Community Routes

Community Routes

This is a podcast filled with therapists, psychologists, authors, and regular people where we talk about mental and emotional health. We take complex topics and break them down, often over snacks and coffee. Our goal is to provide free, digestible mental health discussions to help build a more healthy, supportive community. Join Samuel, Sarah, and Julie every other week on Tuesdays (or whenever you feel like listening)! Our segments: “Off the Beaten Path” is a special episode that features interviews with the community. ”Unpack That” involves discussing books and concepts about mental health. ”Trail Mix” takes a variety of concepts that are asked to the cohosts and discussed as a group. ”Deep Breath” is a shorter, brief mental message for the week.

Episodes

March 17, 2026 17 mins

Join us as we discuss how to be resilient and practice mindfulness through hard times. 

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Mom talks more about everything converging at once. What can you focus on when that happens? Listen more to find out!

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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

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We've had a rough go of things lately. What is this emotion? What can I do to feel better? Join the crew as we discuss. 

 

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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

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January 20, 2026 8 mins

Join Julie as she connects the act of meditation to positive habit building. 

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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

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December 23, 2025 28 mins

A Holiday Help episode to get you through a tough week. Our theme is Holidays, but it could be used for a variety of different experiences. 

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December 9, 2025 10 mins

Join Julie as she provides a deep breath about being present in the moment. 

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Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health.

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November 27, 2025 17 mins

We wanted to reach out in a time of seasonal change. Sending love from the CR family!

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April 1, 2025 7 mins

Howdy neighbors! We wanted to let you know we're present and here with you. I hope you find relief in these difficult times. Reach out if you want to start a conversation; we'd love to chat!

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Please rate us on iTunes and Spotify! We need all the help we can get to spread the word about mental health.

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Join Sarah, Julie, and Samuel for a joyous episode on joy!  What are the benefits? What happens when there's excess?

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November 5, 2024 9 mins

We wanted to come together as a community to extend our support through a very stressful election cycle. Join the whole crew as we take a pause together, as a community, and remind you that we can do hard things. 

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September 24, 2024 9 mins

Take a deep breath and stretch! This is a great time to feel and listen to your body. Whether you are standing or sitting, join Julie in being mindful while you stretch and take up space.

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This is a tough episode, but an important one! Join the community as they sit down and talk about pain. What are the positives of pain when it's well managed? What are the negatives when it's out of control?

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June 25, 2024 11 mins

Whew, we've had a few deep episodes in a row! Sarah explores how to regain your "breath" and how she has been finding calm.

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The positives to anger? The negatives to joy? It may sound strange but understanding both the benefits and limitations to our emotions is life giving. Join Sarah, Julie, and Samuel as they open the series on Emotional Gifts to anger and fear.

 

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May 28, 2024 8 mins

Sit down with Julie as she talks about a secure attachment to time, a concept by Linda Tai. Finding that secure attachment to time can come in "small doses that bring healing and life." Make this episode one of those moments!

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April 23, 2024 33 mins

CR gets down to business with this episode about Anger and how it impacts our day-to-day. How does anger affect us? What do different types of anger feel like?

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A deep breath about breathing! Join Sarah as she talks about "belly breathing" to help bring you back to home base.

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Join Julie and Samuel as they welcome Dr. Stuart Palmer to the show.  In Part 1 (Episode 101), Stuart and the crew discussed concepts about psychodynamic therapy. This week we dive into the application of psychodynamic approaches and how to identify it in relationships and in the therapy room. We talk about affects, Jenga, difficult conversations, transference, validation, repair and keeping it curious.  You can reach Dr. Stuart at...

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February 6, 2024 7 mins

Join Julie for this week's episode on slowing down and taking notice of your body.

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Our links: https://linktr.ee/communityroutes

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