The Robin Smith Show

#240 The Halloween Spectacular 2021 (Rebroadcast)

Today on the show I sit down, in costume, with my guests: Bianca Stevens Nicholas Trietsch Leigh Tyberg Will McHenry Jess Schutz Adam Weinstein Joe Ramienski We cover: The history of Halloween Halloween stories and movies that traumatized children of the 80s and 90s Most creative costumes we’ve ever gone as The origin story of the Jack-o-lantern (google turnip carving) Recommended Halloween movies And more... And don't forget to google "Pluto goes to hell" -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Taking an Honest Inventory of Your Life with Dr. Ifeanyi Olele | The Robin Smith Show #239

Dr. Ifeanyi Olele returns to The Robin Smith Show to explore personal growth, clinical evolution, the business of mental health, and how auditing our lives across eight dimensions can foster real alignment and well-being. Dr. Olele is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of Genesis Psychiatric Solutions and Genesis TMS and Wellness. His work centers on providing comprehensive psychiatric care, integrating medication management, psychotherapy, and advanced modalities like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to support individuals struggling with treatment-resistant depression and complex mental health challenges. Dr. Olele is the author of The Wellness Mindset: The SWOT Analysis of Your 8 Dimensions of Wellness, where he applies strategic business principles to personal health, helping busy professionals, parents, and leaders examine their internal strengths and weaknesses alongside external opportunities and threats. Robin and Dr. Olele talk about his journey expanding clinical practice across the DMV, the science and experience of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), and why proper sleep reigns supreme at the top of physical health. They also dive into internal vs. external accountability styles, the power of core beliefs, deep inner child healing, and what it means to pursue your unique calling with conviction while chronicling your life’s unvarnished journey. Genesis Psychiatric Solutions: https://www.genesispsychiatricsolutions.com/ Genesis TMS and Wellness: https://www.gentms.com/ The Wellness Mindset: The SWOT Analysis of Your Eight Dimensions of Wellness by Dr. Ifeanyi Olele https://doctorolele.myshopify.com/blogs/news/welcome-to-the-wellness-mindset -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

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When a Walmart Bike Rack Becomes a Personal Crisis | The Robin Smith Show #238

Robin rambles about the October breathwork challenge, a monkey skull, the Washington Commanders, Ovechkin’s final NHL season, and a disastrous attempt to install a Walmart bike rack. He also has a new Insight Timer track, a Light the Night fundraising update, and plans to try Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique. Featured music “BWRAMPH” by No Pterodactyls, from Next Thing I Know. https://nopterodactyls.com/ Light the Night DC Robin's fundraising page: https://pages.lls.org/ltn/nca/WashDC26/rsmith Insight Timer “Meeting the Part That Doesn't Want to Change,” Robin's new track: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith/guided-meditations/meeting-the-part-that-doesn-t-want-to-change Follow Robin on Insight Timer October Breathwork Challenge “10-Minute Morning Breathwork Routine: The Key to Happiness,” from Breathe with Sandy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb9YxCC5WBw Jessica Dibb Listen to Robin's conversation with Jessica Dibb in Episode #237. Jessica also offers free daily breathing sessions on Zoom at 8 AM Eastern: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-Daily-Free-30-minute-Breathing-Community-.html?soid=1116515521145&aid=h6YpQzRam3g Universal Breathing Declaration: https://universalbreathingdeclaration.earth/ Next week's guest Dr. Ifeanyi Olele, psychiatrist and author of The Wellness Mindset: The SWOT Analysis of Your Eight Dimensions of Wellness. https://www.lulu.com/shop/dr-ifeanyi-olele/the-wellness-mindset/paperback/product-v87kzyz.html -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

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Breathwork, Psychotherapy, and What Connects Us with Jessica Dibb | The Robin Smith Show #237

