Amanda Kostura: Carving your own mental health path

<p>Joining us today is <strong>Amanda Kostura</strong>, who is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Child and Family Development and a Master’s of Science in Social Work from the University of Akron.</p><p>&nbsp;Amanda has been employed in the behavioral health field for over 10 years in both direct service and administrative positions. Her experiences have created expertise in treating substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, chronic pain and trauma. She has also built competence in the areas of domestic violence, the mind-body connection, and generational trauma. She has developed a strong passion for working with oppressed/disenfranchised populations including LGBTQ+ and people of color. Amanda views her clients from a strengths-based and person-in-environment approach, meaning she believes you already have everything you need within you to reach your goals!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss: </p><ul><li>how to get to root cause of emotional pain</li><li>generational trauma</li><li>how to be there for someone else</li><li>stages of change</li><li>how trauma changes your dna</li><li>why every behavior makes sense in context</li><li>dissociating vs deflecting</li><li>how to get your needs met</li><li>stonewalling</li><li>how "shoulds" are hurting your growth</li><li>what to do for self-care</li><li>why there's no such thing as a bad day</li><li>why rules are made up and points don't matter</li><li>mind/body connection for healing</li></ul><p><strong>WEBSITE:</strong> <a href="https://www.carvemypath.org/meet-the-team" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.carvemypath.org/meet-the-team</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thrivewithleo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thrivewithleo.com</a>.&nbsp;Let’s get to tomorrow, together.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>National Su