Community Routes

I am so excited to publish this episode about our 5 birthrights and a return to Pia Mellody's Model. This episode is critical to understanding the perspective we bring to the table at Community Routes. This whole episode is full of personal breakthroughs for Samuel and Sarah as we tackle some significant topics. What rights are we owed as humans? Where are we wounded? As Julie will cover, "to look...

Join us as we chat about growing yourself up and how to cope with various difficulties. We briefly cover the holidays, but feel free to catch up on our earlier "holiday help" episodes! Listen to the episode and we recommend a few. Take care of yourselves!   --- 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, Julie, and Sarah as they discuss what it feels like to be in a wounded child, adapted adolescent or a functional adult state.  You might remember our episode on the Window of Tolerance, which comes into play here.  When we are outside of our window, we tend to act like a wounded child or an adapted adolescent.   We go over a couple of different feelings that are associated with each e...

Join Julie as she unpacks Ross Greene's book, Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child .  While this covers parenting, Julie talks about how this applies to everyone; we all have an inner child to nourish.  Julie goes over our "littles" and a cohesive sense of self.  It's about being able to see and support the person in front of you; not forcing them to be what y...

We are so excited to introduce our new Trail Mix episodes! Try this at home and pull what you need out of it. We dive into some good questions to spur self-awareness. What are some things you need to work on? What are some things that get you excited? How have I healed thus far? Where do I need further support? We're excited to share other segments, so reach out if you like what you hear! --- Reac...

Pour yourself a hot drink and join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah as they talk about different forms of attachment.  This is commonly talked about in terms of parent-child, but we apply it to other relationships as well.  We answer questions like how do secure attachments differ from compromised attachments? how do attachments impact relationships? What does the inner dialogue sound like in a secure att...

This week join Samuel, Julie, and Sarah as they finally sit down and talk feelings. They ask What are feelings? How do I deal with feelings? How do I feel them? Mr. Rodgers makes a cameo in-spirit.  Feel free to listen to our playlist if you are feeling the Mr. Rodgers vibe. Send us your gratitudes or affirmations and we will share them! --- Reach out and start a conversation with us! We would lov...

This week the crew discusses the concept of an inner child; someone that needs a place to develop and grow. We discuss how to nurture your inner child in a healthy way and some rights that you have as an individual who has agency. We build on a lot of concepts that we have discussed before, so I recommend you check out our large catalogue of different episodes. What makes you "snap?" How can you g...

Join us this week for our Season 3 Opener (!!) where Julie, Sarah, and Samuel discuss what it's like to be a healthy human. This includes why we need to "Come back to home base" (grounding, finding health), what we need healed from, and why healing is neccessary. This is a great episode and we are so excited to be back! If you would like a t-shirt, email us at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com or chec...

Season 3 starts on September 21st and we're talking about being healthy humans. Make sure to join us then! If you want to get in on some t-shirts, send us an email at communityroutes.pod@gmail.com I cannot wait to talk to you all again, we have a lot in store! Woot! --- 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 commun...

Hi Neighbors! We wanted to reach out before we ended the season because we miss you all! We also wanted to share some of our favorite episodes and memories from Community Routes. After our 50th episode, we stepped back and thought of ways we could improve the show. We want to take the time to prepare this new stuff, so we are ending the season! Thank you all so much and we will see you soon! We me...

Today Julie and Samuel sit down with an amazing woman, Patty McClarren MSSA, LSW. Patty has the awesome perspective of being an adoptee and a therapist. We talk about triads, constellations, first families, and what language to use with adoptees. We discuss grief and trauma. The conversation is about adoptive families, but this episode is relevant to people and families of all kinds! You can find...

Hey neighbors! Life has been a roller coaster the last few weeks, but I wanted to reach out and share my thoughts about " Hey Warrior ." It's an awesome book that encourages learning about your amygdala so you can better control your anxiety, depression, or similar body reactions.  It says it's a "book for kids," but I found tons of useful tips in here.   We are excited to reach out again in the p...

