com.  For more information on Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, go to Meadowsbh.com.

S4 E1: Gabriella Wright on Mental Hygiene and Awareness

Season 3, Episode 10: A marriage & family therapist and sex addiction therapist, Dr. Invia Betjoseph is helping people see that addiction thrives in isolation and is fueled by stress, shame & unresolved trauma. Healing takes a paradigm shift and it means allowing ourselves to slow down in the fast-paced world we have created.

S3 E10: Invia Betjoseph on Addiction & Isolation

Season 3, Episode 9: Dr. Mel Pohl is a fellow with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and the Former Chief Medical Officer of the Las Vegas Recovery Center. A lifetime of experience has taught him about the true nature of pain, and he is challenging the way the medical industry views and diagnoses pain as he works to finding relief for people with chronic pain without the use of opioids.

S3 E9: Dr. Mel Pohl on Chronic Pain and Healing Without Opioids

Season 3, Episode 8: Neil Strauss is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist. After telling the stories of countless people living wild lives and wrestling with their demons, Neil found himself facing his own issues. He has written about the topic of relationships in two recent books, and how he sits down with us to talk about how relationships, sex, and trauma are all connected.

S3 E8: Neil Strauss on Relationships, Sex, & Trauma

Season 3, Episode 7: Tori Farris is a holistic healing specialist who uses expressive arts therapy to unlock and heal brains locked down by trauma. She was profoundly influenced by her own study of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices. Centered around symbolism, an accepted part of civilization and a natural process of the human brain, Tori connected the dots and found creative applications for clinical work.

S3 E7: Tori Farris on Art Therapy, Symbolism & Our Brains

Season 3, Episode 6: In part two of our conversation with Dr. Tian Dayton, she talks about helping adult children of alcoholics. The assumption used to be that addiction didn’t affect the family, It only affected the addict. We now know that unnamed pain leaves a lasting mark on the entire family, and Dr. Dayton seeks to help those affected by addiction unpack their past to create a better future.

S3 E6: Dr. Tian Dayton on Helping Adult Children Of Alcoholics

Season 3, Episode 5: Dr. Tian Dayton is a clinical psychologist focused on the trauma that is stored in our own bodies. Having grown up with an alcoholic father, she learned firsthand. that we tend to mirror and play out the drunken dynamics we observed in childhood. In part one of this two-part episode, Dr. Dayton explains how the practice of psychodrama can help people get to the core of their addictions and trauma.

S3 E5: Dr. Tian Dayton on Mirroring Drunken Dynamics

 Season 3, Episode 4: Eating disorder recovery advocate Jenni Schaefer draws on her personal experience and vast research to help others dealing with one of America's deadliest mental health disorders. Schaefer knows firsthand the damage eating disorders can do, and she takes a holistic view on these topics, knowing there may be a connection to trauma or other co-occurring conditions. Through her work as an author and speaker, she challenges the very foundations of diagnosis and treatment to help people get the care they deserve. 

S3 E4: Jenni Schaefer on Anorexia: Americas Greatest Mental Disorder

Season 3, Episode 3: Clinical Psychologist Erica Sarr takes a sex-positive approach to her work as Clinical Director at Gentle Path, where she helps men dealing with compulsive and disruptive sexual behaviors. With the continuing commercialization of sex in our culture and the “lurid” connotations attached to it in much of society, Dr. Sarr recognizes the power in opening up the conversation in order to move men with sexual addiction issues — and all of us — toward healthy sexuality.

S3 E3: Dr. Erica Sarr on Sex Addiction and Recovery

 Season 3, Episode 2: Executive Director of Outpatient Services at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare Jim Corrington has 36 years of sobriety, and it’s that personal connection paired with more than three decades of professional experience that make him an expert in the field of addiction and recovery. During graduate school, Corrington wanted to dive deeper into 12-Step terminology and ask, “What is the difference between somebody who gets well and somebody who doesn’t?” Today, his work centers on helping people find unique, tailor-made “recipes” for sobriety, giving them a better chance of reaching their recovery goals.

S3 E2: Jim Corrington on Spirituality In Recovery

Season 3 Episode 1: Jack Canfield found success through a lifetime of listening, something that fueled his work as the co-creator of the best-selling “Chicken Soup For the Soul” book series. His early life was marked by feelings of inferiority and limiting beliefs, but he learned to take responsibility for his life. He's helping others do the same with his latest book, “The 30-Day Sobriety Solution."

S3 E1: Jack Canfield on the Power of Story and Language

Powered by Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, the Beyond Theory podcast brings you in-depth conversations with firsthand insights from the people on the front lines of mental health and addiction recovery. In each episode, listeners get to hear directly from the world’s leading recovery experts and advocates in their own words as they explore the powerful stories and emerging discoveries shaping behavioral health.

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