In this episode, Rebecca sits down with Jeff Hayward — author, internationally accredited counsellor, and founder of Simple Theory — to talk about his book Simple Sh!t for Complicated People: From Chaos to Clarity, A Guide to Sobriety, Sanity and Living Free Without Drugs and Alcohol.
Jeff brings a rare combination of lived experience, clinical and academic expertise, and real-world work with everyone from street-entrenched survivors to high-achieving professionals hiding their addiction.
Topics covered:
• Why addiction isn't black and white — the four levels of substance use (use, misuse, problematic use, and chronic dependency)
• The difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it
• How drugs and alcohol hijack your brain's reward system — and what it takes to reset
• Why the "party ended years ago" for most people still drinking
• The power of beliefs: how a single belief shift changes your feelings and behavior
• Classic and operant conditioning — why breaking patterns is so hard
• Why vulnerability and taking off your "armor" is the real first step
• Subtraction over addition: why simplifying your life beats adding more to it
• The thought-belief-feeling-behavior loop and how to rewire it
• Why recovery is an individual process you can't do alone
Whether you're questioning your relationship with substances, newly sober, or years into recovery and need a refresher, this episode (and Jeff's book) will meet you where you are.
Where to Find Jeff Hayward:
Website: simpletheory.ca
Book: Simple Sh!t for Complicated People: Available on Amazon, Indigo (West
Coast), Apple Books, and other retailers
Blog: Available on his website at simpletheory.ca
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