In today's world we seem to be navigating (many if not most of us) out of a fear response.  Avoidance of percieved (or acutally felt) pain may be our major motivation.  Unfortunately, when this is our decision making process we have no advantage over the earthworm.  In this episode we practice developing compassion, for self and for others.  Even those we heartily disagree with.  We will dive into compassion practice in short form and find that healing can be had when we release fear and move into a state of curious compassion.  Come join me on the journey inward and a peek into future episodes.

Welcome back.  It's been nearly 3 years and a heckuva learning curve.  Join us while we continue walking the road recovery.  A simple episode with a simple message about some exciting changes in the podcast.  And, of course, a new body scan meditation to get you ready!!  Let's get our practice back on the road!!

Today we talk with Alyssa Scolari who produces the podcast "Light After Trauma".  

A very brave podcast where she asks therapists to come share their own trauma experiences as well as the hope of recovery.  We discuss everything from how awesome dogs are to food addiction.  What a fun interview!  Prepare to relax, learn and find hope in this one!

What is self-care?  Why is it important?  Why is it so easy to care for others and so hard to do it for me?  These are some of the questions we dig into this week on the Mindful Recovery Podcast along with a freebie meditation offer when you join our Facebook group!!  We deep dive into the wounds and fears that prevent us from taking our own care seriously while trying to keep everyone around us happy.

In this, Part 2 in our discussion of the stages of change, we talk with Mason Lumpkins who is a CRAADC and a CIT in the state of MO.  I provide Mason's supervision here at Life Recovery Consulting but he was a certified addictions counselor long before contracting at our clinic.  Today we discuss the Stages of Precontemplation, Contemplation and Preparation.  Next week Mason will be back to talk about the final three stages of change.

In a continuation of last week's episode and dealing with the grief of a loss, we dive into Kubler Ross's five stages of grief and the non-linearity of that experience.  We do a meditation to create a holding space for the emotions that the grief brings and discuss using those stages and the process of grief to create both empathy and change.

Tragedy strikes us all.  Pain and grief are an experience that we all will meet and all of us can share.  In this episode, I share what my family has experienced, how it has affected me personally and the hope of bringing something positive into the world out of unimaginable darkness. We talk about future upcoming episodes and how you can help with our healing mission by giving to "The Tristn Jevon Recovery Foundation" on GoFundMe

We are back!!  In this episode, I discuss my 2-year hiatus.  We are rebranding and starting again but you can expect the old format of mindfulness, interviews, and discussions on how we can recover from trauma, repair the brain, and lead abundant lives.  I include a really quick body scan here for relaxation anywhere in 5 minutes!  New episodes restart by January 2021!

The Podcast Returns. In this episode, we talk about what's in the future for the podcast, why I dropped out of sight for a while and we begin with the beginning...learning again how to relax and pay attention to the body and what it's telling us.

This Easter has me thinking a lot.  I don't normally share that I am a Christian but felt that it was time to step out as we discuss connection.  I want to connect with those in the Christian community still driven by fear.  Fear of other, fear of war, fear of death, fear of exclusion.  Fear is the real enemy that separates us from connection.  The real message of Easter is to let go of fear and brave connection.