The Robin Smith Show

Robin rambles about scrupulosity OCD and his date night, swim lessons, impressively large spiders, kamikaze gnats, and more. He also shares another track from At The Zoo. -- Consider making a donation to help the children affected by the conflict in Ukraine https://www.unicef.org/ Listeners of The Robin Smith Show can now join our Kiva Lending Team and help us in our effort to bring more good into...

Robin rambles about his confusion over covid culture between his two houses of worship, plays some tracks from At The Zoo and the Very Small, and helplessly struggles through election prognostication. -- Consider making a donation to help the children affected by food insecurity in the U.S. give.feedingamerica.org Listeners of The Robin Smith Show can now join our Kiva Lending Team and help us in...

Marc is a father, husband, musician (former bassist for TVS), armchair philosopher, and Data Engineer who is notoriously bad at talking about himself.  These days Marc is a Data Engineering Manager for a fintech start up in the DC area who enjoys spending his free time with family.  Join us while we talk about navigating the stressors that come with balancing home and work life in a world where th...

Mark is a husband, proud father, and therapist. He is the Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of both Congruent Counseling and Integrative Counseling.  He has worked in the mental health and substance issues counseling field since 1993. He holds a bachelors in Psychology from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University. ...

Robin rambles about his kids' first sleepover, the Jan 6th hearings, why he has been MIA these last 3 weeks, moments of gratitude that opens one's heart, and much more! We also get to hear tracks from two bands/musicians that have been former guests on the show: Vinny Vegas - Ontario Parachute Musical - One More Song Vinny Vegas https://vinnyvegas.bandcamp.com/ Parachute Musical https://...

Jessica is a self-described multi-potentialite and at the age of 39, still isn’t sure what she wants to do when she grows up. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Boulder’s business school (business school is the worst!), Jessica went to Mongolia as a Fulbright scholar and worked with Mongolia’s nomadic reindeer herders. (She is not that cool anymore.) She then returned to the US, mov...

Michael Ryan (LGPC, NCC) owns a private practice, Michael Ryan Therapy, in Rockville, MD that is focused on helping teens, young adults, adults, and LGBTQIA people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, sexuality, and life transitions. His approach is interpersonal, exploratory, compassionate, and holistic. As a Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider, he focuses on all aspects...

Robin rambles about wedding anniversaries, flies, father's, federal holidays, and more. He shares a track from Counterfeit Molly's album, Subtext.  https://counterfeitmolly.bandcamp.com/ -- Consider making a donation to help the children affected by the crisis in Ukraine https://www.unicef.org/ Listeners of The Robin Smith Show can now join our Kiva Lending Team and help us in our effort...

Bianca Stevens is a Practice Manager, Private Practice Consultant and the Founder of Nurture and Balance along with their partner Nicholas Trietsch. Nurture and Balance is a mental health private practice and medical billing facility located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. As a  business owner, Bianca is passionate about mental health; and has worked and volunteered in it since they were 18 with or...

Robin rambles about school shootings, the Mona Lisa, sitting with dying grandparents, and more. Next week on the show:  The great and powerful, Bianca Stevens! -- Consider making a donation to help the children affected by the crisis in Ukraine https://www.unicef.org/ Listeners of The Robin Smith Show can now join our Kiva Lending Team and help us in our effort to bring more good into being. Join...

Jordan A. Madison, LCMFT, is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist. She owns and practices at Therapy Is My J.A.M., LLC, a private practice that helps individuals and couples heal from their pasts to understand their present and create the future they desire. She is Prepare/Enrich certified, and also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. She received her...

Kirsten is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She received her Master’s degree from The Couple and Family Therapy program at University of Maryland. She is the owner and principal therapist at Kirsten Sidell Therapy LLC, where she provides services to clients in MD and DC. Kirsten specializes in working with couples, using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, which is based on attachment th...

