1110 - Beyond Willpower: Nervous System Regulation for PAWS (Counselor CEU)

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

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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00:00 Introduction & Overview 01:04 Defining Addiction & Postacute Withdrawal (PAWS) 03:30 Symptoms and Experience of PAWS 05:56 Duration and Course of PAWS 08:06 Educating Supporters & Common Misunderstandings 09:53 Addiction's Effects on the Nervous System 13:05 Behavioral Addictions & Neurochemistry 14:38 Other Stressors in Addiction 15:40 Gut Health and Nutrition in Recovery 18:25 Hormonal Imbalances & Increased Pain 19:35 Hypervigilance, Trauma, and Stress Response 21:05 Treatment Strategies: Sleep, Nutrition & Environment 22:52 Supporting Gut & Hormonal Health Practically 25:08 Interpersonal & Relationship Challenges 29:13 Emotional Regulation in Recovery 30:06 Cognitive Impairment & Coping Strategies 33:13 Environmental Triggers & Safety 35:00 Sympathetic Dominance & Substitute Addictions 37:44 Empowerment & Managing Ongoing Stress 40:39 Therapy Skills: Grounding & Mindfulness 43:39 Checking Perceptions & Addressing Mind Reading 46:01 Sleep Hygiene, Emotional Numbing, and Activation 48:07 Cognitive Strategies: Ruminations & Impulsivity 51:36 Common Recovery Mistakes & Healthy Habits 54:06 Overlooked Areas: Blood Sugar, Oral Health & Vagal Tone 55:53 Mindfulness, Behavioral Activation & Resilience 01:00:00 Spirituality, Empowerment & Recovery Principles 01:00:38 Conclusion & Key Takeaways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.0	I'd like to welcome everybody to today's presentation on healing the nervous system in
1:00.0	addiction and post-acute withdrawal syndrome. I'm your host, Dr. Donnellyce Snipes.
1:07.6	Today we're going to define addiction and pause, examine the impact of addiction on the
1:12.4	autonomic nervous system, including physical, interpersonal, emotional, cognitive, environmental,
1:19.8	and spiritual effects, and will highlight often overlooked treatment areas.
1:25.1	Now, y'all know I have worked in co-occurring disorders treatment
1:29.1	since the last century. So I've seen a lot of different approaches, but I've also seen a lot of the
1:38.3	things that we miss because we are focused too much on keeping people clean and maybe developing a few skills and not
1:49.1	enough on healing the whole person and helping heal the body, which, you know, obviously
1:56.1	we've got to start somewhere, but if we use a multifaceted approach, then people are often going to experience
2:05.8	improvement in their symptoms a lot sooner. So addiction is continued use of a substance behavior
2:13.4	or a person to escape from pain in one or more pieces of life, physical, interpersonal,
2:20.0	emotional, cognitive, environmental, or spiritual, despite experiencing problems in one or more
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