Community Builders – A Chico Podcast
Community Builders - A Chico Podcast
Podcast Description
Community Builders, is a podcast dedicated to celebrating and spotlighting the individuals who make a positive impact in Chico, California and the surrounding North State region. Each episode dives deep into the journeys, insights, and efforts of local leaders, activists, and changemakers who are shaping this community through dedication and innovation. With thoughtful conversations and inspiring stories, Community Builders offers listeners a closer look at the people behind impactful projects.
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The podcast focuses on community leadership, social initiatives, and local governance, with episodes showcasing the efforts of individuals like Amber Abney-Bass in supporting the unhoused, Tami Ritter in shaping public policy, and Tom van Overbeek in urban development, emphasizing their innovative strategies and personal motivations.
Community Builders, is a podcast dedicated to celebrating and spotlighting the individuals who make a positive impact in Chico, California and the surrounding North State region.
Each episode dives deep into the journeys, insights, and efforts of local leaders, activists, and changemakers who are shaping this community through dedication and innovation.
With thoughtful conversations and inspiring stories, Community Builders offers listeners a closer look at the people behind impactful projects.
In this episode of Community Builders, we sit down with marriage and family therapist Morgan Szymczak for an honest conversation about mental health, burnout, and the importance of connection.
Morgan shares what led her to become a therapist, what makes marriage and family therapy unique, and why the relationship between a therapist and client matters so much. She also opens up about the isolation that can come with helping professions and how burnout can build slowly over time.
We talk about the local therapist network Morgan helped create, giving therapists a space to connect, support one another, and feel less alone in their work. As Morgan explains, when helpers have people to lean on, they are better able to care for the communities they serve.
The conversation also explores youth mental health, social media, and the growing need for honest conversations about stress, connection, and support.
This episode is a thoughtful reminder that the people caring for others need care too, and that stronger relationships can help build a healthier community.
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EPISODE CREDITS:
Hosted by Dorian Cohen
Produced by Metric Studios
Edited by Michael Bone and Seth Ryan Trachtman
Audio mixed by Michael Bone
Artwork designed by Dorian Cohen
Segment jingles licensed through Music Bed
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