Coping Skills

It is important to find healthy ways to navigate the stress and emotions that come with having a loved one in recovery. There are particular mindfulness and self-compassion practices that our therapists recommend to families. Check out this page to learn more, and feel free to ask your YORS therapist for more resources.

Regulating Intense Emotions

This video explains quick ways to navigate intense emotions and regulate your body. These strategies can help you calm your body and mind in a crisis. Watch this video for guidance on how to practice these strategies.

Paced Breathing

Regulating your breathing helps to calm your emotions and respond to situations with a clear mind. There are many guided meditations online. See one example of guided paced breathing in the video below.

Acceptance

Radical acceptance is a strategy used to help people come to terms with situations that they cannot immediately change. Practing radical acceptance can help you to manage the stress and emotions that come with difficult circumstances. Watch the video below to learn more.

Self-Soothing

It is important to find compassion and take time for yourself. RAIN is a guided meditation that helps you calm your mind and approach your situation with kindness. Click here to learn more about RAIN.

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Self-Compassion

This video from Invitation to Change is an educational long-format video that introduces self-compassion to the healing process of individuals with loved ones overcoming addiction.

Coping Skills

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Self-Compassion