Robin Bushell Podcast

Do you forgive your parents? I thought I did. But forgiveness hit different the day I watched my dad reive our entire childhood...and realize he remembered none of the good parts. Not one. This episode is about us before we were old enough to prove them wrong, and why some of them never bothered to rewrite it.

I met a woman who spoke about her father with so much love. The way she described being cherished, protected and deeply cared for stopped me in my tracks. It opened the door to memories of my own father, my childhood and parts of my story I hadn't visited in years.In this episode, I share personal stories, honest reflections, and the emotions that surfaced as I looked back on the years. If you've ever been surprised by what a single conversation can awaken, you'll feel this one.

I used to think people that stayed in relationships like this were weak. I didn't understand it at all.Then I lived it.In this episode, I talk honestly about how, painful, chaotic relationships can happen little by little, without fully realizing it . How love, confusion, hope and loyalty can blur the truth.I also share what I lived through in this relationship and how I'm one question about his suicide brought up feelings I didn't expect. It affected me more than I realized. I thought I was healed, but maybe I'm still processing it.

You never knew which version of him you were going to get. One minute everything was perfect...greay trips, good times and the out of nowhere, he'd explode. No warning. No logic. Just Chaos. In this episode, I'm sharing the real, unfiltered stories of what it was like to love someone who could snap at any moment.. turning everyday life into unpredictability and fear.This is abo0ut the confusion of loving someone you care deeply for while never knowing when the next explosion is coming, If you ever stayed in something painful because of love, hope or loyalty this episode will resonate..

I went from being in one of the worst floods Hawaii has seen in years, my town complete devastation....To getting on aplane and flying straight into a dream trip for a wedding and adventure.Two completely different worlds. Conflicting emotions I can't fully explain how and what this feels like.Crazy emotions.....

In this episode , I sit down with Ashley Nguyen, a Human Design and Astrology consultant, to talk about why some people seem to flow through life one way, while others feel like they're constantly pushing against it.We explore the idea that maybe you're not broken, you're just wired differently.We talk about Human Design, how your natural energy works, why some people are built to initiate while others are designed to respond, and how understanding your design can change the way you move through life.We also touch on Astrology and how these systems can offer a different lens for understanding personality, patterns, and purpose.If you have ever wondered why certain things feel natural for you while others feel like a constant struggle, this conversation might open your mind to a completely new way of looking at yourself and understanding yourself. I learned so much during this conversation! Guest Ashley Nguyen Human Design and Astrology Consultantawake-in-wellness.comInstagram @awake.in.wellnessfollow the journey with me on instagram @robin.bushell

In this episode, I share a chapter of my life that changed everything.After my divorce, my nervous system was completely shot. I chose to leave him and and the life behind.What followed was a period of traveling, trusting my intuition, finding myself and eventually living in places like Thailand and Bali while exploring the world.I talk about what that time was really like, the emotional aftermath of divorce, and what happens when you stop forcing life and start listening to yourself< and learning what it is like to be with yourself.

What happens when pain pushes you to become someone new?In this episode, Alexandra and I talk about heartbreak, trying to figur life out, and the decision to use pain as fuel instead of letting it break you.Some people stay stuck. Others build something from it.This conversation is about choosing to turn pain into power.

This is a short follow up on the last episode on insecurities.I share some of the ones I experienced early on......

In this episode I'm reflecting on insecurity and how often it isn't actually the truth.I talk about body image, aging, perfection, social media, and the pressure we put on ourselves to measure up.I share moments that broke my heart, watching beautiful people not see themselves clearly. And I admit I feel it too.It's about the story we tell ourselves , and about learning to question that voice that says we are not enough

In this episode, I'm sharing how I travel and live between countries , from choosing locations and working remotely to logistics, costs and the mindset that makes it sustainable. These are the real tips i have learned along the way.

I started this podcast to express and share.I did not expect what would happen next.In this episode, I'm sharing what's changed since finding my voice, and how speaking out loud publicly every week has shifted me in ways I didn't see coming.

When we are young we often get labeled by our families, by our environment, by what people think we're "supposed" to do with our lives.In this episode, I share my real career path, all the jobs, choices and the changes. Each chapter leading me to somewhere meaningful, even when it did not make sense at the time. This is for anyone who ever felt unsure, stuck, behind or restless.If you are young and don't what you want to do yet, or older and doing something that no loner fits, this is your permission not to panic. Find joy where you are or figure out what's next.There is no perfect plan.You're allowed to change your mind.

For a long time I lived in my head, thinking ahead, worrying about the future, trying to predict outcomes and make the right choices.In this episode, I talk about what you learn over time when you stop doing that. What changes when you stop trying to figure it all out and stop living in the future.

