For many, seeking treatment for depression without medication is the ideal option. Medications may be necessary for some people, but not all people need them or want to use them. Many people can see improvement by learning how to naturally improve mental health and physical wellbeing. While it is always best to receive ... Read More
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, and author of two books with publishing houses. She has degrees from Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary.
Breathing Your Way to Recovery: Expert Opinion
“Breathwork therapy” is a cutting-edge intervention that’s helping patients heal from trauma and other unresolved issues. Learn how. Lisa Loew is one of FHE Health’s therapists— but the therapy she specializes in is not your more garden-variety psychotherapy. Loew is a practitioner of “integral breath therapy,” ... Read More
“Dry Drunk” vs. Healthy Sobriety: How to Know the Difference
Updated May 13, 2025 Alcoholics Anonymous has a common saying: "It works if you work it." In the rooms of AA and other 12-step groups, these words are a reminder that a recovery program is only as effective as the extent of personal buy-in. This lesson is just as true outside meeting halls and inpatient facilities, ... Read More
Cocaine in Concord, NH – What an Investigation Into Drug Trafficking Turned Up, and Other News
Birthplace of the world’s first alarm clock and home to the country’s first free public library, New Hampshire has made some memorable headlines in its time, but these days, the state’s drug trafficking problem is, all too often, generating news. This month, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray issued indictments for nine men ... Read More
Self-Detox and Other Excuses for Not Getting Help
“I don’t have an addiction.” It's something people say to family and friends all of the time. Then they ask themselves, "Am I an addict?" Secretly, you may question whether you do, in fact, have an addiction. If you're asking these questions, you may be lying to yourself. Many men and women find it difficult to ... Read More
The Mental Health Dangers of a Concussion, and How to Address Them
Imagine a healthy young athlete in the prime of his life. He’s a football star, well known in the community for his enthusiasm and ability to dominate on the field. He’s had a concussion before, but what football player hasn’t? In the weeks after the season wraps up, family and friends note he’s a bit depressed and ... Read More
Cities of Newport, Bangor, and Stetson Hit Hard in Maine’s Drug Epidemic
At the end of last year, Maine’s departing governor Paul LePage made headlines by blaming the state’s drug trafficking problem on minorities. As the Portland Press Herald reported, LePage stated that “these are guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty–these types of guys–they come from Connecticut and New York, ... Read More
Busted: PA’s Kensington Drug Ring in Possession of 200,000 Doses of Fentanyl, Heroin and Cocaine – and, an Alligator in Chester County
Law enforcement recently seized nearly 200,000 doses of heroin and fentanyl and arrested 11 individuals, during a big bust of a suspected multi-million dollar drug ring operating in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced the shutdown of this large drug ... Read More
