Recovery

We all experience trauma at one point in our lives. There is natural trauma like losing a grandparent, or going through a breakup. Then there is the trauma that is not natural, like being sexually assaulted by your doctor or raped at a fraternity party, or even watching the men in your workplace get opportunities that you, as a woman, do not.

Women come to us for help when they want legal justice. However, once you retain a lawyer, and even after you receive compensation, you still have to deal with the vestiges of the experience.

Financial compensation generally does not heal your psychological wounds. In fact, sometimes legal justice leaves you feeling more confused, alone, vulnerable or upset.

LITIGATING AGAINST YOUR ABUSER IS JUST ONE STEP IN YOUR HEALING JOURNEY

Tamara believes that professional help is vital to trauma recovery.

If you are in Illinois, we recommend the Northwestern Family Institute.

Additionally, if you or a someone you know is in need of recovery for substance abuse, look no further than Divided Sky Foundation, the recovery center built by Trey Anastasio (Phish) and his one-time caseworker Melanie Gulde.

In fact, there is a women’s scholarship fund for women in need of financial assistance to attend Divided Sky!

From Trey’s interview with People, in 2024:

“She saved my life. She’s a badass, but she’s also very loving,” Trey says of Melanie who is now DSF’s program director. “We want to be available to everybody that needs help. It’s a place of healing,” says Anastasio. “Everybody who works there is in recovery. Virtually everyone understands, and there’s no judgment.” Divided Sky’s model — which is based on The Retreat, a recovery center in Wayzata, Minn. — does not include detox, which is “one of the ways that the price stays down,” says Anastasio, who recently released a new album, Evolve, with Phish. “So basically, you know you’re a drug addict, you’re an alcoholic when you walk in the door. If you need to do detox, we are connected in the local Vermont sober community with places where we would send you to a medical facility to detox. Some people need longer than others. There’s a staff that assesses the condition that your loved one is in, and some people would come 20, 30 days, other people might need 90. It’s based on your individual situation. Some people might need longer and that’s perfectly fine.”

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