Leah Messina is the founder and CEO of Sinuate Media, a marketing technology firm, in 2006 after working at a digital agency in NYC leading accounts for American Express, Sony Music, A&E Television, & others. She is an innovative digital media planner, delivering industry-leading marketing strategies, and is known for guiding clients to use the latest marketing technologies to get a compet...

Rich Del Grande is a full time teacher and part time performer and professional goofball. He got his start in performing competing in the Red Bull Flugtag followed by almost a decade at the Olney Boys and Girls Club's Field of Screams. He previously appeared on and did social media for the “ Now Available on Video Cassette ” podcast and was a frequent guest on MET Comedy Nights “The Last Hurr...

Kelley Glenn Smith is a YouTuber, podcaster, and political junkie momentarily turned, stay-at-home-mom. Her YouTube show Kindly Kelley offers viewers short helpful mom hacks, Day in the Life (DITL) scheduling videos, cleaning inspiration, meal planning inspiration, Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) for peanut allergy, and sometimes funny videos. She is also the host of the Restoring Regular Order podcast w...

George Whitehead is emeritus professor of Psychology at Salisbury University. His career at SU spanned 44 years. During those years he taught many excellent students, served as Department Chair and on committees at SU and in the community. He helped start the AmeriCorps program at SU. Working on this program reinforced his belief in the power of service learning. He revised several courses to incl...

Jerome C. Glenn is the CEO of The Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank with 68 Nodes around the world, which for the last 25 years has produced the annual report, The State of the Future. The State of the Future is a comprehensive overview of the present situation and prospects for humanity, integrating forecasts, trends, and judgments of thought leaders and scholars from around t...

Dr. Carla Messenger Shuman is a licensed clinical psychologist in Arlington Virginia. She is the owner and Director of a private practice, Mindful Solutions, LLC, and she has over 20 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults. After earning a PhD from The George Washington University, she completed a post doctoral fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center in...

Alex Ribbentrop is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Live Free Psychotherapy, a private practice licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and Florida.  Alex is a Qualified Supervisor, EMDR Trained Clinician, Certified Complex Trauma Profession, and Certified Family Trauma Professional.  He is also a  two time recipient of George Mason University’s, ”Outstanding Master of Social Work Award”....

Rebecca is an art therapist and co-founder of Creative Wellbeing Workshops, LLC which provides individuals and organizations with training and resources for managing stress, preventing burnout, and increasing wellbeing.  She is co-author with her business partner Gioia Chilton of Positive art therapy theory and practice: Integrating positive psychology with art therapy and teaches on the topic at...

Dr. Julie Bindeman graduated from the George Washington University and is the co-owner of Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington in Rockville, Maryland. Her specialty is in the field of Reproductive Psychology, where she actively writes, lectures, and presents.  She is a consultant in training in EMDR through EMDRIA. She has served on several committees within the Mental Health Professional Gro...

An overly caffeinated, and dangerously unmedicated Robin delivers an ADHD ramblefest about the limitations of his knowledge of world affairs, how to make sense of conscious awareness from an "Internal Family Systems" framework, and reinterprets the lyrics to one of his songs, "Don't Forget the Lie". Please consider making a donation to United Help Ukraine . the Very Small...

Andrew P. Darby is the founding owner, Executive Director, and a psychotherapist at his practice Darby Integrative Counseling, a group psychotherapy practice located in Silver Spring, MD. He is a Maryland board approved supervisor through the Board of Social Work Examiners and the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists providing supervision to Counseling, Social Work and Drug and Alcohol...

Tamara is a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT certified sex therapist who runs a private practice in the Washington DC area. She specializes in working with kinky, polyamorous and LGBTQ clients. Tamara has been working in the field of sex therapy since 2011 and since then has built a practice with a team of 8 who do individual and relationship therapy as well as educational events. Tamara...

Jonathan Le is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and the Founder of Anchor Point Professional Counseling, a mental health private practice located in Bethesda, Maryland. As a Chinese, first generation college student and business owner, Jonathan is passionate about bringing mental health awareness to minority communities. He hosts mental health workshops to educate business professionals,...