Living with gratitude offers numerous positive health effects, from greater emotional and social well-being and better sleep to improved cardiovascular health and a reduced risk of depression. These factors can affect not only an individual's quality of life but may have a positive impact on longevity. In this ... Read More
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5 Key Benefits of Residential Treatment for Addiction
Addiction is a complex illness that most often requires professional treatment. Uncomfortable or dangerous withdrawal symptoms, environments with triggers or reminders of substance use, and friends and family in active addiction are just a few of the factors that make it difficult to maintain sobriety. By choosing ... Read More
Nutrition for Anxiety and Depression: Gut Inflammation, Leaky Gut, and Stress (Part 8)
In part one of this series, we discussed how inflammation, in general, contributes to mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. In this eighth part, we will focus specifically on how gut inflammation, including a condition known as "leaky gut," has been shown to directly impact mental well-being. Research ... Read More
2025 Graduate Hope for Healing Winner: The Power of “Feeling Seen and Heard”
Kim Koger doesn’t remember much from her early years in a foster home in South Korea — and the circumstances that brought her there are still hazy. Her birth parents had reportedly abandoned her at a police telephone booth. There was no birth certificate. Those first childhood memories are hard to access and faint ... Read More
After Residential Treatment: The Transition to Outpatient Care and Beyond
Completing a residential treatment program is a significant milestone in an individual's journey to recovery. However, it's only the beginning of a lifelong commitment to sobriety. The shift from inpatient to outpatient treatment is an important step that lets the individual apply the principles and strategies they've ... Read More
2025 Hope for Healing Undergraduate Winner: Recovery and Resilience After a Brain Tumor
She first knew something was wrong in February 2021. “One day, out of nowhere, my right hand suddenly felt paralyzed,” recalled 18-year-old Catalina Artuz, in an interview with FHE Health. She couldn’t “scroll through her phone, open a door, or even hold a fork properly at lunch.” “It was as if there was a ... Read More
Depression and Addiction
Depression and addiction often occur together, and people can be left wondering, does one cause the other? Which one happens first? The truth is, they're closely related and it's possible for substance abuse to exacerbate depression, while people with depression often turn to substances to self-medicate. It's a complex ... Read More
State-Funded Rehabs vs. Private Rehabs?
Accessible addiction and mental health services are essential for overall health and well-being. Those seeking intensive treatment have two broad categories to consider, including state-funded and private facilities. In this article, we look at how these options compare, weigh their pros and cons, and outline factors ... Read More
