24 hour Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women & Men
04/27/2026
Bruce Lee said it best: you don’t find peace, you choose it.
You choose it when your mind is loud.
You choose it when life isn’t going your way.
You choose it when reacting would be easier than staying grounded.
Peace isn’t a place you arrive at.
It’s a decision you make over and over again… especially on the days it feels impossible.
Because real power isn’t in controlling everything around you
it’s in controlling what’s happening within you.
And that’s the part nobody can take.❤️
04/24/2026
Why is it that you only miss alcohol when you’re alone?
Not at the party.
Not when the music is loud and everyone’s watching.
But in the quiet. In your room. In your thoughts.
Because it was never really about the drink.
It was about what it did for you.
It filled the silence.
It softened the overthinking.
It gave you something to hold onto when nothing else felt steady.
So when you’re alone, you don’t miss alcohol
you miss the escape
the numbing
the version of you that didn’t have to feel everything so deeply
But that version of you also never healed anything
Sitting with yourself might feel uncomfortable
but that’s where the real work happens
that’s where you learn who you are without a crutch.
And one day, the silence won’t feel so loud
it’ll feel like peace❤️
04/23/2026
What different kind of drugs do to your body❤️
Swipe left for more ⬅️
04/23/2026
A daily reminder to be kind to yourself each and everyday.
Because yes! You’ll be okay❤️
04/20/2026
At what point does “I can stop anytime” stop being confidence… and start being a lie?
Maybe it’s when “anytime” never actually comes.
When you keep making exceptions for yourself.
When one turns into a pattern, and the pattern starts shaping your life more than you are.
It’s subtle. It doesn’t announce itself.
It sounds like control, but feels like dependence.
Be honest with yourself… not just about what you can do, but what you’ve actually been doing.❤️
04/18/2026
You might not have a drinking problem. You might have a coping problem.
Because it’s not always about the alcohol. It’s about what you reach for when life gets heavy. It’s about the silence you’re trying to fill, the stress you’re trying to soften, the feelings you don’t want to sit with.
One drink turns into a routine. The routine turns into a crutch. And before you know it, you’re not even asking why anymore. You’re just doing what feels familiar.
But habits don’t form out of nowhere. They’re built around something. Pain. Loneliness. Pressure. Avoidance.
So instead of asking yourself “Do I drink too much?” maybe the real question is “What am I trying to escape?”
Because when you heal the coping, you change everything.❤️
04/16/2026
People love to say “just quit” like it is that simple. Like breaking a habit, an addiction, a pattern, or even a mindset is as easy as flipping a switch. What they do not see is everything underneath it. The routines, the emotional ties, the coping, the identity wrapped up in it. You are not just quitting a thing, you are letting go of something that once served you, even if it is hurting you now.
Telling someone to just quit ignores the process. It ignores the withdrawal, the discomfort, the mental battle, the moments where you almost go back because it feels familiar. It ignores how much discipline it actually takes to choose differently every single day. Real change is not loud or instant. It is slow, uncomfortable, and very intentional.
Growth requires understanding, not pressure. It requires support, not shame. You cannot rush someone into becoming who they are still learning how to be. And truthfully, most people are not struggling because they do not want better. They are struggling because they are figuring out how to live without the thing that once got them through.❤️
So no, it is not “just quit.” It is heal. It is relearn. It is rebuild. And that takes time.
04/14/2026
The addict who won’t surrender will convince themselves they’re still in control…
that it’s not that bad, that they can stop whenever they want.
But addiction doesn’t negotiate it only takes.❤️
04/12/2026
Look yourself in the mirror and ask the real question… did I get better today? Not perfect, not flawless just better.
Because if you can honestly say yes, and you stack those days one on top of another for 5 to 10 years… imagine the version of you that exists on the other side of that consistency.
That’s how greatness is built quietly, daily, intentionally.❤️
wellness
04/10/2026
Real question… do you have a drinking problem or a coping problem?
because sometimes it’s not about the drink, it’s about what you’re trying to quiet.
be honest with yourself… what are you avoiding?
04/01/2026
It’s a full-time job believing in yourself. No clocking out. No sick days. No shortcuts. Just showing up every single day, even when doubt gets loud and motivation feels low.
Some days it’s confidence. Some days it’s discipline. And some days it’s just refusing to give up on the vision you see for yourself.
But either way… you don’t quit.
Because the life you want? It’s on the other side of consistency.
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“You have to always put yourself in someone’s else shoes and realize that true success is when you are able to give each other a hand“ – Naomi Oden.
Elmhurst Home, Inc. (EHI) was founded in the late 1970’s by Mr. James Oden & Mrs. Naomi Oden. For many years prior to opening Elmhurst Home, James and Naomi would have different meetings out of their home to help encourage those who they called “down on their luck”. In the late 1970’s they saw a growing drug epidemic in the city of Detroit and recognized that something had to be done to save their community in which they loved so dearly. James & Naomi, had several businesses throughout the Detroit metro area, but helping those in need was always very near to their hearts. They closed down their other businesses in order to really focus on developing a substance abuse treatment center (12007 Linwood Ave.). Their vision of a community was one that constantly gives back to those in need. This vision and passion to help those in need, birthed the idea of a place where those can come to get clean and make a positive change in one’s life.
This same vision and passion was passed down to John C. Oden (current Executive Director). Elmhurst Home, Inc., which started out with just one contract and one building, has throughout the years, expanded to several contracts and a new building.
Naomi’s Nest (name after Naomi Oden) was opened in 2005, as the first all women’s facility for Elmhurst Home, Inc (EHI). The dedicated staff of EHI has helped expand the organization but the vision and leadership of Mr. John C. Oden has guided EHI to what it is today. “Make good decisions” is a famous quote from John C. Oden, who throughout his years of service at Elmhurst Home, Inc. has always put people first and he has carried on the vision and passion of his parents through his dedication to make Elmhurst Home, Inc. one of the best substance abuse treatment centers in Detroit.
