Are you struggling with an addiction? Is one of your family members struggling with the difficult process of an addiction? While addiction has the most detrimental effects directly on the user, it may shock you to realize that addiction can also have very serious negative side effects to the family members of someone ... Read More
How Sleep Helps Your Recovery
For some people sleep is not a priority. They fully admit that they are able to function without sleep. Many individuals will sacrifice sleep to have more relaxation time after work, sacrifice sleep for going out, or even to do work or school projects. Sleep is thought of as something that is nice, but not needed. This ... Read More
Debunking Depression Myths
Depression is a word that gets tossed around a lot when talking about pretty minor setbacks. But being ‘depressed’ because the frozen yogurt shop is out of your favorite flavor does a pretty huge disservice to individuals who suffer from Clinical Depression. Let’s talk about some of the myths surrounding Major ... Read More
Notable People Afflicted with Bipolar Disorder
At FHE, we know how difficult substance addiction recovery can be when you have a dual diagnosis like bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a psychological disorder of moods. There’s a big social stigma around the disease, and if the mood disorder itself didn’t feed addiction, the stigma would do it on its own. There’s ... Read More
Share Your Addiction Recovery Story, Start A Blog
After leaving an FHE’s Florida alcohol detox and treatment center it’s important to share your addiction recovery story. One of the key tenets of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 step recovery programs patterned after it is the importance of sharing one’s story. There is tremendous power in gathering together to hear ... Read More
Staying in Touch After Rehab
Your time in FHE Health detox and rehab centers in Florida will always be a turning point in your life. As you leave our detox and wellness center and face your life sober, don't neglect to take an important resource with you: the people you met while you were here. Everyone needs the support and reinforcement of ... Read More
Gamify Your Recovery
Recovery is no game, but that doesn't mean we can't use the elements of games to help us in our recoveries. What is Gamification? Gamification is the process of using elements traditionally associated with games in other areas of life. We see this all the time. Google Maps, for example uses gamification to encourage ... Read More
Dostoevsky & The Idiot’s Guide to Stopping to Smell The Roses for Successful Sober Living
It’s easy to feel dragged down in your journey of substance abuse recovery. If you’re just starting to get help for your addiction to drugs and alcohol it may feel like you’re looking down the road at a destination that you will never meet. If you are just getting started at our addiction recovery center in Florida, ... Read More
