Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
This week's meditation is a mindfulness practice for kindness, compassion and care 🌺
#mindfulnessmeditation #compassionmeditation #selfcompassion #compassion #guidedmeditation #10minutemeditation #drkjfoster #kjfostermeditation
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Thank you to everyone who reached out to me about the ads being placed in the middle of my meditation and affirmation videos. I've finally fixed the issue and all meditation and affirmation videos should now play without ads running in the middle of the videos. If there are any out there that you find that still have ads running in the middle, please let me know.
I appreciate your support of my work and hope you continue to enjoy the meditations and affirmation videos as much as I enjoy creating them for you 🌺
If you are interested in off-line listening or completely ad free content, you may want to download my Fostering Resilience app, which offers a Meditation Bundle that includes all my meditations and affirmations for off-line access and completely ad free. Click here for more information 👉🏻 fosteringresilience.passion.io/
#guidedmeditations #affirmations #drkjfoster #meditations #meditation #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulness
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Yesterday I posted this meditation but when I was listening to it last night, I noticed a few audio glitches. I made changes to it today to make it a better version of this meditation. I'll be removing the older version tomorrow. I hope you enjoy 🌺
#sleepmeditation #guidedmeditation #drkjfoster
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"You've been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens." Louise Hay
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The Free Fostering Resilience™ Support Meetings are back!
These free online Zoom meetings are compassion-based and open to anyone seeking to grow in their spiritual strength and resilience. The online meetings are a safe space to share and receive compassion and encouragement.
Each meeting begins with a brief mindfulness meditation practice🧘♂️ ,followed by a spiritual reading 📖 , and then open sharing 🗣️ These recovery meetings are not 12-Step meetings, but they may be utilized in conjunction with any other programs, such as AA, Al-Anon, NA, Nar-Anon, Celebrate Recovery, Smart Recovery, Recovery Dharma, Lifering, etc. It's an online meeting place for anyone and everyone, whether you're participating in one of these recovery groups or not.
One of the unique features of the Fostering Resilience Recovery Support Meetings is that they are open to anyone seeking to grow in their spiritual strength and resilience. The only requirements are that attendees are not under the influence of alcohol or any illicit drug during the time of your meeting participation, cameras are on, and meeting attendees are respectful toward all who participate.
As of July, meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 2:00 PM EST
To Register for any of the Wednesday Meetings, Click the link below:
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#recoverysupportmeetings #recoverysupport #mutualaidgroups #addictionrecovery #compassion #sobriety #familyrecovery #fosteringresilience #drkjfoster
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It was an honor and a pleasure to collaborate with author Jackie Holfelder of the Vero News on this article about The Power of Resilience. Thank you to Joshua Kodis for the photos.
#drkjfoster #fosteringresilience #addictionrecovery #mentalhealth #meditation #sober #sobriety #addiction #alcoholaddiction #alcoholism #resilience #adversity
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Remember, every day you choose sobriety, you are choosing a stronger, healthier version of yourself.
Trust in your ability to overcome challenges, and hold onto the belief that you have the strength to maintain your path.
You are capable, you are resilient, and you are worthy of a vibrant, fulfilling life.
Stay focused on your goals, and keep pushing forward with courage and conviction.
You’ve got this!
#sobriety #sober #staysober #addictionrecovery #addiction #alcoholism #stop drinking #fosteringresilience
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When I was newly sober, I was so focused on all the perceived loss and limitations of not "being able to drink" and thinking and speaking in terms of "I can't drink" anymore.
I think this is common for those who choose to stop drinking because of the consequences that drinking created in their lives.
But the truth is that I had no idea just how much choosing sobriety was going to ultimately give me and how much better I would become in every way.
Today and every day, I think about how much sobriety has given me. Certainly, it's way more than my years of drinking ever did.
Today, "I don't drink." There's no "can't" in my vocabulary.
