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Shirvington M. A. Hannays CCS-AC, CCAC, CCTACP


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    Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn: What's Your Stress Response?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 27:27


    Today, we're revisiting what I call life's number one skill, which we must learn early through responsibilities given by our parents or primary caregivers. While M. Scott Peck refers to this as discipline, I see it as our response to the constant demands of the moment—a response that can lead to physical and psychological stress as our brain initially reacts with fear.According to the most recent World Health Organization definition, our mental health is a continuous state of varying well-being, influenced by our adaptive or maladaptive coping mechanisms for everyday stressors. Research broadly categorizes these responses as Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn. Today's episode, as with my friend and client Ralph, explores how these responses shape his daily experience of stress.

    Episode 3: Emotions are like The Weather, So Accept them and they will pass."

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 34:53


    Well, today, we're moving on to another biggie: emotions. They're messy, unpredictable, and sometimes downright dramatic—just like the weather. But here's the good news: You don't need to fight them. You just need to accept them, like a passing storm. And who better to help us understand this than Ralph Soulman himself?Let's jump in!”

    Ralph Soulman Prepares his not so adaptable daily Mindset STATE of Being For Mindful and Intentional State of Being.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 27:00


    The therapeutic journey described emphasizes the significance of mindfulness and intentional behavior change in overcoming addictive patterns and fostering mental health. It highlights Ralph's efforts to employ new strategies, referred to as SMAHooBITS, to shift ingrained thinking patterns and core beliefs. The intention behind this approach is to cultivate a non-judgmental awareness of the present moment, akin to the states achieved by spiritual gurus. This journey requires consistent commitment, adaptability, and a focus on mental well-being, in line with the World Health Organization's definition of health, which encompasses not just the absence of illness but a holistic approach to mental and emotional wellness. As Ralph prepares to transition into "Episode 2: The Monkey Mine," it will be essential to maintain mindfulness and self-awareness to navigate the challenges of day-to-day life. The ongoing work on mental health and well-being serves as a reminder to remain engaged in the process and embrace a flexible mindset.

    Ralph Soulman Burns His Rice and Peas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 36:22


    "The Recovery Show " A Year Long Weekly 16 Episode 3 Season SMAHoody Episode 1 Script: “Ralph Soulman Burns His Rice and Peas” In today's episode—our very first—I'm going to introduce you to a friend of mine. His name? Ralph Soulman. And let me tell you, Ralph's journey begins where most of ours do: in complete chaos. I mean, burnt rice, screaming bosses, and emotional meltdowns. Sound familiar? Good. Because we're going to walk this path together, one step—and one laugh—at a time.” 

    Part 3 _ Looking at a person's comfort level dealing with normal every stresses and stressors, the 3rd of the 6 Common Enemies of Your Recovery or Longer-term Behavioural Change.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 17:39


    Hello, everyone. As promised, here is part 3 of the season 7 series on “The 6 Common Enemies of Your Recovery or Long-Term Life Skills Behavioural Change.” The first enemy is your mindset, which is based on absolutes about life—usually based on Shoulds and Should nots, musts, or must nots. The last episode looked specifically at the 3rd common enemy of recovery and longer-term behavioural change: "Defense Mechanisms”. Which is usually offshoots of and linked to life scripts as a result of or that promotes your core mindsets. Which often then shape your worldview and your automatic and subconscious core beliefs. This episode explores those limits or distortions that lead to maladaptive coping mechanisms and stress response styles used in response to life's stresses and stressors.