This week we continue our conversation about adoptive families.  Learning how to approach adoptive relationships is important and can be applied to more than just people who are adopted.  Samuel, Julie, and Sarah dive into how to handle vulnerability, systemic change, and stories of strength. Next episode we will have an exciting guest, finishing our arc on adoptive families.  Be sure to check it...

Hi neighbors! This week Sarah and Julie sit down and talk with therapist Robyn Gobbel, who focuses on the science behind dysregulation. Julie, Sarah, and Robyn all dive into dysregulation and what happens in the mind at that time. They discuss how regulating children and adults have many similarities. Julie and Robyn take the time to dive into adoption and how dysregulation plays into adoptive fam...

Julie dives into a book centered around adoptive kids and their parents: 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge.  This book covers the thoughts and feelings going through the minds of adopted kids and the relationships that are created around the adoptive family.  Julie covers the complex, layered emotions that a child of adoption could go through. --- Reach ou...

This week we celebrate everything that has happened recently in our lives!  All of us have been blessed in different ways, so we practice good self-care and celebrate properly.  Samuel has a new job, Sarah bought a house, and Mom celebrates 50 plus a new career.  We take time to reflect on the year we've had and how the episodes have flown by.  We also take a minute to thank our listeners and read...

Join us as Julie and Sarah talk with Sharon Martin, a therapist from California.  Sarah, Julie, and Sharon discuss codependency, self-control, boundaries, healthy relationships and more!  This is definitely a packed episode and Sharon was a treat.  Definitely check out Sharon's blogs and handouts on a variety of mental health topics to support your healing journey. You can check her out at livewel...

This week Julie and Samuel field a listener question about varying degrees of emotional maturity. How can you support someone so they can grow? How can you avoid dependency? How can you monitor your own emotional stability and growth? We talk in depth about all of these questions and more. Episode 50 is coming out soon! Reach out and let us know how you want us to celebrate. Thanks for walking wit...

Check out this weeks episode of Off the Beaten Path, as we interview fellow therapist Betsy Farasey.  We continue our dive into a relevant COVID-19 situation and discuss healthy ways to help your children through the 2020-21 school year.  Check out jhrcounseling.com/cr-blog/betsy-farasey so you can check out Julie's new website, as well as subscribe to new Community Routes episodes. --- Get access...

Hey neighbors!  Samuel here.  My voice is shot, but I'm glad I get a chance to send you this message anyway.  "The crew is back in-person!" We finally met in JHR Headquarters: Worthington, Ohio.   You can feel the energy in the room. I am so excited for y'all to hear our newest episode.  We talk about the buzzword "Codependency" and what it means to have an unhealthy, boundariless relationship.  W...

This week Samuel and Julie tackle a very common listener question: How do you help someone who does not want therapy? If you're missing out on the announcements, check out the information below! --- Get access to bonus content and support the show through Patreon Special Thanks to Julie Richards at jhrcounseling.com . Please reach out by liking us on Facebook or Instagram or emailing us at communi...

This week Julie and Sarah continue to speak with podcaster and trauma therapist, La Shanda Sugg. They discuss trauma, its effects, and how systemic problems can create trauma.  They expand on ideas like "Disabilities" or the DSM-5.  La Shanda is a fellow Pia Mellody scholar, so Julie and La Shanda discuss her work as well.  This is a two part episode, combined into a single episode. Please check o...

This week we discuss the hard topic of difficult conversations.  With COVID 19 and the Black Lives Matter movement, it's imperative that we learn how to talk with each other.  Samuel shares his experience with Communication Theory, which compliments Julie's mental health studies. We tackle felt safety, as well as some strategies for calming down.  I hope you enjoy this week! --- Get access to bonu...

Julie unpacks another book: "Growing Up Again" by Connie Dawson and Jean Illsley Clarke .  Dawson and Clarke look at successful parenting techniques and applies them to a child's experience, as well as our own. This is a great resource to understand your own childhood and help facilitate a healthy childhood for your kids.  --- Get access to bonus content and support the show through Patreon Specia...