REXBURG By using a secondhand store to raise money and then delivering services, a local nonprofit is assisting women in recovering from sexual assault and abuse.
The CEO and founder of United Voices Rising Inc., a recently established nonprofit organization in Rexburg, is Stacy Lauritzen. Located at 155 East 2nd North, it includes the UVR Thrift Shoppe, which debuted in April. It’s one of the ways they provide the community with reasonably priced household resources and finance women’s mental health treatments.
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Lauritzen gave an explanation of why the organization was founded.
I have experienced sexual abuse as a child. Many memories came flooding back to me a few years ago, and I realized I couldn’t handle it alone. Lauritzen stated, “I have been working with a therapist that I found.” My insurance did not cover a portion of the treatment plan when I was seeing my therapist. How on earth are they able to afford this, I wonder?
She wanted to address this issue and address the need for women. According to Lauritzen, she has had therapeutic ketamine treatments and psychotherapy. She claimed on the internet that she was able to face and work through painful memories, opening the door to deep recovery and rejuvenation.
The Pacific Neuroscience Institute states that ketamine therapy is a method of treating a number of mental health issues, including anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and treatment-resistant depression. It involves administering small amounts of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic drug.To learn more, click this link.
Donated goods from a wide range of companies and individuals fill the thrift store. Customers’ purchases contribute to the funding of mental health care for women. There are currently enough finances to begin one woman’s treatment.
KAP stands for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. According to Lauritzen, you have a nurse who keeps an eye on you and provides medical care, as well as therapists who are qualified to follow that particular treatment plan. About $6,000 is spent on each woman. Six weeks have passed.
Preparation, treatments, integration, psychotherapy, medical and psychological intake evaluations, and aftercare are all included, she stated.
The objective is to assist one local woman each month. In August, women who are interested in this kind of treatment can apply online via the nonprofit website. Lauritzen went on to say that the recipients will be chosen by her board, which is made up of one male and four women.
“It’s okay if the treatment isn’t for everyone,” she remarked.
She knows other ladies also need it because it worked for her.
As Lauritzen put it, “I was able to open up and go through those deep, dark memories without shutting down.” Having my trusted therapist at my side to help me navigate a lot of that was crucial to my ability to resume my roles as a wife, mother, and business owner.
According to Lauritzen, the goal of United Voices Rising is to guarantee that every woman has the chance to receive the assistance and care she requires in order to recover.
There is hope for ladies who are still alive. She went on to say, “To our community: you’re helping people here in our community and other women through our thrift store.”
