Mental Health Podcasts

Embark Behavioral Health is proud to offer two mental health podcasts that provide expert interviews, advice, and tips on how to navigate difficult issues facing teens and young adults. If you know a teen or young adult, work in the behavioral health industry, or are just passionate about mental health, our podcasts will provide you with helpful information on topics such as anxiety, depression, and specific disorders such as bipolar disorder.

Roadmap to Joy: A Mental Health Podcast

If teens or young adults are part of your family, friend group, or community, and you want to learn about today's urgent mental health crisis, conditions, and treatment, this monthly podcast is for you. Join top company leaders at Embark Behavioral Health for expert resources and timely, relevant tips. This mental health podcast will cover topics such as anxiety, depression, stress, disorders including borderline personality disorder (BPD), and therapy.

Roadmap to Joy features interviews with licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and more as well as the latest research. Find and listen to “Roadmap to Joy” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts to stay informed and find new ways to support the teen or young adult in your life.

Recent Episodes

How To Be an Emotionally Present Parent

In this episode of “Roadmap to Joy,” Alex Stavros, CEO of Embark Behavioral Health, and Andy Maurer, CEO of Pursue Whole, discuss what it means to be an emotionally present parent. Alex and Andy dive into why parents may struggle to find balance in their everyday lives, and how to create a purposeful and joyful…

Mental Health 101: Your Questions Answered (Part 1)

In this episode of “Roadmap to Joy,” we shed light on some important questions surrounding mental health, therapy, and therapists. Your host, Jake Sparks, treatment director at Embark Behavioral Health, and guest, Abby Jones, clinical director at Embark Behavioral Health in Scottsdale, Arizona, talk about what mental health is, how to know if you or…

Roadmap to joy podcast episode on suicide prevention with Megan Dean.

Suicide Prevention: How to Help your Teen with Suicidal Thoughts

Learn how you can help prevent suicide if your teen is struggling with suicidal thoughts, behaviors, or urges.

Roadmap to joy podcast hosts on episode about school anxiety.

School Anxiety: How to Help Your Child

Join Embark's hosts Ginger and Jacob to learn what school anxiety is, the signs and symptoms, and how co-regulation can help your child

Host Rob Gent and Liz Lees discussing how to support your child with an eating disorder.

Eating Disorders: How Parents can Support their Child

In this episode, Rob interviews Liz Lees, Registered Dietitian, on how to recognize signs of an eating disorder, how to seek treatment, and how parents can support their child while in eating disorder treatment. Rob and Liz discuss how eating disorders impact physical and mental health, as well as the important role parents play through encouraging treatment, meal planning, and modeling healthy relationships with food and body image.

Welcome to Roadmap to Joy!

In the first episode of our mental health podcast, Rob Gent, Chief Clinical Officer of Embark Behavioral Health, and Alex Stavros, Chief Executive Officer of Embark Behavioral Health, discuss the youth mental health crisis and the importance of secure family relationships. They also give advice for parents about how to talk to their children about tragic events, such as school shootings.

Expert Mental Health Guests

Join industry experts from across the country in our mental health podcasts. You’ll hear interviews from licensed psychologists, therapists, and psychiatrists who will share the latest news, trends, tips, and research every month.

Hosts of Embark Behavioral Health's two mental health podcasts.

Embark Sessions

If you work in the behavioral health industry or are simply passionate about emotional well-being, don’t miss “Embark Sessions.” In this podcast, Embark Behavioral Health Chief Clinical Officer and host Rob Gent will share his expertise and insights on today’s most critical mental health issues relating to teens, young adults, and families. You’ll get comprehensive analysis and interviews with mental health professionals so you can stay at the forefront of current trends and research, empowering you to best serve — or support — the young people in your life.

Our monthly podcast will dive deep into a range of topics including cutting-edge therapies, psychology, and stories from industry experts. Find and listen to “Embark Sessions” each month on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

Recent Episodes

Welcome to Sessions

Join our host, Rob Gent, Chief Clinical Officer of Embark Behavioral Health, as he provides an overview of what to expect when you tune into Embark Sessions. In each episode of Sessions, Rob will share his expertise and insights on today’s most critical mental health issues relating to teens, young adults, and families. You’ll get comprehensive analysis and…

Your Mental Health Questions Answered On Air

Recording mic for embark's mental heatlh podcasts.

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