In active addiction, collateral damage includes our self-worth and relationships that we consider important. Recovery gives us the opportunity to grow in compassion towards ourselves, and heal broken relationships. In today's meditation, we work to extend lovingkindness to ourselves and to others. 

Acceptance is a key component to recovery. Sometimes our past is greeted with feelings of regret, guilt and even shame. However, when we practice acceptance, we allow the past to be a learning experience; a key contributor to the strength we experience today. In this mediation, we focus our intent on allowing every event and person from the past to be our teacher.

Anxious thoughts can be very overbearing. They can take us places we don't want to go. For the recovering person, anxiety and stress can be lethal triggers. Through meditation we can learn to observe our anxious thoughts, and begin to lessen their impact.

Spirituality is the ability to connect with something larger than ourselves. In today's meditation, we focus on being connected with our Higher Power, with others, and with ourselves.

A meditation to relax our body in preparation for a restful night of sleep.

The messages we convey to ourselves are crucial. One benefit of mindfulness is to be aware of those messages, and begin to practice positive self-talk. In today's episode, we meditate on appropriate, affirming messages that will build our positive mental state.

Similar to episode 5, the Tree House meditation offers the ability to retreat to a quiet, peaceful place when we are feeling stressed or overwhelmed. You can use this meditation after or in anticipation of a stressful event.

Our bodies are designed to handle stress in the short term, however, with a global pandemic, we are in a heightened and prolonged period of stress. For the person in recovery, old coping mechanisms can only add to the stress. We need healthy coping strategies. In this meditation, Scott walks us through the understanding of our physiological response to stress, and using the mindful technique of breathing, leads in a meditation that allows us to return to a peaceful emotional state. 

Research, and more importantly, our experience has shown us we need support when we are struggling. In recovery, the fight is long and hard. The same is true with any trauma or depression. We need others to help us in the fight. This episode is a guided meditation designed to help us understand how important supportive people are in our lives, and be grateful for their support.

Negative self-talk can be destructive, and at times it is automatic. Messages from our past continually try to ruin our present and our future. Engaging in positive self-talk can unlock doors and take us to places that we truly desire. This guided meditation focuses on positive self-talk.