    Part 2 _ Looking at Defence Mechanisms, the 3rd of the 6 Common Enemies of Your Recovery or Longer-term Behavioural Change.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 30:23


    Hello everyone as promised here is part 2 of season 7 series on “the 6 Common enemies of your recovery or longer-term life skills behavioural change”. The first enemy is your mindsets footed in absolutes about life. Usually based on Shoulds and Should not, must or most nots. This episode explores continues looking specifically at the 3rd common enemy of recovery and longer-term behavioural change; that of “Defense Mechanisms”. Which is usually offshoots of and linked to life scripts as a result of or that promotes your core mindsets. Which often then shape your worldview and your automatic and subconscious core beliefs. That may limit or distort coping mechanisms and stress response styles used in response to life's stresses and stressors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    The 6 Common Enemies of Addiction Recovery and longer-term Behavioural Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 17:06


    Hello, Hello; this is your boy Shirivngton Hannays, ⁠#TheLaughingTherapistOnCall⁠ with a new Branded "The Recovery Show". Learn what are the 6 Common Enemies of Addiction Recovery, Behavioural Change, and Relapse Prevention. It is said that your number one enemy in recovery is: YOU. This episode explores why and how this may be the case by exploring my signature "6 Common Enemies of Addiction Recovery, Behaviour Change, and Relapse Prevention." Looking specifically at the first 2 common enemies. That of your core mindsets that shape your worldview and your default or automatic Defense mechanism used in response to life's stresses and stressors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    The Recovery Show REMIXED Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 15:33


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    Learn how to master my signature 2 STEPS brief relapseREScue hijack and intervention in recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 20:12


    Learn how a National Geographic 2017 endorses my conclusion in the last episode that it is the brain that ultimately causes addiction by hijacking the process that ends in loss of control and dependency. Therefore, how do you know which Addiction Counseling or treatment will work you and what to include in your much needed Relapse Prevention plan before you leave structure counseling, therapy or treatment? This episode get straight to the point with my 2 steps brief relapse prevention and or rescue intervention. For more information on how to rescue yourself from a relapse take my signature self-paced online #relapseREScue EduTherapy 101 introduction course @ www.howtorescueyourself.ca. I am now available live and on-demand 24/7 on www.counseloroncall.online. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    How it is the Brain itself that causes Addictions... Learn how to hijack and Rescue your Recovery.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 19:58


    How it is the Brain itself that causes Addictions... Learn how to hijack and Rescue your Recovery for longer sustained relapse prevention. Learn how it is the brain that hijacks every addictive behaviour by doing what it does best. How and Why it is the Brain that cause Addictions... Master how you can learn how to hijack it and rescue yourself from repeat relapsing for longer sustained recovery. This is Rice and Peas for the Soul challenge by an Addiction. How it is the Brain itself that causes Addiction... However, it can only do so if you initiate the Addictive process or behaviour with impulsivity, complusivity and your inability to delay your need for instant gratification for anything. This is my verdict and I am sticking to it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    Learn what are several measureable Tasks and Goals for each stage of Addictive Behavioural Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 20:13


    Learn what are several measureable Tasks and Goals for each Stages of Behavioural Change. What are some specific tasks and goals for each Stages of Change to modify or reverse ineffective, maladaptive, or unwanted addiction, addictive, maladaptive and unwanted behaviors. To consider, embrace, undertake, maintain, and sustain agreed to and commit to harm reduction, abstinence, and sobriety in structured and mindful #recovery and new lifestyle mindets and corresponding behaviors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    Why Relapse is so high for addiction Recovery?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2023 23:23


    Everything thing that must come together in different degrees for each person that could result in or give rise to long-term deliberate INTENTIONAL behavioural CHANGE for Addiction recovery or Addictive and Loss of control in Substance Use disorders, Maladaptive behaviours or Process addictions (excessive gambling, gaming, shopping, lying or sex etc). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    Is an addiction a lifelong illness and a disease or a learned behavioural disorder?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 27:02


    As the debate and research continue side by side over 100s years later, there is still no quick fixes or magical pill to abruptly arrest, address, treat or eliminate an addiction or addictive behaviours once an individual has started the process that often ends in or leads to a loss of one's ability for self-regulation regarding the behaviour or behaviours in question. Does this mean then that an addiction is a lifelong illness and a disease or a learned behavioural disorder? This episode of the recovery show explores this question with a three criterion definition that looks at a wider cross section of addictive behaviours and presentation other than that of substance use, abuse or misuse. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    Why Addiction and Relapse are Processes, not a single Event caused by an underlying Syndrome.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 14:07


