Introduction Brain-Based Recovery HOW THE REMODELING OF NEURAL NETWORKS CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN RECOVERY About Me About You About this Presentation Big Picture Overview Little Bit Experiential How does learning about the Brain help people struggling with Addiction? Addiction ASAM Definition Addiction Dr. Gabor Mate Quote American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Short Definition Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the center of all addictive behaviors. It is present in the in the gambler, the internet addict, the compulsive shopper and the workaholic. The wound may not be as deep and the ache not as excruciating, and it may even be entirely hidden but it s there The effects of early stress or adverse experiences directly shape both the psychology and the neurobiology of addiction in the brain. Overview of Workshop Brain Architecture Triune Brain (Dan Siegel s Hand Model) Embodied Brain Hemispheric Brain Brain Remodeling Neuroplasticity Neurons & Neurotransmitters Neural Networks A Blueprint for Brain Integration, Renewal & Growth Notice, Name, Pause, Choose, Do Brain Architecture BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IS EXPERIENCE DEPENDENT TRIUNE BRAIN EMBODIED BRAIN HEMISPHERIC BRAIN 1
10/22/17 Brain Architecture The Triune Brain Dan Siegel s Hand Model of the Triune Brain Brainstem Limbic System Pre-Frontal Cortex Application to Addiction Harvard Center on the Developing Child The Embodied Brain The Hemispheric Brain Brain & Body Connections The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Left Brain Right Brain Autonomic Nervous System Sympathetic Parasympathetic Linear Visual Lists Sensory Pain Processing Pathway Gut, Chest, Head (Right Brain à Left Brain) Logical Emotional Language Musical & Artistic Computations Holistic Reasoning Imagination Short Term Memory Long Term Memory Time Awareness No Time Awareness Application to Addiction Brain Architecture Now What? What if my Brain Architecture is Not Quite Right Less than Adequate Really Messed Up A Total Disaster Your Brain Architecture is Not Your Fault And It Is Your Reality The good news is we can take the worst house in the best neighborhood and 2
Brain Architecture à Hope Not every story has a happy ending but the discoveries of science, the teachings of the heart, and the revelations of the soul all assure us that no human being is every beyond redemption. - Gabor Mate Brain Remodeling Brain Remodeling Neuroplasticity the brain s ability to create new neural networks. You Can Remodel Your Brain!! NEUROPLASTICITY (REMODELING) NEURONS (MATERIALS) NEUROTRANSMITTERS (FASTENERS) NEURAL NETWORKS (WALLS) Brain Remodeling Neurons a nerve cell that carries information between the brain and other parts of the body. Building Materials Neurotransmitters chemical messengers between neurons. Fasteners or Connectors Neural Networks a series of interconnected neurons whose activation defines a recognizable pattern. Completed Sections 3
Brain Remodeling & Addiction Brain Remodeling à Hope Which Came First Addiction or Architecture? The possibility of renewal exists so long as life exists. How to support that possibility in ourselves and others is the ultimate question. - Gabor Mate A BLUEPRINT FOR BRAIN REMODELING. INTEGRATION Intentionally Facilitating Brain Integration. NEURAL NETWORKS Renewal or Formation of Neural Networks. GROWTH Earned, Authentic and Sustainable Personal Growth impacting Physical, Emotional, Relational and Spiritual Health. 4
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A BLUEPRINT FOR BRAIN REMODELING. INTEGRATION Intentionally Facilitating Brain Integration. NEURAL NETWORKS Renewal or Formation of Neural Networks. GROWTH Earned, Authentic and Sustainable Personal Growth impacting Physical, Emotional, Relational and Spiritual Health. Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. -Victor E. Frankl Do not be conformed to the patterns of this world, rather be transformed by the renewal of your mind -The Apostle Paul Romans 12:2 References The Harvard Center on the Developing Child Dan Siegel, M.D. Mindsight Hand Model Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D. The Body Keeps the Score Gabor Mate, M.D. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Brain-Based Recovery - How did we do? In our 60 minutes together, are you able to say that you know more about your brain? Have Brain Plans? How to Rewire Neural Networks? How to Notice Internal Shifts in the Body? How to Return from lower brain state to Executive Functioning Center of the brain? How will this help you help others? Especially others who are struggling with addiction? WWW.JANAHINZ.COM 316-804-8481 jana@janahinz.com 6