Corney Wright Hypnotherapy

19/05/2026

Mental health and Addiction - I saw this image and I choose the Health Model.

For many years, addiction has predominantly been understood through the lens of Disease Model. This model conceptualises addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that requires ongoing treatment and management. In many ways, the Disease Model played an important role in shifting public perception away from blame and moral judgement. Rather than viewing individuals struggling with addiction as lacking willpower or character, the model positioned addiction within the healthcare and mental health space, encouraging greater compassion, treatment access, and clinical support.

At the same time, the conversation surrounding addiction continues to evolve. Increasingly, practitioners, researchers, and mental health professionals are also examining addiction through a broader Health Model perspective. While the Disease Model focuses heavily on pathology and symptom management, the Health Model seeks to understand the wider context surrounding a person’s experience. It asks not only “What is wrong with the person?” but also “What has happened to the person?” and “What factors may be contributing to their struggle?”

From a Health Model perspective, addiction is influenced by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, social, developmental, and environmental factors. Trauma, attachment disruptions, adverse childhood experiences, mental health difficulties, social isolation, stress, poverty, and lack of connection can all play significant roles in the development and maintenance of addictive behaviours. Recovery therefore becomes more than simply stopping substance use or managing symptoms. It involves supporting the whole person, emotionally, psychologically, socially, and physically.

The Health Model also places strong emphasis on prevention, resilience, empowerment, and community connection. Rather than focusing solely on relapse prevention and diagnosis, it encourages practitioners to help individuals build meaningful lives, strengthen relationships, develop coping skills, improve wellbeing, and reconnect with purpose and identity. In this sense, recovery is not viewed merely as the absence of addiction, but as the presence of health, connection, and quality of life.

Perhaps the future of addiction treatment does not lie exclusively within one model or the other. The Disease Model helped reduce stigma and brought much-needed recognition to addiction as a legitimate health concern. The Health Model, however, broadens the conversation by acknowledging the human story behind addiction and recognising the importance of context, trauma, environment, and lived experience. Integrating both perspectives may ultimately offer a more compassionate, balanced, and effective approach to understanding and supporting those affected by addiction.

Mental health and Addiction - I saw this image, I choose the Health Model. For many years, addiction has predominantly been understood through the lens of Disease Model. This model conceptualises addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that requires ongoing treatment and management. In many....

18/05/2026

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06/02/2023

Are you tired of always struggling to pull up your pants because your tummy got too big? You have to almost lie on the bed to pull up your zipper while your waistline is hurting for the whole day because the pants are too tight?

There is a part of you that desperately want to lose weight, but then another part of you just can’t bring yourself over the line. This is sabotaging your craving and enthusiasm to lose weight. Think about it – The more that other part of you look for more reasons to steal your excitement, the more you want to take action now and begin your weight loss program.

Let me support you on this journey. Contact me if you are interested.

06/12/2022

Do you know how to relax? Not just sitting quietly in the garden reading a book. No, really relax by filling your veins with oxygen filled energy.

The other day I heard someone say that it is a skill to relax. It is actually not a skill. Everyone can relax. You just need to know how. I have a proven, reliable and trustworthy method that I can teach you. Remember that stress and anxiety is stealing your happiness and is threatening your health. You may panic unnecessarily which may render your irritable. But with a proper relaxation technique you can anticipate to gain passion, excitement and enthusiasm again. And the surprise will be remarkable. And it is so simple.

Experience it TODAY. Contact me if you are interested. What if progressive relaxation is just what you needed today to regroup and recharge your body and mind?

18/09/2022

Mental illness is frequently stigmatized in our society, it’s important to remember that mental illnesses are just as real and impactful as physical illnesses like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

Despite what society may believe, mental health challenges are not signs of weakness, instability, or moral failing.

In fact, mental illness can have a real impact on our bodies, including directly affecting the functioning of our brains, just like physical illness can affect the functioning of other vital organs like our heart and lungs.

