According to Bessel van der Kolk, MD, trauma treatment pioneer and bestselling author of The Body Keeps the Score, research shows that when it comes to trauma, there is no…
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At Villa Kali Ma, we work with women recovering from trauma, mental illness, and addiction. These three forms of suffering often go together. When a woman has trauma, she experiences…
Signs of unresolved trauma can be tricky to recognize. Many of us live with trauma for years without a clue that life could be any different. For women with a…
In recent decades, more focus has been given to differences between men and women when it comes to substance use disorders. Several gender differences have been observed, in each phase…
Substance Abuse among women is on the rise. Here are some statistics reflecting information gathered in the most recent national surveys and studies. Substance Abuse Statistics for Women The following…
There are several troublesome effects for human physiology that come from consuming alcohol. The greater the amount of alcohol consumed, the faster it is consumed, and the more frequently it…
 There are many benefits of holistic Intensive Outpatient Treatment programs like the one we created at Villa Kali Ma. Among the sundry multidisciplinary approaches that heal addiction, mental illness, and…
At Villa Kali Ma, we have an opinion about what creates the ideal environment for women’s recovery. Our programs reflect our experience-validated approach of combining clinical and holistic modalities to…
The Yoruba proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” can be applied to recovery and childrearing. It takes a whole community of people to help each of us get and stay sober!
The practice of honesty has a revered, important place in the journey of recovery from addiction. To heal any illness, we must learn how to notice and name what is currently true for us without judgment and gloss. This is especially so for addiction, mental health, and trauma recovery.