Roots and Rhythm Podcast

By Vladimir Louissaint and Angie Thomas

At Roots and Rhythm, we are dedicated to sharing the rich tapestry of our lived experiences. Through heartfelt stories about marriage, relationships, and parenting, we aim to create a space where l

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November 14, 2025Bloodline |Breaking the Cycle: Healing from Generational Dysfunction | Episode 21
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This week on Roots & Rhythm, Vlad and Angie tackle one of the most important conversations yet — how to break free from generational dysfunction. From questioning faith and parental influence to learning empathy and setting emotional boundaries, this dialogue explores the layers of healing required to change the narrative for future generations.
🔑 Top Takeaways:
Understand where your parents’ pain came from.
Break patterns of dysfunction with intention.
Practice compassion as a form of self-healing.
Don’t pass down what you never healed.
🎧 Available on all major podcast platforms.
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 1min
November 07, 2025Many Men | Vulnerability, Masculinity & the Patriarchy with Cordan James Haveron | Episode 20
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In this powerful episode of Roots & Rhythm, we sit down with Cordan James Haveron (@cordanjamesspeaks) to explore what it truly means to be a man in today’s world. Together, we unpack themes of male vulnerability, the impact of the patriarchy on masculinity, and how healing from childhood trauma can lead to authentic leadership and wholeness. Cordan opens up about his experience as a transracial adoptee, navigating out-of-home care, and reclaiming his identity as a Black man adopted into a white family—forging resilience through dislocation, service, and purpose.
We dive into questions like:
How does our upbringing shape our relationship with masculinity and power?
What happens when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable instead of “strong all the time”?
In what ways does the patriarchy hurt men as much as it hurts women—and how can we heal it?
How can transracial adoptees reclaim culture, identity, and belonging in a world that often says they don’t fit?
If you’re committed to growth, honest conversation, and the messy yet beautiful work of healing—to lead from a place of compassion, acceptance, and patience—this episode is for you.
Explore Cordan's mentorship programs, speaking engagements, story of resilience, and resources for fathers, youth, and adoptees.

🌐 Find Cordan Online: www.cordanjames.com
📸 Follow: @cordanjamesspeaks
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 20min
October 31, 2025The Healing Trap: When Self-Work Becomes Self-Sabotage | Episode 19
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In this week’s episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, hosts Vlad & Angie explore a question that many of us avoid asking: How much healing is “enough” before entering a relationship?
They dive deep into the modern obsession with “doing the work,” unpacking how the healing journey can either prepare us for love — or become an excuse to avoid vulnerability altogether. 💔✨
Topics include:
Is healing a destination or a lifelong process?
How “I’m still healing” can be a form of self-protection
The difference between solitude and isolation
How healed is healed enough for love?
🎙️ Tune in now for an honest, funny, and heartfelt conversation that will challenge your views on healing, relationships, and readiness for love.
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
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50min
October 24, 2025 Me, Myself & I: Balancing Individuality and Togetherness in Love| Episode 18
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In this week’s episode of the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, hosts Vlad and Angie explore the real talk behind love, sacrifice, and individuality in relationships. 💞 They unpack how to balance giving and gaining, why healthy boundaries matter, and how ego and societal pressures can quietly sabotage connection.
From moms needing more personal time away from responsibilities, to couples navigating finances, self-discovery, and timelines, Vlad and Angie bring their signature humor, honesty, and cultural perspective to the mic. Whether you’re dating, married, or redefining love altogether — this episode reminds you that mutual growth begins with self-awareness. 🌿
📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
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1h 3min
October 17, 2025Love is Therapy | Self-Awareness, Confidence & Dating: Is Cockiness a Turn-On? | Episode #17
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EPISODE 17: “Love Is Therapy” — Roots & Rhythm Podcast
This week, Vlad and Angie explore how self-love and acceptance are key ingredients to confidence in any committed relationship. Drawing inspiration from Edmond and Kalybriah’s journey on Love Is Blind: Season 9, they unpack what we can learn about self-awareness, emotional compatibility, and the healing power of love.
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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48min
October 10, 2025 Banderas Rojas 🚩 | Relationships Red Flags: Are We Getting Better at Spotting Red Flags, or Becoming Them? | Episode 16
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This week, Angie and Vlad unpack one of the most viral relationship topics — red flags. 🚩 They share how they used to define them in their early 20s vs. how marriage, healing, and parenthood have transformed their perspective today.
Is it a red flag… or a reflection of your own unhealed story?
Join us for laughter, honesty, and insight on what it truly means to grow through love, not just in it.
✨ Listen • Reflect • Share Your Story
🎙️ Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 18min
October 03, 2025Faith, Family & Drugs | How Culture, Religion & Upbringing Shaped Our Experiences | Episode 15
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In this episode of Roots and Rhythm, hosts Vlad and Angie discuss the complex topics of faith, family, and substance use, particularly focusing on drugs like cannabis and psilocybin. They share personal experiences, cultural attitudes, and the impact of the war on drugs on communities. The conversation emphasizes the importance of open discussions about substance use within families, the need for education and awareness, and the changing perceptions surrounding drugs in society. They also explore how to navigate conversations with children about these topics, aiming to create a supportive environment for honest dialogue.

