Shifting Shame & Being Visible with Sarah Buino – EP21

In this chat with the spunky Sarah Buino, we discuss her story of “Kicking and Screaming to be able to be [her] own self” and how she started her unique therapy practice, perfectionism, shifting out shame, the healing vibration in the expression of music, being visible, and how she nourishes herself to be able to be who she is in the world.

Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF is the founder of Head/Heart Therapy, Inc. She is a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions counselor, Certified Daring WayTM facilitator, and adjunct faculty member at Loyola University. She holds a masters degree from Loyola University in Chicago and specializes in shame and substance use disorders.

From an early age, Sarah began to share the stage with her mother who was a professional singer. She sings in a local Chicago band on weekends.

Sarah integrates her knowledge of complementary healing modalities such as music, yoga, reiki, and the chakra system into her clinical practice to help clients enhance their authenticity. She’s also the host of a podcast Conversations With a Wounded Healer which examines the role of one’s own healing while being a care-giving professional.

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Contact Details

Sarah Buino

Website Head Heart Therapy
Instagram Profile @headhearttherapy
Facebook Page Wounded Healr
Facebook Page Head Heart Therapy
Twitter @WoundedHealr
Twitter @HeadHeart_Chi

Links & Resources mentioned in this Episode

Show Notes

  • 00:00 Introducing Sarahs Work
  • 01:32 Sponsored Message
  • 02:46 Welcome Sarah
  • 03:07 Who Is Sarah & head/heart Therapy
  • 04:39 Mention of Sarah’s Podcast
  • 04:46 Centering in Yourself
  • 05:07 Kicking and Screaming to Be Able to Be My Own Self
  • 05:44 Her Song About Perfectionism
  • 06:54 What Do You Feel Is the Key to Healing?
  • 07:55 Mention of Brené Brown’s Work
  • 08:21 Shame Story About Parties
  • 10:10 What Surprised You in the Work of Shame?
  • 11:05 What Brings Shame to Sarah?
  • 12:08 Chicago Beeping vs Sri Lanka & Bali
  • 14:21 Daring Life Facilitator
  • 14:51 Addictions Are About Relationships
  • 16:11 Addiction Becomes the Placeholder for Loss of Connection
  • 17:05 Client Has All the Answers but They Have No Idea
  • 17:50 What Song Is Lighting Sarah Up?
  • 19:05 Patty Griffin – Living With Ghosts – Moses
  • 19:24 With Livia Budrys for Brunch
  • 19:41 Reclaiming After Grieving
  • 19:52 Susan Lipshutz’s Support
  • 20:35 A Home in Music
  • 20:56 Singing to Melt Away the Pain
  • 21:29 Vibration of Singing / Music
  • 22:02 Being Visible by Choice (Even Unknowingly)
  • 23:23 Nourishing Myself / Investing in Myself
  • 24:18 Mention of Bianka Hardin
  • 24:41 What Challenges Sarah? Building a New IOP?
  • 24:54 Mention of Robert
  • 26:17 Lovett Center
  • 28:09 Lack of Health in Treatment Centers
  • 28:50 Holding Each Other and Yourself Accountable
  • 29:29 Seeing Everything, Allowing It to Be Spoken, and Trusting It
  • 29:51 Doing Your Own Work Works!
  • 30:14 Podcasting Is Not Cheap but Worth It
  • 31:18 Healers & Therapists Are Human #NotZenAllDay
  • 31:35 Perfectionism & Being Bad at Things in Business
  • 35:31 Parallel Processes Between Healer and Client
  • 36:02 Lightning Round
  • 36:21 Q: What Job Would You Be Terrible At?
  • 36:37 Q: What Do You Spend the Most Time Thinking About?
  • 36:49 Q: What’s Something You Like to Do the Old-Fashioned Way?
  • 37:09 Mercer Mayor in Social Media
  • 37:09 Shifting the Shame Out of Things
  • 37:26 Crossed Out Quote “I Felt Like Crying but I Was Brave Instead”
  • 38:10 Q: When Was the Last Time You Changed Your Opinion on Something?
  • 39:24 Q: What Is Something Most Don’t Know About You?
  • 39:59 Pet Stories
  • 41:29 Anything Else Sarah Would Like to Share
  • 41:56 How to Connect With Sarah
  • 42:17 Her and Livia’s Retreat for Therapists
  • 42:47 Outro

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