The Recovery Show hosted by M. Shirvington Hannays, Mr. RAPsoul.R; The Laughing Drama Therapist

Welcome to Season three of "The Recovery Show SMAHoody". In this season we will be exploring recovery from relationship trauma. Just like any other recovery process, the first step to heal this journey of recovery from relationship trauma is radical honesty. This episode breaks the silence around relationship trauma — the kind that doesn't always leave visible marks but shows up in a...

In this Episode, we wrap up the Ralph Soulman Rice, Peas and Peace ME.WELLness journey as he learn to manage the daily stresses of living. Navigate the normal everyday stressors and triggers of his life, while building the resiliency to bounce back and cope with life and it's many opportunities to learn, grow and be grateful for the now moment. Jump right into the episode to explore how to build y...

This episode focuses on creating a personalized mental health toolkit with three categories: breathe and reset, reflect and adapt, and celebrate and recharge.

For this episode of The Recovery Show SMAHoody, Mr. RAPsoul. R (M. Shirvington A. Hannays), The Laughing Drama Therapist shares how to use Laughter as Medicine for Stress. He explores how life can be viewed and looked at differently, even in the most stressful of times. By using humor and laughter as therapeutic tools for managing stress. Of course in his Mr. RAPsoul. R style; the episode is done...

2025 and the New Year Reflections as we take on the topic of making the solution to address our own Road Rage Response differently. As well as Mental health crisis and distresses presenting as and reflected on as stress adaptive management, and choosing responses to triggers.

Hello hello Everyone. Happy Holidays 2025. Grace, Thankgiving, and Gratitude from Me to YOU for the Holidays and the upcoming new year of 2026. Nameste.

The #1 Life Skill for managing Stress is Mindful Awareness of the NOW Moments of Life. Dive into this episode about managing STRESS and how to rescue yourself from being controlled by it in your daily living and Life situation.

As a special thank-you to listeners across 17 countries worldwide for keeping this show trending for a second year in a row, let’s continue the conversation—especially about stress, and why it is not your number-one enemy. What you think about it—and how you choose to respond —is. Welcome to Episode 10 of The Recovery Show SMAHoody — Rice & Peas for the Soul: REVISITED , my signature Mind &amp...

A faith-centered life skills coaching session about managing stress, responsibilities, and finding balance through the story of Ralph Solomon's overwhelming week.

Self-care isn't Self: How to prioritize You and Your needs without feeling guilty before or after. Leading to thoughts, feelings and behaviours of anger, resentment of self.

This episode is about Resilience . Now, I know what you’rethinking—‘Is this another “stay positive” lecture?’ Absolutely not! Because here’s the truth: Resilience isn’t about being perfect. It’s about showing up, falling down, and getting back up—messy, clumsy, and all. That's correct Resilience Isn’t about being Perfect, and That’s okay because it's about Progress not Perfection. And who...

How to use your Faith and Attitude of Gratitude. Adaptive. TT ME.WELL Mind-SPA Mind. SET as your daily #1 Health Mental Sof. BEing Self-Care Hygiene. For this episode we’re diving into something that sounds fluffy but is backed by science:  Gratitude and how it should be your #1. Mental Health as a state of Being Self-Care Hygiene . Yep, I’m talking about noticing the good—even when life feels lik...

“Let’s get real for a moment. Self-care and mental health aren’t about grand gestures. You don’t need to quit your job, move to Bali, or spend hours in therapy daily. The real magic happens in the small wins —the little choices you make daily that help you feel calm, grounded, and in control. Here are the 3 main reasons why small wins matter: They’re achievable. Big goals can feel overwhelming, bu...

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...

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!”

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 pr...

"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? G...

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

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....

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 struc...

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 especiall...

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.

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.

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.

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.