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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 12min
September 19, 202521 Questions | The Answers Couples Need Clarity for | Infidelity, Intimacy, Money & Boundaries | Episode 14
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his week on the Roots & Rhythm Podcast, Angie and Vlad sit down for one of their most honest and vulnerable conversations yet. While the episode title is inspired by 50 Cent’s legendary track 21 Questions, this isn’t a literal Q&A—it’s a deep dive into the real issues that shape marriages and long-term relationships.
From infidelity and sex, to personal ideologies, parenting, and even tattoos, we go there. This is raw, unfiltered conversation about what couples really wrestle with when building a life together.
💡 For Reflection:
– Is cheating forgivable?
– Can relationships with no sex survive?
– Should you build a life with someone hoping their red flags will fade?
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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1h 6min
September 12, 2025Praying For You | Navigating Faith, Peace & Personal Values | Episode #13
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Inspired by Grammy Award-winning Rapper Lecrae's 2007 hit, on this week's episode of Roots & Rhythm Angie and Vlad share their personal journeys with faith and organized religion. From childhood church experiences to the ways they embrace spirituality today, they explore how belief systems have shaped their identities, relationships, and outlook on life.
The discussion turns to mainstream Christianity, politics, and the modern church—inviting listeners to reflect on where faith fits in today’s world and how it influences us all.
✨ Let’s keep growing together:
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
👉 https://affiliates.naturaleman.com

Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
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1h 4min
September 05, 2025 Across the Lines | Racism, Parenting, and Identity: First Encounters | Roots & Rhythm Podcast Episode #12
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This week, Vlad and Angie dive deep into the realities of racism as immigrants, as parents, and as people still shaping their identities in America.
Vlad shares his very first encounter with racism in school—an experience that revealed more about the system than the students around him—and how that moment shaped his understanding of support and resilience. Angie reflects on how racism has influenced her perspective as both a parent and a woman of Caribbean heritage.
Together, they explore how early experiences of prejudice ripple through life—affecting parenting, identity, and our hopes for the next generation.
This conversation is raw, vulnerable, and necessary. 🌍💬
👉 Tune in, reflect, and share your story with us.
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📖 About The Embrace Method
Are you ready to embrace your best life? In The Embrace Method, Vladimir Louissaint shares a powerful roadmap to transform pain into purpose. Through raw storytelling, practical exercises, and hard-won insights, he shows how to turn trauma into a stepping stone toward healing, resilience, and leadership. This book is a beacon of hope for anyone ready to rise above adversity and unlock their fullest potential.
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Use our affiliate code "ADX" and save 15% Off STAND+!

Get your next pair: https://www.standshoes.com/discount/ADX
Support the show
Roots & Rhythm Podcast is where culture, healing, and real-life conversations meet. Hosted by Vlad Louissaint and Angie, the podcast explores healthy relationships, healing childhood trauma, identity, parenting, spiritual growth, social commentary, and generational healing—through an Afro-Caribbean and lived-experience lens.
Tagline: Where we explore the rhythms of life, one beat at a time.
New episodes drop weekly on all major platforms.
🔗 LISTEN & CONNECT
🌐 Website:
https://www.rootsandrhythmpodcast.com
🎙 Buzzsprout:
https://www.buzzsprout.com
📺 YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@rootsandrhythmpodcast
📸 Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rootsandrhythmpod
📘 RESOURCES & SUPPORT
📖 The Embrace Method (Second Edition) by Vladimir Louissaint
A powerful guide to healing trauma, reclaiming purpose, and living authentically.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/Embrace-Method-leverage-trauma-dreams/dp/B0CM3V2K5X
👕 Gallon Gear — Support Mental Health & Community
Use code STAYROOTED
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1h 5min

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How many episodes does Roots and Rhythm Podcast have?

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