    As the debate continues about addiction as a disease, whether it starts as a result of a disease or develops to become usually fuels the arguments for and against the disease model. In 2004, imperial research and finding point to a more logical explanation and conclusion in the form of a combination of things and predisposition that forms a syndrome. Which is this cause and for a simple definition would be a cluster of symptoms and signs related to an abnormal underlying condition according to www.originsrecovery.com article ost in 2004 on "Addiction as a syndrome - A fresh perspective of Addiction." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    German and Canadian researchers pile more evidence against the DISEASE Model of Addictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 17:16


    The latest edition of the "Frontiers in Psychiatry" cites more evidence against the DISEASE Model of Addiction or Substance Use Disorder. This is cited in this episode of the reintroduction of "The Recovery Show," in which the difference of sign of substance use disorder in teens, adults, and the elderly is discussed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/relapserescue/message

    Substance Use, Abuse or Misuse overdose - Types & signs of a likely fatal result

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 7:13


    Overdoses differ according to the Substance of Choice with different signs and symptoms of a likely and potentially fatal outcome if the necessary immediate care and attention isn't given and received by the person in distress of overdosing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    How to know a Substance Induced Disorder from an independent Psychiatric Disorder or Mental illness.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 26:18


    To be able to know and manage a diagnose substance Induced disorder versus independent mood, psychiatric order or mental disorder. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The 1st step of creating a change plan and relapse prevention plan.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 1:33


    In the 1st step of creating a change plan and relapse prevention plan you must be specific about what lead to you using your substance use or other addictive behaviour to cope that resulted in your eventual lost of control (addiction or substance use disorder). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Recovery for Substance Use Disorders or Substance Induced Disorders - Which?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 12:09


    Recovery from Substance Use Disorders as against Substance Induced Disorders? In addition to process addictions. What factors impact, and or plays a major role in the predisposition, causation or reduce a person's abilities to adaptative self-regulate and delay gratification of addictive behaviours. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    How your Personality can cause you to Repeatedly Relapse - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 12:57


    How well do you know you? Okay, to be more specific your Personality, its many Traits, Characteristics and or possibilities disorder? Was it even taken into consideration during your treatment, Relapse Prevention planning and along with your efforts to stay in your Sobriety and Recovery. Cluster B - dealing with Antisocial, Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    How your Personality can cause you to Repeatedly Relapse - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 23:23


    How well do you know you? Okay, to be more specific your Personality, its many Traits, Characteristics and or possibilities disorder? Was it even taken into consideration during your treatment, Relapse Prevention planning and along with your efforts to stay in your Sobriety and Recovery. Cluster B - dealing with Antisocial, Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    How your Personality can cause you to Repeatedly Relapse.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 25:13


    How well do you know you? Okay, to be more specific your Personality, its many Traits, Characteristics and or possibilities disorder? Was it even taken into consideration during your treatment, Relapse Prevention planning and along with your efforts to stay in your Sobriety and Recovery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Why Repeat Relapsing is an issue in Recovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 16:48


    Repeat Relapsing is an issue in Recovery due to the return to the number one issue that challenges most human being - the unwillingness to sit with opportunities for solving and grow spiritually or emotionally. In addition to enhance our capacity to truly forgive and accept ourselves, our life situation or circumstances readily to be empowered and have conscious choices to embrace change especially in Recovery. Why Repeat Relapsing is an issue in Recovery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 4:44


    Your complimentary copy await. Share as you wish freely. 5 days available free of charge. https://www.amazon.ca/yourSELF-chronic-Self-esteem-Self-sabotaging-Mindsets-ebook/dp/B09RZXZCY6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=37BF4SIDYQK4&keywords=shirvington+hannay&qid=1644421023&sprefix=shirvington+hannays%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    I apologize... 12 Step is a valid Treatment philosophy for recovery.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 10:12


