Community Routes

Join Sarah, Samuel, and Julie as they take on a trail mix! We talk about our own triggers during the holidays and how to overcome it. Julie and Samuel teaser a future episode about nostalgia. Julie also asks about dread during the holidays and some tools we can use. --- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the...

Join Julie as she talks through little steps, taking in the smaller things and steps to get through. --- 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....

Double Header week! Join Julie and Samuel as they sit down and chat with Myron McGee. We discuss trauma as it relates to families, crime, the Black community and city living.  Family Services in Dayton looks to help folks who have been impacted by things like shootings or other traumatic events. Myron goes in depth on some healthy practices for mental health and resources that can support the jour...

Join Julie to find your anchor and stay grounded and in the moment. Use this episode when you feel overwhelmed. --- 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 commu...

The gang discusses our gripes with the holidays, as well as ways to flip and reverse the mindset to enjoy the holidays. We talk particular stressors like time change and feelings of loss. We talk the power of nostalgia and some healthier outlets. If you liked this episode, check out some of our other Holiday Help episodes like Season 2, Episode 7: Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Difficult Holidays...

Use this body scan to help you slow down and check in from head to toe. Increase your body awareness of what is happening in your body to help you feel more grounded and supported. A great practice to do often! --- 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 convers...

This week the whole gang is here! Last week we talked about crisis, but this week we dive into how to respond to crisis.  Sarah tells some personal tales of where crisis can show up in our daily life. We share insight from Lisa Dion that regulation does not have to mean calm. Regulation is being aware, grounded, mindful and connected. We can meet our crisis with this presence of showing up in our...

What we practice grows stronger and what we focus on becomes our focus. Julie talks about mindfulness and about balance so that we feel grounded in our day to day. Take a moment to enjoy what is around you.  --- 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 conversati...

Samuel and Julie sit down to talk about crisis and how to respond.  Wouldn't you believe it, but the podcasters of this show have had to work through crisis and overwhelm! Samuel and Julie share their own experiences, as well as how to overcome moments of crisis. --- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to spread the wo...

Julie takes a moment of pause to reflect on letting go in the workplace; how to step back and realize your boundaries at work.  Sometimes we talk about "Work-Life" balance, but don't have the tools to do so. Julie talks about ways you can step back and listen to yourself.  When Julie brought this idea to us, Sarah and I got excited; this is something a lot of us deal with on a daily basis! As alwa...

Join Julie on a brief dive into difficult emotions and how to deal with them. Julie covers a really positive perspective of difficult emotions, even when they feel like a lot. How to conceptualize an emotion in order to observe it. This is definitely a great deep breath to listen to! --- Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can...

After a brief break, we are back! Get the latest update from Julie herself. --- 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 Tha...

Samuel sits down to give an update on 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 Richard...

This week we hit the winding ins and outs of the river of wellbeing. We cover how to balance receptivity and reactivity. We talk about getting into a flow and how you can grow and thrive with a mindset like 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 mental health. Reach out and start a conve...

Julie joins us for another Deep Breath and talks about the importance of taking some time as an intentional pause to recharge your day. --- 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....

Welcome! Join the crew as they dive into a couple deep topics...a trail mix specialty! We go over a stumper of a question: How has your past impacted your ability to support? Do you experience your past traumas as fully integrated? Julie drops some awesome thoughts like "We unconsciously repeat what we don't consciously repair." --- Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we ca...

Take a moment out of your day and join Julie for our first ever episode of Deep Breath. Julie sits down with you just for a few moments to talk about taking a pause and a deep breath! --- 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 o...

Join Samuel and Julie as they sit down with Amanda Herdina to talk mental health and creative arts. Amanda founded heArt Studios , an organization dedicated to bringing kids, art, and mental health together.  Amanda talks some of her experiences starting the program, her experiences with the kids, and how mental health and the arts has impacted her life. --- Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify !...

Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah as they dive into the fascinating topic of the unconscious. Julie discusses how what we are conscious of is a small amount of what is going on in the mind (the number will surprise you). We dive into a new part of the brain (the thalmus) and discuss its relation with the amygdala. How does this unconscious play a role in our thought processes? How are we allowing the...

This week the team discusses "triggers;" the moments when something in the present brings up a strong memory. We talk about how triggers can be a positive thing and it shows you where work needs to be done. Like a knot in a muscle, it is a spot that needs work and attention. Join the gang as we talk about this and more! --- Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify ! We need all the help we can get to...

Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah for their group thera-I mean "Trail Mix" episode as they discuss a plethora of real life applications. We talk Sarah's boundaries and Samuel's awareness. Was there a boundary that you solidified recently? What was the result? Is there something that you’re becoming more aware of? Something to be curious about? The beauty of trail mix is that you take what is relevant...

Join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah as they chat with author and psychologist Karen Young. We have a dedicated episode to Hey Warrior and you might have heard her name mentioned on here in the past. Karen brings her passion for mental health in children. We talk a variety of engaging topics like how we can talk about complex things by starting conversations or how emotions are hard when we feel lonely i...

Join Julie as she covers " Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal " by Donna Jackson Nakazawa. As you can tell, there is a lot to "unpack" here, so this is definitely an episode to check out!   Julie talks about the linkage between our experiences as a child and how that impacts our adulthood. This book is great at linking ACEs and the physical imprint t...

In this episode, the crew discusses the real-life applications of uncontrolled boundaries. Will there be a boundary violation or a wall put up? Both of these can keep you out of the window of tolerance; there are better ways to solve your problems. Walk with Samuel, Julie, and Sara as we traverse good mental health together! --- Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would love to hear fro...

In our 10th episode we finally revisit boundaries. Boundaries are key for maintaining a healthy mental outlook in your day to day.  Julie says boundaries are "where you end and the world begins." Understanding your limitation is a benefit to yourself and everyone else, even if it means saying "no." We discuss the protective and the containing parts of boundary work so that you can be secure and co...