Jessica Dibb joins Robin to explore breathwork, psychotherapy, consciousness, and the ways conscious breathing can connect us with psychological, embodied, relational, and spiritual experience. Jessica is the author of Breathwork and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications for Healing and Transformation. Her work centers conscious breathing, synthesizing depth psychology, consciousness studies, science, and somatic, emotional, and cognitive energy and wholeness. She advocates for powerful, safe, multi-dimensional Breathwork to access our deepest potential. Jessica is the founder and director of Inspiration Consciousness School, and is the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance founding co-director and ethics chair. Jessica develops innovative processes for embodying wholeness using Breathwork, alongside established and emergent wisdom teachings, to cultivate presence, wisdom, and love throughout our lifespan, in relationship with all life and this breathing planet. Robin and Jessica talk about the relationship between breathwork and psychotherapy, individualized practice, preparation and ethics, expanded states of consciousness, and the connection between breathwork and IFS. They also explore what it might mean to welcome difficult parts into the breath rather than trying to fix them, and Jessica offers a simple experiential practice near the end of the conversation. Jessica Dibb / Inspiration Consciousness School Inspiration Consciousness School and Community: https://www.inspirationcommunity.org/ Jessica Dibb's Book Breathwork and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications for Healing and Transformation by Jessica Dibb: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK45SYBC?lv=shuf&language=zh_TW&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback For a 20% discount in the U.S.: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393712001?promo=DIBB20 UK, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan and South Africa: https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393712001-breathwork-and-psychotherapy Promo code: WN286 Group Breathwork Sessions Virtual Breathwork Sessions: https://conta.cc/4yyjWgX Women's Breathing Sessions at Inspiration Consciousness in Maryland: https://conta.cc/4xrUBEF In-Person Breathwork Sessions in NYC: https://conta.cc/3TqEedu FREE Daily Breathing Sessions on Zoom every day at 8 AM Eastern: https://conta.cc/499WU5Q Sign up to receive news, events, and class information from Inspiration Consciousness School and Community: https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001hVeN8HUUPDUMikHkGOH63oLvoQqaGHtRQoeLboCZ_57s1rgjmRPt0xkGeDA397MvyhUvELQuygiEqiK3KE4Te4Ca9iA2IlI1e1Kzq6hG9L8%3D Sign the Universal Breathing Declaration: https://universalbreathingdeclaration.earth/ Be part of co-creating a world where all can breathe safely, freely, joyously! To request a Breathworker trained by Inspiration Consciousness School, contact: essence@inspirationcommunity.org Jessica Dibb / Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspirationCommunity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirationconsciousnessschool/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-dibb-2581167b/ Inspiration Consciousness School and Community: https://www.inspirationcommunity.org/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

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I Have a Monkey Skull in My Office | The Robin Smith Show #236

Robin rambles about the monkey skull that has been sitting in his office, its mysterious family history, the possibility that it might be cursed, and his eventual attempt to find it a new home. He also catches up on the October breathwork challenge, the Washington Commanders and Capitals, the latest from No Pterodactyls, the ongoing Renaissance Festival ticket saga, and the increasingly ridiculous story of how trying to replace one missing piece from a Martha Stewart desk somehow resulted in three desks. He also previews upcoming conversations with Jessica Dibb and Dr. Ifeanyi Olele, and shares an update about his upcoming fundraising efforts with Blood Cancer United. Featured Track - Lick the Salted Wound by No Pterodactyls (Album: Next Thing I Know) -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

What Survives Trauma? | Robert Falconer on Self Unbroken | The Robin Smith Show #235

Note: This is a wide-ranging and sometimes difficult conversation, including discussion of childhood sexual abuse. Robin welcomes Robert Falconer back to the show to talk about his book, Self Unbroken: The Foundations of Bob’s Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse. They talk about what it means to remain “unbroken” after profound trauma, the parts of us that protect access to difficult experiences, and a metaphor of an inner library with gatekeepers deciding which books we're ready to open. The conversation wanders through dissociation, memory, shame, spirituality, altered states, the body, relationships, and the strange ways healing can unfold before we have any framework for understanding it. They also get into a difficult question near the end of the conversation: what do you do when someone has memories of possible abuse but isn't sure what actually happened? Bob talks about why he believes we shouldn't automatically validate or deny those memories, and about the importance of therapists doing their own work. Robert Falconer is best known for his extensive involvement with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy as a practitioner, teacher, and writer. For the past decade or more, Bob Falconer has devoted himself full-time to IFS work. In that time, he has attended all levels of IFS training offered, and has been at many workshops and events with Richard Schwartz both as assistant and participant. In addition to studying with many of the other senior IFS trainers, he also co-authored a book with Richard Schwartz entitled Many Minds, One Self. His other books include The Others Within Us, When You're Going Through Hell ...Keep Going, Spirit, and the recently released Self Unbroken: The Foundations of Bob’s Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse. (July 2026). His focus is now on the study of spiritual presence experiences. https://robertfalconer.us/self-unbroken-book/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