Is healing really about regulating the nervous system, or does it actually begin with your thoughts?In this episode, I sit down with Cindy Gould, International speaker, International best selling author, Brain Health Trainer, Life Mastery Coach, and host of Create Your Victorious Life, to explore why true healing starts in the mind and how our thoughts shape everything from our nervous system responses to our daily behaviors which gives us our daily results.Cindy shares how most people misunderstand thought work, why simply thinking positive doesn't work, and the brain-based techniques she teaches to create real, lasting change and a victorious life.This conversation bridges mindset, neuroscience, and lived experience and offers a grounded perspective on what it actually means to heal.If you have tried nervous system work, therapy, or awareness practices and still feel stuck, this episode offers a clarifying shift.

I've loved deeply, mostly when it felt safe. In this episode, I talk about past relationships, the good inside them, and what I have learned as i experiment with loving without guarantees. An honest reflection on vulnerability, connection, and choosing to love without control.

No big Lesson. No perfect plan. Just how I'm choosing to live, fully, honestly, and present.My mindset, my routines, and the beliefs that help me enjoy life and love deeply, no matter whats happening around me.

Sometimes healing isn't about finally fixing the relationship, it's about finally seeing it clearly.In this episode, I talk about growing up after my parent's divorce and what it was like having a father who couldn't show up the way I needed. This isn't about blame, it's about acceptance, grief and the quiet healing tnhat comes from letting go of who you hoped someone would be.

This episode is a personal conversation about loss, the kind that doesn't happen all at once, but accumulates quietly over time.I share about the losses I've experienced of people very close to me and what those experiences were for me. It's intimate, honest and deeply personal and how it shaped me.It taught me how to love and how important relationships really are.

A funny travel story about the first time I ever went to Bali, showing up with just a backpack, no plan and a lot of unexpected moments.

A deeply personal episode about a confusing marriage, emotional complexity, and what came after. Shared honestly, without simplifying the story.

In this episode, a 24 year old man joins me for an honest, unfiltered conversation about modern dating, masculinity, and emotion. We talk about what men feel but rarely express from the prressure to provide to how they approach women to what actually makes a healthy connection. We also explore what women need from men and how both sides can show up better in relationships today.Real, insightful, and surprisingly refreshing, for both men and women.

When I met him, I fell madly in love...completely swept off my feet. It felt like a fairy tale at first. But the truth was far from that.In this episode, I walk through how something that started with intensity, passion, and devotion slowly shifted into emotional abuse, instability, and a version of myself I didn't recognize. These are the red flags I missed, the moments I explained away, and the turning points that changed everything.If you've ever stayed longer than you should have or loved someone you hoped would change, this one will hit home.

In this episode, I talk about a longterm relationship from my past, one I spent 11 years in and don't often revisit. It's a quieter chapter of my life, but an important one, and I'm finally ready to share it.

This episode wasn't planned. It came from watching myself tell a story from my childhood on the last episode, and realizing there's a pattern in me I've never named out loud.I talk about what it feels like to move through life the way I always have: feeling everything and still moving, hurting and still going, breaking and somehow not staying broken.I've lived my whole life with a quiet belief that everything happens for us...even the hard things, the painful things that didn't make sense at the time. I share where this belief came from, and why I keep my heart open no matter what.

When I was 10 years old, my entire world split in half, literally. My family divided, my home changed overnight, and I found myself navigating fear, loneliness, independence, and adulthood long before I should have.In this episode, I tell the story I've never shared publicly and have not remembered for years. The time that shaped my strength, my independence, and my patterns in relationships... without me realizing it. It's raw, it's emotional.

Sometimes you don't get clarity, you just get a pull and you have to follow it. In this episode, I talk about what it actually feels like to reinvent your life in real time: the fear, the momentum, the discipline, the doubt, the magic and the weird comments from people who don't understand the path you are choosing.I quit my job and jumped without a net. Some days it feels effortless, and some days it feels crazy, but I am still here, doing it anyway, refusing to quit.If you are in a season of becoming or taking a risk that scares you, or if you just want to feel it, this one is for you.

In this episode, I'm sharing the moment everything shifted nfor me.....the moment I chose to stop drinking, and how that one decision opened my entire world.The4 relationship that made me look at alcohol differently, what loving an alcoholic taught me, and how letting go of drinking brought me more clarity, energy, and emotional freedom than I ever expected.If you've ever wondered who you are without alcohol... or you're craving more presence, clarity, and truth in your life....this episode may open something inside you too.Listen ....and tell me what hits home.

Yoga started as something simple... a way to move, breathe, and find balance, but it became so mich more. In this episode, I share how yoga literally changed my life and world and why it will always be a part of my life. This practice has taught me so much, and it is the foundation of who I am today and is the foundation of my freedom based life.If you have ever been drawn to yoga, or just needed a reminder to slow down and reconnect with yourself, this one's for you.yoga, mindfulness, transformation, feminine energy, freedom lifestyle, personal growth, balance healing.

