Painting Your Path

Resilience, Healing, and Post-Traumatic Growth: Interview with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya

Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey Season 4 Episode 11

 

In this powerful episode of Painting Your Path, I sit down with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, CEO of The Flourishing Center, to explore resilience, post-traumatic growth, and the power of mindset in the wake of adversity. Emiliya shares insights from positive psychology on how we can process trauma, navigate challenging emotions, and support ourselves and others during difficult times. She also discusses the impact of the language we use with ourselves, the difference between sympathy and empathy, and how to reframe our personal narratives to foster healing and growth.

Emiliya and I reflect on our own experiences with loss, including my journey dealing with aftermath of the Eaton fires. Emiliya offers a free resource—her Mind Over Chatter program—to help listeners manage mind chatter and cultivate resilience.

Emiliya’s Bio: Emiliya Zhivotovskaya is the CEO and founder of The Flourishing Center and the Center for Positive Education, both of which are dedicated to increasing flourishing for individuals, organizations and communities. For over 17 years, she has trained thousands of certified practitioners in positive psychology, coaching, resilience training, education, and consulting. Emiliya was one of the first 75 people in the world to earn a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Positive Psychology and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine from Saybrook University. Emiliya holds a Master Certified Coach (MCC™) credential with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), as well as over a dozen certifications in modalities ranging from coaching to yoga, Reiki, intenSati, Thai massage, biofeedback, motivational interviewing, and more. Known for her vibrant and engaging teaching style, Emiliya combines her previous decade-long career as an entertainer to "edutain" audiences all over the world while equipping them with research-based tools for greater resilience and well-being.

Tune in for a deeply insightful conversation on finding strength, rewriting your story, and embracing the path forward.

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