Extending Branches

Extending Branches
  • 5.0 (5)
  • SELF-IMPROVEMENT

Extending Branches is a mental health podcast inspiring hope, healing, and growth for people who know life is more complex than quick answers. Hosted by Dr. Mike Courtney, the show explores anxiety, depression, burnout, boundaries, relationships, grief, trauma, self-care, and the connection between faith and emotional health. Through honest conversation and lived experience, each episode offers practical wisdom and faith-informed insight that respects professional mental health care. If you are struggling, searching, or supporting someone you love, Extending Branches reminds you that healing begins with honesty and showing up.

Episodes

  1. 8H AGO

    Healthy Boundaries in a Fast-Paced World - Debi Russell

    What if the other rats are faster?  In this episode of Extending Branches, Dr. Mike Courtney and Debi Russell, a trusted counselor at Branches, break down how burnout happens and how boundaries help you take your life back.  If you feel overwhelmed, this conversation will help you reset.  Extending Branches is a biweekly podcast from Branches, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people recover hope, find healing, and experience growth through Christ-centered mental and emotional care. Thanks for joining us! You can find us online at branches.org.

    25 min

  2. APR 7

    Dr Joshua Courtney - Extending Branches 01

    Prayer or therapy? Faith or mental health?  In this episode of Extending Branches, Dr. Mike Courtney and Joshua Courtney, Executive Director and Psychiatric Physician Assistant at Branches, break down the false divide and show how real healing happens when you embrace both.  If you are looking for hope, healing, and growth, this conversation is for you. Extending Branches is a biweekly podcast from Branches, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people recover hope, find healing, and experience growth through Christ-centered mental and emotional care. Thanks for joining us! You can find us online at branches.org.

    25 min

  3. MAR 2

    Extending Branches Trailer

    Extending Branches is a podcast about growth, generosity, and the everyday choices that help us build stronger families, deeper faith, and more connected communities. Each episode explores how small acts of service, intentional leadership, and meaningful relationships can extend hope to the people around us, whether that’s in our homes, our churches, or our neighborhoods. Through honest conversations and practical insight, Extending Branches invites you to step into a bigger story, one where your influence matters and your impact reaches further than you think. Subscribe now. Extending Branches is a biweekly podcast from Branches, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people recover hope, find healing, and experience growth through Christ-centered mental and emotional care. Thanks for joining us! You can find us online at branches.org.

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
5 Ratings

About

Extending Branches is a mental health podcast inspiring hope, healing, and growth for people who know life is more complex than quick answers. Hosted by Dr. Mike Courtney, the show explores anxiety, depression, burnout, boundaries, relationships, grief, trauma, self-care, and the connection between faith and emotional health. Through honest conversation and lived experience, each episode offers practical wisdom and faith-informed insight that respects professional mental health care. If you are struggling, searching, or supporting someone you love, Extending Branches reminds you that healing begins with honesty and showing up.

Information

  • Creator
    Extending Branches
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Extending Branches