The Robin Smith Show

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...

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://nopteroda...

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, scie...

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...

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,...

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:...

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 socia...

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 gr...

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 Couns...

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 Insigh...

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 Pers...

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 hea...

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&#...

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...

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 questio...

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 pr...

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...

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 Ti...

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/robinsm...

Zack Be is an award-winning author, obscure songwriter, and Couple and Family Therapist/Certified Sex Therapist caught in the Washington, DC gravity well. His clinical work focuses on the more complex corners of relationships—working with couples in crisis, non-traditional dynamics like ethical non-monogamy and BDSM, long-term infidelity, and male sexual health concerns. He also teaches and superv...

Robin rambles about old men at flute repair shops, Caps hockey, jeans that aren't quite dirty, and more! Enjoy a track from No Pterodactyls' second album, Next Thing I Know which releases Friday, May 22!   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 appointm...

No Pterodactyls formed in DC in 2017 from the ashes of a wedding cover band that decided to start writing their own songs. After playing shows around the DMV for a few years, they self-produced and released their first album The Most Important Thing in 2020. Their second album Next Thing I Know releases Friday May 22, and showcases their knack for catchy, eclectic indie-rock. And don't forget...

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...

Robin rambles about Caps hockey, quitting AG1, shares parenting advice, coughs in your ear, and more. Enjoy the new single by No Pterodactyls, Sisyphus - OUT NOW! https://nopterodactyls.bandcamp.com/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

Robin rambles about Daylight Saving time, the State of the Union, the conflict in Iran, the Parts Companion App, and more. https://nopterodactyls.bandcamp.com/ -- Get in touch: robinsmithshow@gmail.com Call the hotline: +1 (301) 458-0883 Follow Robin on Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/robinsmith Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therobinsmithshow Got a question? We&#39...