One of the reasons we at Villa Kali Ma promote gender-specific treatment is that women and men are different in the ways we go about abusing drugs.
Addiction treatment is offered at different levels of care, to address different degrees of addiction. The more severe an addiction is the higher the level of care needed to treat it.
No getting around it, alcohol is served everywhere, all the time. Summer is no exception. For the sober-committed among us, this upcoming 2024 season of pool parties, weddings, and BBQs is likely to present several opportunities for self-sabotage.
Summer is a beautiful season, a time associated with the strength of the sun. Summer is literal and symbolic. Summer is a zenith, a high point in the natural growth cycle of the year.
This June, Villa Kali Ma honors PTSD Awareness Month, a topic that’s very dear to our hearts. We invite you to join us in a spirit of gentle understanding, with patience for yourself and all of humanity.
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, ANAD, around 15% percent of women in the United States will develop an eating disorder by the time they reach their 50s. Of those women, less than a third receive treatment for it.
Sexual violation is extremely damaging to the psyche. It shatters the mental, emotional, and physiological lives of its targets. There is a strong correlation between the tragedies of sexual violence and addiction.
Yoga and meditation are related practices, both of which are extremely helpful for women recovering from addiction, trauma, and mental illness.
Alcoholism is a complicated, serious disease affecting the mind, body, and spirit. It is progressive, which means that it worsens over time. Although alcoholism can be stopped in its tracks, it cannot be reversed, which means that once the ravages of alcoholism have taken hold, they cannot be altogether undone.
Is there a link between eating your vegetables and having a resilient, healthy, happy mind? We think so! Here at Villa Kali Ma, we’ve been championing a plant-based diet since our founding days.