Trying to Figure Out Life in My 40s | The Robin Smith Show #234

Robin rambles about moving the annual breath work challenge to October, mourning some favorite cultural icons, watching horror movies in bachelor mode, returning to Ocean City with his family, and more. Don't miss upcoming conversations with Bob Falconer, Dr. Ifeanyi Olele, and Jessica Dibb. Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

What Do We Do With Experiences We Can't Explain? with Chris Hancock | The Robin Smith Show #233

Chris Hancock joins Robin to explore what happens when experiences don't fit neatly inside the rational frameworks that we use to understand ourselves and the world. They talk about spiritual emergence, skepticism, synchronicity, the limits of conventional therapy, and what happens when those questions become personal during a live IFS demonstration. Chris Hancock is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, and founder of Therapy Outside the Box. Through a variety of holistic and integrative approaches rooted in connection, clinical and personal experience, Chris incorporates more spiritual practices into his counseling work blending dynamic, relational, intuitive, energetic, transpersonal Internal Family Systems, quasi-shamanic, modern mystical, creative and practical approaches. Chris helps awakening souls discover all parts of Self, heal & release what doesn’t serve, transform breakdowns into breakthroughs, and embody greater wholeness, purpose, vitality, authenticity and awakened empowerment. Learn more about Chris: therapyoutsidethebox.com -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#232 TRSS 08-16-2026 | Double Bags, Flooded Basements, and a Sprained Toe

Robin rambles about grocery store karma, a junk drawer turned prize box, flooding the basement, and discovering that a sprained toe doesn't necessarily mean you get to rest. Don't miss upcoming conversations with Chris Hancock, Jessica Dibb, Bob Falconer, and Dr. Ifeanyi Olele. Community Spotlight: The Grow Group for Women with Sarah Boone, MS, LCPC, NCC A six-week women's growth group integrating nature-based practices and Enneagram-informed insights beginning this September. Learn more: www.sarahboonecounseling.com Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

The Robin Smith Show #231: Why We Can't Control Other People's Happiness - With Laura Goldstein

What if the phrase "You're only as happy as your least happy child" is actually keeping families stuck? Robin sits down with therapist Laura Goldstein to explore parenting, ADHD, radical acceptance, and why so many therapy models may be pointing toward the same place. Laura Goldstein, LCMFT is a Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist and Founder of Montgomery County Counseling Center (MCCC), LCC. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and then went on to earn her Master’s degree in Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Laura became intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through Behavioral Tech Linehan Institute in 2015 and has further trainings in Gottman Method and RO-DBT. She has built a private practice with the values of systemically-minded and collaborative care. MCCC continues to serve individuals and families at the intersection of emotional, relational, and behavioral struggles. She's a passionate public speaker always looking to make psychoeducation. prevention, and sustainable care more accessible to help both clients and clinicians thrive. In this conversation, Robin and Laura explore why we can't make other people's happiness our responsibility, the relationship between acceptance and change, ADHD and working with our brains instead of against them, building a therapy practice from the ground up, and how different therapeutic models may be pointing toward the same human truths. Learn more about MCCC's new service Mental Wellness Check: https://mccounselingcenter.com/mental-wellness-check/ Connect with the bulletin board on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mocomentalhealthbulletinboard Learn more about Laura: https://www.montgomerycountycounseling.com/ Learn more about TheraCourses: https://theracourses.com/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#230 TRSS 07-26-2026

Robin rambles about surviving another swampy D.C. summer, a Verizon customer service rant after a World Cup watch party internet scare, a week of training on addiction and disordered eating through the Cape Cod Institute, and debuts his new blog article, What Looks Like Defensiveness Is Often Shame in Disguise. He also shares an instrumental track from No Pterodactyls, introduces his latest Insight Timer talk on the inner critic, and previews upcoming conversations with Jessica Dibb, Laura Goldstein, Chris Hancock, and Dr. Ifeanyi Olele. Featured Track - "Plink" by No Pterodactyls (Album: Next Thing I Know) Catch them: July 30 – The Delancey (New York City) August 1 – Gulu-Gulu Café (Salem, MA) Community Spotlight: The Grow Group for Women with Sarah Boone, MS, LCPC, NCC A six-week women's growth group integrating nature-based practices and Enneagram-informed insights beginning this September. Learn more: www.sarahboonecounseling.com Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#229 TRSS 07-19-2026

