October is Disability Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to educate the public about the accomplishments of those who live with disabilities. One of those people is Shilo A. Harris, whose heroism in the face of extreme adversity is an inspirational way to celebrate the theme of this month. (You can find more of ... 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.
Overcoming Mental and Physical Disabilities: War Hero Shilo A. Harris
Porn Addiction and Mental Health: An Expert’s Insights
Porn is a booming industry, both in the U.S. and around the world, and if recent statistics are any indication, porn consumption and addiction are on the rise. That has psychologists concerned—but why? It’s a complex question, one best left to experts like Dr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP. As a mental health and ... Read More
This National Recovery Month: One Expert’s Challenge
September is National Recovery Month, and according to SAMHSA, it started in 1989 as “a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make ... Read More
Critical Stress Debriefings: An Expert’s Take
Critical stress debriefings, a preventative intervention after exposure to trauma, have grown in use among police and fire departments across the country. That may be because it is now widely known that when regular exposure to trauma goes unaddressed, that can lead to mental health issues like depression and PTSD, ... Read More
Mental Health in Combat Sports: An Interview with an Expert
“I used to be the guy I hate now,” JC Santana joked. Santana, who founded the Florida-based Institute of Human Performance in 2001, was describing his earlier self as a young combat athlete. “I was that kid in his 20s and 30s who thought, ‘The more you hurt me, the more I like it,’” he said, in a recent interview with ... Read More
Generational Differences in Approaching Mental Health
Perspectives on mental health can vary across generations, sometimes dramatically so, and these differences are not always transparent. For help decoding the different ways that generations perceive mental health issues, we reached out to FHE Health’s director of dialectical behavior therapy, Arielle Kanitz, LCSW, ... Read More
Learning to Take on More Responsibility After Rehab
Years before Zack Traynor was Director of Admissions at FHE Health, he was fresh out of rehab, new to recovery, and trying to discern short-term versus long-term goals. Questions of responsibility loomed large, as they do for so many in this critical first year of sobriety: Which responsibilities should come ... Read More
Recreational Therapy: What Are Its Benefits in Rehab?
“Can you provide a definition of recreational therapy?” We were talking to Adam Lazarus. Lazarus is the recreational therapist at FHE Health and had agreed to be interviewed as part of our expert interview series. “Recreational therapy is a way to utilize recreation to help clients find purpose, meaning, and joy in ... Read More