I Choose Sobriety 💕
#sobriety #addictionrecovery #alcoholfree #alcoholism #fosteringresilience #sober
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I love this metaphor of the mountain as the miracle ✨️
If you are battling addiction and can achieve successful recovery (whatever that looks like or means to you), then that is certainly a significant achievement, and for many, a miracle ✨️
One might think of the recovery process as climbing a mountain of sorts, and that might be true for some people ✨️
For me, however, the view of the mountain is that of my own strength and resilience, which has developed as the result of my recovery process.
Achieving successful sobriety wasn't the glorious challenge of a climb UP to the top of a mountain but more like a climb OUT of a deep dark pit of despair.
Once I successfully got out of the pit (without falling back down into it and having to start the painful process of climbing back out all over again), I could finally start to see and experience the glorious nature of the mountain within me.
Consider the very nature of what a mountain represents. It's solid, sturdy, steadfast, and is unwavering while enduring all kinds of different weather (sun, rain, snow, storms).
I love the comparison in Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mountain Meditation of our thoughts and feelings being like the weather, and we are the mountain.
As the storm rages, the mountain just sits, rooted in the earth, unwavering and steadfast
I AM the mountain ⛰️
I AM the miracle ✨️
#addictionrecovery #sobriety #sober #stopdrinking #alcoholism #addiction #recovery #fosteringresilience #drkjfoster
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Aside from my sobriety, learning to set healthy boundaries is one of the greatest gifts I have given to myself. And both have been super hard to accomplish.
In fact, I still struggle with maintaining my healthy boundaries. As a recovering people pleaser, I get tripped up by that one word that I still find so incredibly difficult to say...
It's the word "No"
It's seems like it would be such a simple word to say, right?
But, if you're anything like me, you can probably relate to just how hard it is to get that little sucker from my head to my lips.
I've sometimes found myself in circumstances where I'm screaming, "No! Absolutely Not!! There is no way I'm doing that!!! No, no, no!!" in my head 😱
And then what happens? Yup! I smile and respond, "Yes, sure." 😊
Only to then beat myself up for saying yes, when saying yes, just compromised my priorities.
Why? Because as a people pleaser, I was more concerned about your feelings than my own.
This is where it can be misconstrued that placing importance and value on your own feelings and priorities is selfish.
This is absolutely false! Practicing healthy boundaries is the greatest form of self-love.
As Brene Brown says, it takes courage because you ARE going to disappoint people!
But if you continue to disappoint yourself, you are eventually going to feel angry, resentful and overwhelmed.
If it's between disappointing yourself and compromising your own values or disappointing the other person?
The answer is always going to be to disappoint the other person.
It's just going to take some practice to get comfortable with it, which is why it's a skill.
It's not a skill I have in any way perfected, but I'm certainly WAY better than I used to be.
My biggest challenge with saying "no" is falling into the trap of explaining myself.
This has caused more issues than if I had just said, "No" period, the end.
Because when you explain yourself, it sets you up for a potential debate of the validity of your reason for saying "no."
When the truth is that you don't owe anyone an explanation.
Remember, "no" is a complete sentence.
My personal favorite "no, but I appreciate you thinking of me." ❤️
#addictionrecovery #sobriety #sober #alcoholfree #alcoholism #codependency #recovery #stop drinking #addiction #fosteringresilience #drkjfoster
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Sobriety tips, mindfulness meditations and other tools for overall mental health. #addictionrecovery #sobrietytips #mindfulnessmeditation #guidedmeditation #anxiety
Welcome to my channel! I'm KJ Foster and I have a PhD in Counselor Education and I'm licensed as a mental health counselor in the State of Florida. This channel is dedicated to providing resources and tools to help you live your best life. Whether you're recovering from an addiction or other mental health issue, I hope you find something that gives hope and helps you to improve your mental and emotional wellbeing.
The information I provide is based upon 15 years working in the field of mental health counseling, as well as my own personal journey of recovery from crippling anxiety, codependency and addiction.
Recovery is possible!