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"Trauma, Recovery, & COVID-19" “Many trauma survivors have lived with the constant expectation of disaster. During these challenging times may we find breath, support, and a seed of hope” - Dr. Thema Magdalene Serenity House has taken significant steps to be...

"Caring for the Caretaker" The MSH staff serve as guides on our residents' journey, helping each woman navigate through the obstacles they face. Working with women who have experienced trauma, addiction, and incarceration is no easy task. We bear witness to painful...

Stronger Together In the past year Magdalene Serenity House adopted a new logo. The logo depicts two mountains with a valley in between. At the bottom of the second mountain is a star. For many of the residents entering our program, the mountains are at first quite...

Recovery During The Holidays Holidays are generally a time of joy and celebration but for many people the holidays can be a painful reminder of years past where anxiety, trauma, and addiction took precedence over all other things in life. Holidays may be anniversaries...

Weighing Cost & Benefit The staff at Magdalene Serenity House completed training for SMART Recovery this year. Self-Management and Recovery Training (SMART) was started in 1994 and uses cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques to help people with substance use...

What are you dressing up as this Halloween? At Halloween some of us wear masks or disguise ourselves so others won't recognize us. Do you ever feel like doing that at any other time of the year? Do you wish you could be the assertive one in the room and stand up...