Robin rambles about breaking in a new audio interface, taking full responsibility for Team USA’s World Cup exit, and Vice President JD Vance's take on UAP. He also reflects on preparing an upcoming Insight Timer talk about the inner critic and how AI is unexpectedly helping him memorize it. He also shares a track, “Imposter” from No Pterodactyls, marks the upcoming 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower, and highlights a colleague’s upcoming women’s growth group with Sarah Boone. Featured Track & Tour Dates: “Imposter” by No Pterodactyls (Album: Next Thing I Know). Catch them July 30th at The Delancey (NYC) and August 1st at Gulu Gulu Cafe (Salem, MA). Upcoming Guest Spotlight: Jessica Dibb (Pioneer breathwork facilitator and consciousness teacher) Latest Book: Breathwork and Psychotherapy (Published by WW Norton) Learn More: Visit the Inspiration Consciousness School Ready to take your growth to the next level? Done individual therapy but not group work? This 6-week group provides a transformative space to deepen and become more rooted in awareness. Together, we will explore patterns of growth through nature-based practices and Enneagram-informed insights. This will be an intimate group with only 6-8 participants to allow for depth, trust and personal attention. SARAH BOONE COUNSELING Sarah Boone, MS, LCPC, NCC Therapist, Individuals and Groups Learn more at: www.sarahboonecounseling.com -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#228 TRSS 07-05-2026

Robin rambles about frying his audio interface and recording on AirPods after technical chaos, losing yet another pair of sunglasses in a Lyft while trying to follow World Cup drama, and a 50th wedding anniversary cruise that turns into a strange blend of DIY AV troubleshooting, dolphin encounters, the deep nostalgia of unlimited fountain soda. He also breaks down Team USA’s red card situation heading into the Belgium match, shares a track from No Pterodatcyls — “Gardenias” — and previews an upcoming conversation with Jessica Dibb on breathwork, the Enneagram, and consciousness-based therapy. Featured Track & Tour Dates: "Gardenias" by No Pterodactyls (Album: Next Thing I Know). Catch them July 30th at The Delancey (NYC) and August 1st at Gulu Gulu Cafe (Salem, MA). Upcoming Guest Spotlight: Jessica Dibb (Pioneer breathwork facilitator and consciousness teacher) Latest Book: Breathwork and Psychotherapy (Published by WW Norton) Learn More: Visit the Inspiration Consciousness School -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#227 TRSS 06-21-2026

Robin rambles about, World Cup soccer, visiting Italy and Tunisia, and... not much more! -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#226 TRSS 06-14-2026

Robin rambles about, playoff hockey, the World Cup, the Whitehouse UFC fight, UFO documentaries and more! -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#225 TRSS 06-07-2026

Robin rambles about Field Day, mattress stores, the RHCP documentary, playoff hockey, and more! -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#224 Margaux Zion (Rebroadcast)

Today on the show I sit down with an old friend of mine Margaux Zion. Margaux is a practicing astrologer, mystic interpreter, creator, counselor, and community organizer, who works to help connect people and groups with the specialness of our soulful identity and growth missions on earth. With a background in marketing technology and communications, Margaux has served Fortune 500 companies as a program manager, experience strategist, and campaign producer. In addition to her astrological studies and session counseling, Margaux works as a marketing strategist and business advisor, consulting for non-profit organizations and community groups. Learn more about Margaux at https://www.margauxastrology.com/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#223 TRSS 05-10-2026

Robin rambles about Mother's Day, drugstore sunglasses, playoff hockey, and more! Enjoy a track from No Pterodactyls' second album, Next Thing I Know which releases Friday, May 22! ||\\ Album Release Show //|| May 15th @Number 9 Lounge || Doors at 7pm || NO COVER! www.nopterodactyls.com -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#222 TRSS 05-03-2026

Robin rambles about take your child to work day, the White House Correspondents Dinner, playoff hockey, and more! Enjoy a track from No Pterodactyls' second album, Next Thing I Know which releases Friday, May 22! www.nopterodactyls.com https://robinsmithmft.com/feel-numb-when-life-is-fine/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!

#221 TRSS 04-19-2026

Robin rambles about rugged Latinas, the Artemis II mission, the Beatles documentary, and more! Enjoy a track from No Pterodactyls' second album, Next Thing I Know which releases Friday, May 22! www.nopterodactyls.com https://www.probonocounseling.org/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Book an appointment: https://robin-smith.clientsecure.me/request/service Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We'd love to hear from you!