Owning Your Recovery

In this new episode of Owning Your Recovery, Kinga Burjan is joined by special guest Leslie Hudson Salisbury, M.A., R.P. to talk about the flow state.  The flow state is the state of being fully immersed in an activity that produces enjoyment.   Kinga and Leslie discuss how the flow state can be achieved and the ten factors that create the space for the flow experience.  Listen to this interesting episode now! 

In our fourth episode of Owning Your Recovery, Kinga is joined by colleague Jay Hillier to discuss an important topic: gratitude.  Jay dives into his own history with recovery, how he incorporated gratitude in his recovery journey, and how to find the drive to keep going when all else fails.  Listen to this inspiring episode on gratitude now!

In this episode of Owning Your Recovery, Kinga is joined with fellow colleague Lynn Trauzzi (MACP, R.P.) to talk about a conventionally unfamiliar type of therapy: Internal Family Systems (IFS).   Lynn provides a brief history of IFS, the different parts of self and how they work together dynamically, and how one can re-establish self-leadership to experience self-awareness and self-compassion.   Listen to this exciting conversation on Internal Family Systems now! 

In our second episode of Owning Your Recovery, Kinga is joined by friend and colleague, Liana Danese B.A, MACP (in progress) and they discuss a very important topic – emotional regulation. Liana explains debunks the misconception that emotions are either good or bad but instead can be expressed or experienced as either pleasant or unpleasant. The duo also discusses some healthy coping mechanisms, building tolerance for emotions, self-compassion and much more.   Remember it's not pleasant to feel unpleasant emotions, so be kind to yourself.  Listen to the entire conversation on emotional regulation now! 

In our first episode, Kinga is joined with Lydia Forge, MSW, RSW, a registered social worker to talk about co-dependency, grief and the recovery process.    Tune in now to listen to our first episode of Owning Your Recovery!