1100 - Mind Body Strategies to Thrive with Chronic Illness or Addiction

Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes

AllCEUs Counseling CEUs

Mental Health, Education, Social Sciences, Science, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

00:00 Welcome & Overview 01:10 Chronic Illness, Addiction & Acceptance 02:00 Physical Impact of Chronic Conditions 03:40 Stress, Inflammation, & the ANS 05:00 Circadian Rhythms & Sleep Disruption 07:00 Hormones, Neurotransmitters & Gut Health 09:00 Addiction, Stress Response & Body Systems 13:10 Living with Chronic Illness or Addiction 14:10 Balancing the Nervous System 16:20 Reducing & Managing Stress 20:00 Identifying Stressors in Life Areas 21:00 Practical Stress Management Strategies 25:00 Strengthening the Parasympathetic Response 29:00 Inflammation: Causes & Solutions 30:59 Regulating Circadian Rhythms 34:44 Optimizing Sleep & Routine 40:08 Hormones, Stress & Balance 44:49 Blood Sugar Regulation & Diet 47:08 Neurotransmitters & Mental Wellness 48:27 Gut Health and Its Influence 51:08 Energy Management & Movement 55:19 Understanding and Managing Pain 56:32 Pain Interventions & Ergonomics 57:24 Summary: Reducing Stress & Inflammation 58:00 Closing Thoughts & Q&A 58:53 Baby Steps Toward Meaningful Living 59:01 Job Accommodations & Resources 59:39 Thank You & Next Session Announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.9	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.1	Stream now.
0:21.6	I'd like to welcome everybody to today's presentation on mind-body strategies for living with
0:26.9	chronic illness or addiction. I'm your host, Dr. Donnelly's Snipes.
0:32.9	Today we're going to discuss how sleep, circadian rhythms, hormones, anti-inflammatory diets,
0:38.6	improving the microbiome, getting movement, pain and pain management, all can help people
0:44.0	improve their quality of life when living with chronic illness or addiction. We may not be
0:50.7	able to, or doctors may not be able to cure the chronic illness.
0:56.4	And people who are in recovery from addiction may have be enduring ongoing pause.
1:05.0	And in addition, if you are in recovery from addiction, if you are stable in your recovery, that's wonderful. But if you start
1:14.6	experiencing stress in one or more pieces of life, that can be a relapse trap. So recognizing,
1:21.5	hey, I have an addiction or I had an addiction and it's in remission right now, but I certainly
1:27.1	don't want to come back
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