If you need help, act TODAY!

13/09/2022

Getting back up is important!

My dad used to have these large 200 liter steel drums at the back of our yard. I don’t know what he used it for but my siblings and I played with it. We would climb onto it and roll it forward and backwards. Later we got so good at this that we started to do some tricks on them. We would play last man standing and even race each other on them. We really enjoyed doing this. Sometimes we would fall off because we got too adventurous or going too fast. But we always got back up immediately and tried to do it again. Better and with more flair each time. I remember we had to hold the hand of my little sister at first. But later she got so good at it that she participated as eagerly as the rest of us in the races.

Life is like this. We try new things. Sometimes we take a new direction. Work together to achieve a goal. Work against each other to be the best or to get what we want. Sometimes we must hold the hand of another person so that they also can achieve their goals. Sometimes we fall. Getting hurt. But the most important thing is to get up. Try again. Never give up. Moving forward.

If you need help getting back up. Perhaps you feel you have been hit to the ground too often and you don’t know how to get up again – Reach out. Don't delay! Do yourself a favour and take back control TODAY.

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27/05/2022

Do you want to live healthier? Do you want to have more cash? You you know how much you spend in a year on your smoking habit? Do you remember why you started smoking? Do you want to quit smoking? What is your reason to quit?

More and more people want to live a healthier and happier life. One way of living healthier is to quit smoking.

For most people it's a mixture of reasons such as getting healthier, having more cash, not having bad breath anymore and not forever smelling of smoke. It's a good idea to make a list of your quit goals and put it somewhere visible where it will motivate you every day. Maybe you have tried that before and it did not work the way you planned it to be.

Perhaps now you should try to engage a QUIT MATE like myself to support and work with you during this process. You could be free of this habit in a few weeks. Imagine paying for your next holiday from money saved after you quit smoking! Just imagine

15/05/2022

Why do sport athletes or even performers ALL have a Coach?

Have you ever asked yourself that question? Let's answer this question by analyzing the role of a couch. A coach is someone who watch the athlete or the performer what they're doing and then perhaps alter their performance by making small changes to their technique. People are never good at seeing themselves as others see them. That is where the coach comes in. So a coach helps you see your blind spots and helps you improve.

It doesn't matter if you're a CEO wanting to improve a billion dollar business or a parent who wants to improve the relationship with their children or a person who wants to improve their health, happiness, mental-wellness or any other area of their lives.

Millions of people from ALL walks of life, ALL over the world are benefitting from coaching right now. YOU CAN TOO!

Think of ME as your coach. So if you've ever wanted to change or improve something in your life, there is no better time than to start now.

14/04/2022

Not long ago I attended an enrichment course of a fellow Hypnotherapist who shared a profound story.

Each one of us has an alter ego and sometimes even up to 130 alter ego's (a secondary or alternative personality). This may come as a shock to you, but let me explain.

Pretend you are standing in front of a class. The faces looking back at you are all your alter ego's. There may be the shy child among them, or the smart child, the adventurous child, the self-confident child, or even the melancholic, average, reserved, self-centered or the role-model child.

Have you decided what your primary personality is? Are you happy with your choice? Do you want to strengthen one of you alter ego's for example the confident child able to do anything?

If you want me to guide you, step-by-step, through this process, read on. Give yourself permission to be confident and secure. Find something that you are not familiar in or comfortable with doing for example making a video of yourself and post it on social media. You can even share it with me. Take special care of the three B's - your Body Language, your Breathing but most importantly Believe in yourself.

Don't wait until you are ready. You ARE more ready than you realise.

08/04/2022

You only get ONE LIFE. Lets make the best of it. If you are not living a happy life, lets do something about it. Life is too short to wait. You are WORTHY to invest in YOUR life.

Let me work with you to show you how to return to LOVE yourself.
Type LOVE in the comments if you want me to help you gain back life balance and live a healthier and happier life.