Owning Your Recovery
Owning Your Recovery
Trafalgar Addiction Treatment Centres
You made the decision to look at your life from a different perspective and realized that the destructive behaviour of addiction does not serve you anymore. The grip of addiction can be strong, especially when times are tough. This podcast was created to remind you that 'ups and downs' are normal in every person's life, and to provide you with professional and peer-related insights and supports in your recovery from illness to wellness. My name is Kinga Burjan, I am a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada working with Trafalgar Addiction Treatment Centres. I have personal and professional experience with addiction and recovery. My goal is to help you connect with your inner strength and motivation to continue focusing on your wellness, through having unique conversations around addiction and mental health with professionals and peers who have insights to support your wellness journey.
Gratitude (feat. Jay Hillier, CCAC)
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!
Mar 23, 2022
38 min
Internal Family Systems (feat. Lynn Trauzzi, MACP, RP)
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! 
Nov 16, 2021
27 min
Emotional Regulation (feat. Liana Marie Danese, B.A, MACP - in progress)
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! 
Oct 15, 2021
28 min
Codependency (feat. Lydia Forge, MSW, RSW)
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!
Sep 9, 2021
27 min