I once mistook jealousy for passion...until I learned the difference.In this episode, I talk about what it's like to love someone whose jealousy looks like care but feels like control...and what real love feels like when it's finally safe and free. A story about awareness, boundries, and choosing the kind of love that doesn't cage you.

I've always been great at giving...but receiving? That took practice.So, a few years ago, I decided to turn it into an experiment.I took a road trip and made a vow to say yes....yes to help, yes to new experiences, yest to life itself.In this episode I share what that experiment taught me, how it connected back to a promise I made in 2015, and why receiving might be the most powerful form of trust there is.The Oler Sister You Wish You had

In this episode, I talk about love and marriage in today's world, how relationships evolve, and what it feels like to walk away from someone you love because you know it's the right thing to do.I share my own experience... the heartbreak, the nervous system shock, and the healing it took just to feel balanced again. I've often felt leaving someone you love is even harder than rejection itself. And when you finally start to heal your heart and body can still feel guarded...unsure how to let anyone new in.

You know those moments when something small cracks you wide open? When emotions hit harder than you expected and suddenly you're trying to keep your balance? That was me this week. This episode is about moving through it....not fixing it...and the truth that surprised me on the other side.

This episode wasn"t planned....it just flowed. I talk about where I am right now and how my view of romantic love has changed. About guarding my singleness, expanding in independence, and learning how to stay open without losing myself. It's honest, unscripted, nand exactly where I'm at in this season of my life.

In this impromptu episode, I share where I'm at right now.... giving up my place in California, spending time between Bali, and Hawaii, and learning how deeply my energy is affected by different places. I also open up about the judgement I've faced in my life and why I keep choosing freedom anyway.

In this episode, I share my truth about loving someone so much that it blinded me to what was really there. Love doesn't always show up the way we want it to. Sometimes it's messy, painful, and not at all healthy... and yet, the feelings are still real. If you've ever loved someone who wasn't good for you, you'll feel this one.

Life has taken me through so many moves... Bali, Maui, California, and now into a new chapter. Each one has brought lessons, freedom, and fresh starts. In this episode, I'm sharing from heartache to joy....the journey and what I've learned along the way.

Surfing didn't come easy for me. I was scared, humbled, and beaten up more than once, but I couldn't stop. This is the story of how I really learned to surf, and why I fell in love with it anyway.

What does it mean to love someone who feels like two different people? In this episode, I share stories of the chaos and tenderness that lived side by side in my marriage. The unpredictable episodes, the deep connection that kept me holding on, and the fear of divorce brought up. It wasn't just madnesss. It was both, tangled together in ways that were as confusing as they were heartbreaking,

In this episode I share my reflections on friendship- what it means, why it matterts, and how we navigate the ups and downs that come with it. From the joy of connection to the realitity of hurt and loss, this is about keeping an open heart as we move through relatioships in life.

This one felt tender to record. I open up about what it was like to lovw someone deeply while navigating confusion, conflict, and the parts of marriage I didn't always understand.

I didn't overthink this podcast, I just knew I had to do it. In this episode, I share what pushed me to start and why I felt called to speak, even knowing there might be judgement.

In this episode, I share the story of a relationship that started as love, ended with a lie, and left me with the choice to close my heart or to keep trusting anyway.

I thought his jealousy meant he loved me. The possessiveness, the rules, the isolation--I mistook it all for passion. It wasn't until things turned physical that I realized what I was really in. In this episode, I share my story of how control can hide behind love and the red flags I didn't see.

In 2013, I had a sudden, crystal-clear vision: I was going to move to Bali- alone.Three years later one unexpected decision set everything in motion.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on how my relationship with James really started--the undeniable connection, the choice that changed everything, and two truths I've never shared publicly until now. This is the high point before the cracks began to show...the moment where it all felt electric, alive, and impossible to resist.

Before I share more about the heartbreak, I want to tell you how it all began.In this episode, I share the love story--the way James pursued me, the connection we had, and the magic of the beginning.It was magnetic, intense, and real. But even in the middle of all that beauty, there was a quiet moment when something shifted. Just slightly.This is the story before it got complicated. The part that still makes me remember why I loved him in.

This one's close to my heart. A story about trust, intuition, and one life-changing decision I made when I was 22.I didn't know how it would all work out I just knew I had to say yes.

Ok, so ths wasn't supposed to be a podcast episode. I actually recorded it as a voice note just for myself-- to remember how funny and weird my first day in Malaysia was.But honestly, it kind of captures the chaos and magic of solo travel perfectly.This is just a short, totally unfiltered little travel story. No big lessons, no soul searching...just me, a taxi driver and an airbnb I probably shouldn't have booked.Let's go.

I wasn't planning on starting here.But something in me knew this is where it had to begin.This episode is the reason I found my voice--and why I'm using now.