Scenic Route, Social Change and Mental Health Conversations for Perfectionists

You’ve outgrown perfection, but not your desire to grow.
This is the place where high-functioners, deep feelers, and quiet rebels come home to themselves.

We explore:

Mental health wisdom (minus toxic positivity)
Social change (that starts from within)
System critiques (with actionable solutions)
Inner wisdom (over external validation)
Mindfulness for minimalists (no crystals required)

Join Jennifer Walter, sociologist (MASoc UCC) and recovering perfectionist, for weekly conversations that blend critical thinking with oh-so-much compassion.

If you’re questioning everything – or just trying to stay grounded in a chaotic world – this space is for you. We make room for your inner critic and collective action. Because personal healing and social change go hand in hand (with a side of potty humour).

New episodes drop every Tuesday.

The longest way round is the shortest way home – and that's exactly why we're taking the Scenic Route.

Ready to walk the scenic route?
The view here is *chef's kiss.*

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Episodes

The Secret Sauce That Sells - It's You & Your Story With Lydia Lee

Are you currently searching for that moment when it all falls into place and you can start your dream business, leave your career or do something different? In today's episode, Lydia Lee joins me to share her journey into entrepreneurship and how the journey became her selling point. Lydia and I discuss burning out in corporate and how that was the moment she knew she had to go and do her own thing, whatever that looked like. Eventually, Lydia discovered her zone of genius and now runs a busines...

Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Tapping Into The Roots Of Illness And Your Innate Power To Be Well with Dr. Elizabeth Davidson

Do you feel like you're not being heard by your health professionals? Today, Dr. Elizabeth Davisdson joins me to share her story about digging deeper into her health, and how she became curious and figured out what truly was going on with her health. We discuss how it's challenging to trust what doctors have to say, especially when things are not being resolved. Elizabeth and I open up about struggling to get a diagnosis for our illnesses, the journeys we've been on, and how you know your body b...

Nov 01, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10

How To Find Meaning, Purpose & Direction From The Hardest Hardship with Rach Wilson

Are you currently going through something that feels like there is no way out? Or maybe you're finding it hard to see the meaning and purpose from your hardships. Today Rach Wilson, a Relationship Coach, joins me to share all about her 'Hell Year' and how at the end of it, it helped guide her to be doing the work she is doing today. Rach shares her experience with her special needs kids that have had many challenges (some still ongoing), and what it was like juggling family life, her marriage, a...

Oct 25, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9

How Identifying Your Emotions Helps You Release Trauma With Lauren Best

Do you sometimes find it hard to express how you're feeling? In today's episode, I'm joined by Lauren Best, a Certified Hypnotherapist, as we discuss the different ranges of emotions and how to start checking in and being aware of your emotions. Throughout this episode, we explore how your emotions can cause trauma in your body and how it's important we listen to what our bodies are trying to tell us. Lauren shares about when she was experiencing momentum in her business, her body told her to pa...

Oct 18, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8

A Guide To Being A Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur with Kellie Daab

Feel like despite everything going well in business, you still feel like something is wrong? Today's guest, Kellie Daab used to feel this way too. Kellie shared with me how she set out to determine why she felt overwhelmed and unfilled in business and life and how she discovered HSP and the traits of a highly sensitive person. In today's episode, Kellie discusses how she has completely reset her business and reclaimed her peace by embracing being a highly sensitive entrepreneur. Now, she helps o...

Oct 11, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7

How To Find Your Voice In Unsteady Times with Cindy Marie Jenkins

Cindy Marie Jenkins is a writer that focuses on parenting, tech, work, and pop culture. Cindy shares with us her back story into becoming a writer and being able to find her own voice through motherhood and moving around the world. As she shares her story of discovering and reconnecting her voice, I hope it inspires you to figure out how to find your unique voice as well. In this episode, we discuss: The struggle of moving for work with young children Finding her voice as a new mum in a new stat...

Oct 04, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Why You Can't Completely Avoid Burnout with Dr. Kate Steiner

Dr. Kate Steiner is a Burnout Recovery strategist, consultant, speaker, and CEO of LIFT Wellness Consulting. She supports professionals in overcoming the burden of burnout through a proven reflection and developmental process. Today Dr. Kate Steiner shares her own experience with burnout 10 years ago and how she now supports others in recovering after burnout. If you are currently going through a period of burnout, or maybe you've experienced it in the past and are looking for ways to implement ...

Sep 27, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Break Free And Show Up As Your Authentic Self With Christen N James

Christen N. James (fondly known as CJ) is a Side Biz Coach and today we are discussing how to break free from the employee mindset, what that exactly is, and how to start showing up as your authentic self rather than the person corporate has formed you into. CJ shares her own story about how she never felt like she belonged in the corporate world and how she manifested her layoff from her company. We talk about how for years we tell ourselves these stories that have been holding us back from ach...

Sep 20, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4

How To Manage Your Energy in Business with Jen Fieldman

Jen Fieldman a Spiritual Awakening Guide Business Coach joins me today to discuss her scenic route in business and how she felt as if she needed to follow the shoulds in business but instead was a rebel against the 'advice' she was being given. We chat about finding her own confidence and power in business, and the importance of managing your energy instead of your time to create success on your own terms. Jen and I discuss in this episode: Understanding the stories we tell ourselves Being a reb...

Sep 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 2

Finding Radical Joy In Our Lives with Nailah Blades

Nailah Blades is a coach, speaker, and chief joy maker at We Color Outside. Today, Nailah and I discuss how to find joy in your everyday lives and business. Nailah shares that joy makes you who you are and the power in tapping back into joy. I share with her my struggles in figuring out what brings me joy, and Nailah gives her advice on relearning what makes you joyful, even if it's not standing out straight away. In this episode, we discuss: How to find joy The importance of joy in our lives Th...

Sep 13, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2

I Made 185k Revenue By Focusing On What Feels Fun

Curious how The Scenic Route started? What is the scenic route? Discover all about that in today's episode, from how I wanted to burn everything to the ground as I wasn't feeling aligned to the shifts you need to start making to start having fun in business and life again. I share in this episode: What the scenic route is, and what it means to me My journey to discover the scenic route My corporate journey led me to where I am today How I was able to gain control over my feelings How I was able ...

Sep 13, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome To The Scenic Route Podcast – Conversations about Mental Health and Social Change

There's a different way to think about mental health, and it starts with slowing down. Sometimes, the longest way round is the shortest way home – that's exactly why we're taking the Scenic Route. I'm Jennifer Walter, your sociologist sister-in-arms and rebel with many causes. Each week on the Scenic Route Podcast, we're diving deep into conversations that matter – blending critical thinking with compassion, mental health with a dash of rebellion, and personal healing with collective change. Thi...

Sep 09, 2022•2 min

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