The Path Forward Mental Health with Maps

What if making mistakes wasn’t something children learned to fear but something they learned to celebrate? In this episode of The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Kristin Leach, Executive Artistic Director of New Hampshire Dance Institute (NHDI), to explore how dance can become much more than learning steps and preparing for a performance. Kristin shares how...

What if play is not simply something children do for fun, but one of the most important ways they learn, connect, heal, and make sense of their experiences? In this episode of *The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps*, Dr. Gina Pasquale is joined by Jocelyn Goldblatt, Executive Director of the Cheshire Children’s Museum, for a thoughtful conversation about adverse childhood experiences, commonly...

In this episode of The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Austin Mabry, a therapist at Maps Counseling Services, to explore the needs of boys and men in mental health care. Together, they discuss why men’s mental health has often gone unacknowledged, how boys can learn to suffer silently, and what happens when vulnerability, sadness, sensitivity, and emotional...

In this episode of The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps , Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Liz LaRose, President of Monadnock United Way, for a personal conversation about meaning making, resilience, childhood experiences, and the power of community. Liz shares a story from early childhood about a frightening encounter she did not fully understand at the time. Years later, as her awareness gr...

Episode 8: Music, Belonging, and Mental HealthIn this episode of The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Sam Bergman, Executive Director of Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, to explore the connection between music, belonging, and mental health. From early childhood experiences with the Suzuki method to a lifelong career in music and leadership, Sam shares how...

The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps In this episode, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Mark Bodin , President of Savings Bank of Walpole, to talk about how mental health shapes families, leadership, and the places we work. Mark shares his personal experience of losing his father to suicide, the long shadow that loss cast over his family, and how openness, compassion, and community can help re...

🎙️ Ep. 6 | Becky Beaton on Healing, Housing, and Holding It All Together The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps In this episode, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Becky Beaton, Executive Director of Hundred Nights, to talk about navigating life after early childhood upheaval, family separation, addiction, imposter syndrome, and devastating personal loss — including a house fire that destroyed he...

he Path Forward: Mental Health with MapsIn this episode, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Barbara Weisman to talk about life after the unimaginable — the death of her son, Stratton. Known for her leadership in food insecurity and community support, Barbara shares a deeply personal side of her experience through grief, identity, nervous system healing, and what it means to continue showing up in th...

Mayor Jay Kahn’s journey—from the son of German Jewish refugees to a lifelong advocate for higher education, mental health, and community belonging—is a masterclass in civic empathy and transformational leadership. In this deeply personal conversation, Dr. Gina Pasquale sits down with Mayor Kahn to explore identity, prejudice, and the power of listening. Together, they trace his family’s escape fr...

The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps 🎙️ Hosted by Dr. Gina Pasquale In this episode, Gina sits down with Elijah de Castro , Health Solutions Reporter for the Keene Sentinel, for a wide-ranging conversation on connection, resilience, and the injustice embedded in our health care system. At just 23, Elijah shares the deeply personal story of his father’s stroke—and the financial and emotional w...

The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps In this moving episode, Dr. Gina Pasquale speaks with Julie Schoelzel, President and CEO of the Greater Monadnock Collaborative, about how we survive—and grow—through trauma, grief, and the challenges of postpartum mental health. Julie shares her firsthand account of being in New York City during 9/11, the profound experience of losing both of her parents,...

In this episode of The Path Forward, Gina Pasquale, Executive Director of Maps Counseling Services, talks with Ava — our associate producer — about one of life’s most daunting challenges: the transition from college to what comes next. With honesty and vulnerability, Ava shares what it feels like to be standing at the edge of graduation — caught between excitement and fear, hope and uncertainty. S...

In this premiere episode of The Path Forward: Mental Health with Maps, hosts Ava (Associate Producer) and Gina Pasquale (Executive Director of Maps Counseling Services) introduce the mission behind the podcast. Discover how our three guiding segments—Compass Check, True North, and Trail Mix—create space for grounding, storytelling, and small moments of hope. Whether you’re navigating stress, uncer...