    It would be correct to say I did not hold the 12 approach to be best suited as more than an Aftercare community group support system. I now stand corrected and would liked to revise my known position. An example of what true and sincere practice of acceptance, forgiveness and the willingness to readily consider new information as a rule but more so in recovery. Knowing that the power of choice is always available to you to then verify and mindfully choose to accept or reject the new information to modify your old scripts and narratives about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    What next?... you called a live person and identified the trigger.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 15:05


    Wrapped up in a Lapse and double layered in a bag full of guilt and shame if you have really gone through a thorough Change READINESS coaching and relapse prevention Planning. So this next #smahooBIT step and intervention is critical to your successfull Recovery relapseREScue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The 2nd Brief Intervention Step you could use to RESCUE yourSELF from Repeated Relapses.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 9:52


    Learn Shirvington Hannays signature 2nd smahooBIT Brief Intervention to RESCUE yourSELF from a RElapse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The 1st step to RESCUE yourSELF from Repeated Relapses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 15:27


    Learn Shirvington Hannays signature 1st smahooBIT Brief Intervention to RESCUE yourSELF from a RElapse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Episode 3 - The predisposition of The Disease Model of Addiction.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 13:42


    Looking at what are the predisposition factors that are use to position the Disease Model of Addiction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The Disease Model of Addiction, how did we get here? EPISODE 2.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 10:14


    From "like a Disease" to "Is a Disease", how did we get here? How did E. M. Jellinek's analogy for Alcoholism being like a "Disease" evolved into "Addiction is a Disease?" EPISODE 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The Disease Model of Addiction, how did we get here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 10:39


    From "like a Disease" to "Is a Disease", how did we get here? How did E. M. Jellinek's analogy for Alcoholism being like a "Disease" evolved into "Addiction is a Disease?" EPISODE 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The Disease Model, Theory and Concept.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 5:00


    This episode is an introduction to a 3 to 4 part mini series I will cover in exploring the Disease Model, Theory and Concept. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Addiction is not a Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 18:32


    In this episode I take the position and present several arguments in support of my theory that addiction is not a Disease. However, that it can be argued that due to substance abuse and misuse, areas of the Brain becomes altered and as such its functioning in the affected areas are altered. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    What changes in the Brain with regards to an Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 11:20


    What can't a person with an Addiction just get their act together and just stop using the drug of choice or the behaviour they have lost control to. What then is the key to understand to have managed recovery. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The Brain, Substances and Behaviours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 15:34


    This episode explores and looks at what happens in the body; the Brain more specifically after substances enters the body and gets to the place it usually has an effect at or on. Put another way, what the drugs or substance does to the body and what the body does to the substance or drug once it gets into the body. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Addiction(s) vs Substance Abuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 10:02


    Making the distinction between Substance Abuse against Addiction(s), and why it isn't a Brain disease. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    Severity of Substance Abuse or Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 19:48


    Using the 11 criteria for Substance use disorders to explore the 4 grouping that indicates impairment and loss of ability to control one's use and or addictive behaviours. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    A definition of Addiction(s)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 10:26


    This episode takes and gives an overview of Substance Use disorders or what is generally refers to as addiction. A distinction is make about Substance Use against Abuse or Misuse. Then wraps up with an overview of the 11 criteria used by Mental Health Professional to make a decision or diagnosis about a person's level or severity of a substance Use-related disorder. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The Recovery Show intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 1:36


    The introduction of the Recovery Show by Shirvington Hannays, CCAC (Canadian Certified Addiction Counselor), of www.changeclinic.org. The show will explore all things related to Addiction, Substance abuse, use or dependency, and Relapse prevention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relapserescue/message

    The RElapseREScue Show (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 0:59


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