Compassion is something we all strive for and often the last thing we show ourselves. Often this is because we were shown so little. It is a learned skill. This week we begin learning how to see ourselves through compassionate eyes and begin caring for ourselves the way we would a beloved child. Read more at http://mindfulrecoverypodcast.libsyn.com/page/1/size/25#iombJmQfOBiqU911.99 ... Continue Reading

Guilt is a reasonable response to things I have done wrong. Shame is the response that says I am those bad things. We talk about the difference in this episode and how to keep our healthy guilt from becoming toxic shame. The 12 steps can be useful in leading us down that path. We create a mindful and meditative space to discern the difference between these two emotions as they arise within us.In the effort to rid ourselves of toxic shame. Read more at ... Continue Reading

Hanging on to resentment keeps us in bondage to our trauma and addictions. Through forgiveness we find freedom from that bondage. We do not excuse behavior but decide that we will no longer allow it to control us and move forward past it by finding forgiveness. Come with me in this episode on a journey through forgiveness and find the release it offers through our directed mindfulness exercise. Read more at http://mindfulrecoverypodcast.libsyn.com/page/1/size/25#iombJmQfOBiqU911.99 ... Continue Reading

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This week I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Jackie Flynn, who is a licensed play therapist and producer of the podcast Parenting In the Rain.  I had such a great time talking with her about the ways that trauma and divorce can effect kids and how mindfulness can really be integrated to create a holding space for them.  Jackie is currently producing a class on parenting through divorce.  Signup for her free resources and course are here: http://jackieflynnconsulting.com/class/ Below are ... Continue Reading

Yes we are addicts. But that's not all we are. We are also amazing, miraculous creations with some very definite value. In this episode we define those miraculous qualities our creator endowed us with and begin to redefine who we are based on these inherent qualities to begin turning away from the negatives of living in the addiction and into the positives of living in our recovery. Honoring our true selves and stepping fully into our recovery and future. Read more at ... Continue Reading

This week we focus on learning to sit with the fear and pain that can create triggers and anxiety and simply face it with courage. We talk about the real meaning of courage in trauma and addictions and learning to pull those scary places from inside of us, sit with them and learn from them. Taking the power out of our scary monsters so that we can move forward past the fear and anxiety. A mindfulness exercise to help with this skill is included this week as well. Read more at ... Continue Reading

Often recovery from addiction means we have to let go of the people and places we have known because they become triggers for poor choices and pain in our lives. If all we have known is addiction it can be difficult, even painful, to begin identifying ourselves outside of that. In this episode we explore the space between the old life full of pain we have left behind and the new being we are moving towards in the future. We begin to visualize ourselves in the cocoon stage and think about ... Continue Reading

This episode goes deeper into guided meditation and mindfulness experience by putting together exercises we have done in the past to bring a fuller experience to your mindfulness and recovery practice. We work here on being able to observe our anxiety and anxious thoughts without attaching to them. With the background music I think you will find this a new level of mindful experience. Read more at http://mindfulrecoverypodcast.libsyn.com/page/1/size/25#iombJmQfOBiqU911.99 ... Continue Reading

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Nazanin Moali who is a practitioner in the LA area specializing in the treatment of adolescent addictions, especially eating disorders.  Her approach is to integrate the family in supporting and motivating the individual and I found her informative and refreshing as I’m sure you will.  Her website is:  http://oasis2care.com/ .  Naz also produces a live internet show that is done in Farsi (her native tongue) and you can find that show here: ... Continue Reading