Finding Your Balance: A Mental Health Podcast encourages breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. Our hosts, Tiffani Fritzsche, Director of Children's Services and Kirk Fasshauer, Director of Crisis Response, are experts at Peace River Center, a behavioral health nonprofit. Each episode examines common mental health disorders such as anxiety and trauma and aims to help the listener by providing helpful information and resources.
In this episode of Finding Your Balance, Tiffani Fritzsche and Kirk Fasshauer welcome Jes Shapiro from Peace River Center’s Victim Services to explore healthy boundaries, dating violence, and the challenges of navigating relationships. Together, they discuss how to recognize warning signs of abuse, love bombing, controlling behaviors, and the influence of social media on our expectations of love and connection.
Jes shares practical insights on trusting your instincts, communicating your needs, breaking unhealthy relationship patterns, and maintaining your identity and support system. The conversation reminds listeners of the foundations of a healthy relationship—and that support is available when a relationship no longer feels safe.
15 Sept 2026
Mental Health, Athletics, and the Holistic Approach (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 2 of our conversation on mental health and athletics, Tiffani Fritzsche and Kirk Fasshauer welcome back licensed clinical social worker, athlete, and founder of Willow’s Path Counseling, Jessica Dobbertin-Brusso. Together, they explore what happens when the season ends, an athlete experiences an injury, or their identity becomes too closely tied to performance.
Jessica shares practical ways athletes can find balance through the offseason, strengthen their support systems, recognize warning signs that they may need additional help, and navigate challenges with nutrition, recovery, self-image, and negative self-talk. The conversation offers an important reminder that athletes are people first—and that being kind to yourself, having fun, nurturing relationships, and knowing when to ask for support are all part of finding balance.
1 Sept 2026
Mental Health, Athletics, and the Holistic Approach
What happens when your sense of identity and self-worth becomes tied to athletic performance?
In this episode of Finding Your Balance, Tiffani Fritzsche and Kirk Fasshauer talk with licensed clinical social worker, competitive athlete, and founder of Willow’s Path Counseling, Jessica Dobbertin-Borruso, LCSW, about mental health, athletics, and the importance of a holistic approach.
Jessica shares her experiences as a competitive water skier and discusses the pressures athletes face, from performance expectations and team responsibilities to the challenge of separating who you are from how you perform. The conversation explores practical tools for managing stress, building a support system, and finding mental health balance.
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