Community Routes

-- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com Special Thanks to Julie Richards for hosting, Steve Dodge for the theme song, and Alexan...

Join Julie as she unpacks " Every Memory Deserves Respect ," an indepth look at EMDR. Julie discusses the book and unpacks the patient and therapists' perspective. Julie has recently gotten EMDR certified and CIT certified through EMDRIA.  She brings that perspective as well. There are some absolute gems in this episode so it's worth a listen! "Unprocessed traumatic memories, frozen in our nervous...

Join Mom as she talks about the struggles of feeling stuck and how to cope. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com Special Than...

Alternate Title: Listening to the Body Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah as they do a trail mix on how to listen to your body and how to check in.  Julie gives out some good tips while Sarah and Samuel provide some real world experiences. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach...

Join Julie for an important talk on being present. How can you find micro moments in your day? Remind yourself it is good to pause.  Find awareness in your times of pause.  -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear fr...

Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah for an episode about the changing seasons, how to stay positive, and how to thrive in unfavorable weather. Check out Samuel and Julie on Guy Macpherson's Trauma Therapist . Check out Steve Dodge's new single: Can't Dodge This -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about...

Join Samuel as he discusses refocusing, specifically when there is a lot happening. Check out our Holiday Help episodes! 1 2 3 -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can ema...

This week Julie and Samuel sit down with a very influential Dr. Stuart Palmer.  Stuart takes complex concepts about psychodynamic therapy and we connect it to some of the concepts we have been talking about this season.  You can reach Stuart at www.slpcounseling.com . -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread th...

Join Samuel as he observes the ebb and flow that exists within life. (Also bonus poem) -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com S...

Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah for our HUNDREDTH episode! We talk old memories, what 100 episodes feels like, and how real life is lived with our community (including you!). Thanks for joining us on this journey so far; we are looking forward to the continued walk together in this adventure called life. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need a...

Join Samuel as he celebrates our individual perspectives on the world. It's like taking a walk with Samuel and hearing the reflections on his mind, while your heart gets filled up with a dose of authentic encouragement for your day and week. What could be better? -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the wor...

Samuel and Julie welcome a familiar friend to the show, Dr. Rick Butts. Rick has been a huge influence on Julie and you'll get to hear how Pia is connected to the group as well. We discuss family of origin work and how to be an authentic author.  You can check out more of Dr. Rick Butts at https://www.drrickbutts.com/ and Healing Our Core Issues Institute at https://www.healingourcoreissuesinstitu...

Join Julie as she takes a moment to reflect on the transition back to school and the influential teachers who have impacted our lives. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you...

Join Julie as she unpacks a book from one of our favorite guests, Dr. Jamie Marich! Julie unpacks " Trauma Made Simple ," which is a guide that covers everything from assessments to things regarding addiction and grief.  Julie covers things like "Has trauma become a buzzword?" and the importance of letting our wounds heal. We just had Jamie on our show! Check out episode 97: Off the Beaten Path wi...

Join Julie for some awesome thoughts about bringing yourself to the present moment. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com Spec...

Join Julie as she welcomes Dr. Jamie Marich ( www.jamiemarich.com) and Dr. Steve Dansiger as they discuss trauma, the 12 Steps, recovery, and some great resources to support your healing and growth! Dr. Marich and Dr. Dansiger have a great book coming out soon! Preorder here: https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/trauma-and-the-12-steps-the-workbook-2/ Other GREAT links! www.instituteforcreative...

Take a deep breath with Sarah as she leads you through a guided session of breath and affirmation. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod...

Join Samuel and Julie as they go off the beaten path with licensed clinical psychologist Jenny Hughes. Jenny specializes in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. As a clinician, she practices EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure therapy. Jenny has published a workbook designed for clients to use on their own or with their therapist called the PTSD Recovery Workbook, which can be...

Join Sarah for a fantastic deep breath; check in with yourself and find some self reflection with her. -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes...

Join Samuel and Julie as they sit down with the brilliant Nita Sweeney; author, runner, and dog mom. A lot of good discussion is had as they talk about movement and healing, daily mindfulness, and a lot more.  Mindfulness coach Nita Sweeney is the bestselling wellness author of the award-winning running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me...

Join Samuel for a quick breath of encouragement. Celebrate your resilience! -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear from you on Facebook or Instagram or you can email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com Special Than...

The gang gets together after a long break for Samuel and what it feels like to be back. We discuss reengaging, what that feels like, and some ways to succeed. The poem Sarah shared: Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despai...

Join Julie as she talks about a new term this week!  Container is a practice to strategically let something wait for now. It is knowing our limitations so that we don't do too much too fast and re-traumatize ourselves. There are lots of practical things that can serve as a container, but also some more creative ways for hard things to be held -- in time, spaces, and in trusted safe people who walk...

Join Julie for a new tool to help in those times of overwhelm.  Calm Safe Place is a feeling that gives you strength, peace, comfort.  A Room of Requirement so to speak.  What does that look like for you? How does it change? -- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health. Reach out and st...

Join Julie, Sarah, and guest Holly Jedlicka and learn about Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) at PBJ Connections. These licensed professionals partner first and foremost with mental health care in their work, with horses as one modality to support the healing and growth of the client. PBJ Connections uses a team approach for all ages and is an LGBTQ+ Affirming Organization.  You can find PBJ Con...