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The Road Back Podcast

The Road Back Podcast

By: Melissa Runacres & Desiree Amariei
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The Road Back Podcast: Conversations to Guide You Home


Life has a way of pulling us off course — trauma, expectations, burnout, and seasons where we forget who we are and why we're here. The Road Back Podcast is a podcast for people in seasons of transition—unpacking their stories, healing trauma, and returning to their voices, their dreams, and their belovedness.


Join hosts Melissa Runacres & Desiree Amariei, two trauma-informed emotional health coaches, as they share candid conversations about identity, faith, emotional wellbeing, personal growth, money, and more.


Expect practical wisdom, heartfelt storytelling, steps for rebuilding your life and reimagining your future, and moments that feel like sitting with dear friends over coffee—because you're not meant to walk this road alone.


New episodes every Wednesday starting August 27, 2025. Subscribe so you never miss your next step forward.

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Episodes
  • #3 – What's in A Name: Identifying Seasons in Life & Healing

    #3 – What's in A Name: Identifying Seasons in Life & Healing
    Sep 10 2025

    In this episode, Dez and Mel discuss what's in a name – and how learning to name our stories, seasons, and truths reclaims our identity as women and children of God.

    Topics include: the power of honoring your humanity, unexpected components of healing, learning self-compassion, embracing duality in life, and shaking off shame narratives and replacing them with empowering ones.



    Let's stay connected!

    The Road Back Podcast socials:

    Instagram: @the.road.back.podcast

    YouTube: youtube.com/@TheRoadBackPodcast
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    40 mins
  • #2 – Collision and Breadcrumbs: Finding the Road Back

    #2 – Collision and Breadcrumbs: Finding the Road Back
    Sep 3 2025

    Join Mel and Dez for a heartfelt conversation in Episode 2 of The Road Back: Conversations to Guide You Home.

    This week, we dive into what's in a name—why this title for a podcast?

    We also discuss what "the road back" means to us—exploring the messy collisions where faith, identity, and emotional wounds intertwine. Pulling from our personal stories, we unpack moments of feeling far from ourselves, the divine breadcrumbs that guided us home, and how our understanding of God has shifted through it all.

    If you’re navigating disorientation or searching for hope, this episode is a tender reminder: you’re not alone, and there’s a path back to your truest self.

    Tune in for raw reflections, honesty, and permission to be exactly where you are on your own path.

    Let's stay connected!

    The Road Back Podcast socials:

    Instagram: @the.road.back.podcast

    YouTube: youtube.com/@TheRoadBackPodcast
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    41 mins
  • #1 – Welcome to The Table: Our Story, Our Why

    #1 – Welcome to The Table: Our Story, Our Why
    Aug 27 2025

    In this very first episode of The Road Back Podcast, Melissa and Desiree pull up chairs and discuss the origin story of this podcast. They share who they are, why this space matters, and what “the road back” has meant in their own lives. It’s an honest conversation about voice, faith, healing, and how reclaiming belovedness isn’t a one-time event — it’s a journey.

    There's a place at the table with your name on it—so make yourself at home. You belong here.

    Episode breakdown:

    00:00 Welcome to the Road Back Podcast
    02:58 Setting the Table: The Invitation to Connection
    05:12 The Journey of Self-Discovery
    10:31 Embracing Humanity and Vulnerability
    15:54 Hope in the Messy Middle
    17:20 The Power of Intuition
    18:56 Beyond Logic: Embracing Intuition
    21:37 Savoring Life: The Art of Embodiment
    24:51 Messages to Our Younger Selves
    28:36 A Blessing for the Journey

    Let's stay connected!

    The Road Back Podcast socials:

    Instagram: @the.road.back.podcast

    YouTube: youtube.com/@TheRoadBackPodcast
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    31 mins
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