So much of recovery from substance use and mental health disorders happens after inpatient treatment, as individuals strive to build healthy practices in the succeeding days, weeks, months, and years. This aftercare period is critical for the individual, but also for their close loved one(s), according to FHE Health’s ... Read More
Expert Columns
FHE Health recognizes that our strength comes from the amazing team members that comprise us. Our team of experts range from administrative to neurological doctors. Our experienced team is not only leading the industry in client care, but also informing our articles and regularly contributing articles to this section. When it comes to explaining Neuro Rehab or HIPPA compliance, there is no better place to go than our experts in these fields.
Building Balance: Understanding Mental Health as a Lifelong Practice
Reflections on Codependency Almost 40 Years Later
Over 20 million people in the United States struggle with a substance use disorder, a health condition that can also significantly impact relationships. Loved ones close to people with use disorders may find themselves responding to the chaos and stress of the resulting behaviors with their own unhealthy patterns of ... Read More
Gratitude and an Exercise Routine – Tips from a Wellness Trainer
Research has shown that practicing gratitude has mental health benefits. But how do you find time for gratitude exercises when it’s hard enough getting to the gym? When we reached out to FHE Health Wellness Trainer Cole Williams, he offered some ideas for how to make practicing gratitude more manageable, by ... Read More
Treating Trauma with Psychoeducation: An Expert on “Seeking Safety”
Over 90 percent of clients in public behavioral health have experienced at least one traumatic event in their life, according to the National Council for Behavioral Health, and trauma is at the root of most mental and substance use disorders. Trauma-informed treatments are therefore essential in effectively treating ... Read More
From Caretaking to Empowerment: Redefining Codependency
The term “codependency” has been around for decades and become a bit of a buzzword in the world of behavioral health — particularly as it relates to families affected by addiction and substance abuse. But new findings in neuroscience and developmental neuroscience, the treatment of trauma, and human behavior have ... Read More
Finding Calm Through Movement: Yoga for First Responders
Long before she founded Yoga for First Responders, Olivia Mead was a student in New York City. Every day on the way to school she passed the Midtown fire station, where she’d exchange high fives with the firefighters there. Many of those same firefighters would die in the rubble of the Twin Towers. Yoga … for First ... Read More
Nutrition for Anxiety and Depression: The Role of Genes and Lifestyle (Part 10)
It used to be that we thought we were bound by our genetics. "My father had it, his father had it — so I’m going to get it anyway. Might as well enjoy life and do whatever I want," was the mindset. However, advances in genetic research have painted a much more empowering picture. Turns out, genetics might load the ... Read More
Helping Loved Ones: Communication with CRAFT Model
Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in FHE Health’s First Responder Families Podcast. The conversation was about self-care for families affected by substance abuse and how to improve communication with a loved one diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Much of this discussion about healthy ... Read More
