Change is constant but you know this.

And whether you chose it or it chose you: a breakup, a job loss, a move, a diagnosis, an empty nest. At some point you find yourself having to begin again. And beginning again, no matter how many times you've done it, requires you to go back to your fundamentals.

That's what this episode is about.

I've been in Miami for six weeks, way longer than I planned, and I've been thinking about this a lot. With clients. With my brother Dave. With myself. Because every single one of us, at some point, has to figure out what we actually need when the ground shifts. Not the dream. Not the five-year plan. The basics.

Are your essential needs being met? Do you have community? Are you leaning on what you already know how to do? Because you've done hard things before. You have more than you think. And that matters more than you know right now.

3 Things You'll Take Away

1. Return to Your Fundamentals: In times of change—chosen or forced—check in with your basics: Are your essential needs (health, community, stability) being met? What resources and experiences from your past can you bring forward to support you now
2. Be Willing to Begin Again: Transitions are part of life’s cycle. Remember, even if you haven’t faced this exact challenge before, you’ve weathered hard things before. Rely on your resilience and skills from other parts of your journey.
3. Intentionally Build Connection and Habits: Reaching out to new people, joining communities, or starting fresh routines may feel uncomfortable—but these small steps pave the way to bigger transformation and new opportunities.

⏰ Timestamps

(00:00) How I work with clients — readings, mentoring, and business consulting

(05:00) What happens when life forces you to begin again

(13:00) Getting back to the basics — what that actually means

(20:00) Making friends in Miami — and why it felt awkward

(22:00) Using intuition to connect with new people

(27:00) Embracing change even when you didn't choose it

(35:00) The fundamentals — shelter, health, food, community, faith

(40:00) Challenging yourself and leaning into discomfort

(43:00) Showing up for the people you love during big transitions

(48:00) Default settings — and how to change them on purpose

(58:00) Building habits that actually hold

(01:03:00) Pushing through when it's hard

(01:04:00) You already have everything you need to begin

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MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY:

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

A trusted coach, intuitive and fierce advocate for tree portals and a creative life, she spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer, honing her powerful skills as a witness.

Host of the Robyn Ivy Podcast, where she discusses how to be more present to our lives and create what’s next with today’s prominent thought leaders, spiritual mentors and creative guides.

Robyn mentors clients 1:1 through transitions, deep growth and meaningful change in a fun and inspiring way. Her workshops, groups and programs offer you insights and practices to live more confidently, creatively and from your truest wisdom.

You will often find her traveling in a camper van, sitting with the trees or capturing the beauty of nature. Raising her now-grown sons, Rook and Cole, is her best work yet.

I needed to get my hair done.

That's how this episode started.

I'm still in Miami. I keep pushing my return date back, and honestly if you saw the weather here you'd understand and my roots were getting out of control. So I found a salon, I made an appointment, and what happened there turned into a story I've been telling everyone since.

When I shared a little of it on social media my DMs blew up. Questions about how my intuition works. Whether people can develop it. What mediumship actually is. What the difference is between hearing your intuition and hearing your fear.

So I figured — let me bring this here and answer all of it.

This episode is part story, part education, part things I've never shared publicly before. If you've ever had a feeling you couldn't explain, this one's for you.

3 Things You’ll Take Away:

1. How to use your intuition for actual decisions. Not just big life moments. Any decision. Robyn shows you exactly how.
2. The difference between intuition and mediumship — and why it matters. Everyone has intuition. Mediumship is something else. Robyn draws the line so you know what's safe to explore on your own — and what isn't.
3. What happens when you stop hiding your gifts. Robyn kept this private for most of her life. This episode is the story of what changed when she finally said yes to sharing — and why it might be time for you to do the same.

⏰ Timestamps

(00:00) Still in Miami — and why I keep staying

(03:00) The hair salon story

(06:00) How I actually use intuition to make decisions

(09:00) Growing up intuitive — and why I kept it hidden

(14:00) My mom's intuition. My dad's channeling. What I inherited from both.

(20:00) Freshman year at Emory, baby chimpanzees and my first metaphysical teacher

(25:00) Learning to tell the difference between intuition, fear, guides, and angels

(28:00) Grandmother Esperanza and the 99 kinds of mediumship

(31:00) The story of Meghan and walking someone to the light

(45:00) What happened at the hair salon the full story

(01:05:00) Why mediumship is not something to try at home

(01:11:00) The dog, the babies, and what came through in the salon chair

(01:19:00) The visa story and how accurate intuition gets

(01:28:00) Spirit communication and family messages

(01:40:00) Spiritual protection and why it matters

(01:47:00) A message from my dad

(01:53:00) How I work with clients readings, coaching, and business consulting

(01:57:00) New — 3-month 1:1 containers, now available for the first time

✨ Want to work with me?

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For 1:1 mentoring — now available in 3-month containers for the first time — email me at robyn@robynivy.com

Join me for Ask Me and My Intuition Anything — live, monthly. Next one is May 8th. Reach out for the link.

🔗 Connect with Robyn Ivy

🌿 Instagram – @robynivy

🧠 Website – www.robynivy.com

🎧 The Robyn Ivy Podcast – Listen on Apple | Spotify

💌 Email – robyn@robynivy.com

MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY:

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

A trusted coach, intuitive and fierce advocate for tree portals and a creative life, she spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer, honing her powerful skills as a witness.

Host of the Robyn Ivy Podcast, where she discusses how to be more present to our lives and create what’s next with today’s prominent thought leaders, spiritual mentors and creative guides.

Robyn mentors clients 1:1 through transitions, deep growth and meaningful change in a fun and inspiring way. Her workshops, groups and programs offer you insights and practices to live more confidently, creatively and from your truest wisdom.

You will often find her traveling in a camper van, sitting with the trees or capturing the beauty of nature. Raising her now grown sons Rook and Cole is her best work yet.

Different jobs. Same boss. Different relationships. Same fight. Different year. Same stuck.

That's not bad luck. That's a pattern.

I've been in Miami with my brother Dave for almost a month and we have been deep in this conversation. Where our patterns come from. Why are they so hard to shake. And what it actually takes to change them.

I get personal in this one. My dad. My mom. My sister. My own stuff I'm working on right now. Because that's what this show is.

If you've ever wondered why you keep ending up in the same place — this one's for you.

3 Things You’ll Take Away:

1. How to see the pattern you're in. You can't change what you can't see. This episode shows you how to find it.
2. Why you keep choosing the same thing even when you know better. There's a real reason. And it's not weakness.
3. What actually breaks a pattern. Not willpower. Real tools you can use starting today.

⏰ Timestamps

(00:00) Why patterns — and why now

(01:00) Dave, Miami, and what we've been working through

(05:00) The train that never goes to Boston

(10:00) Why mindfulness is where everything starts

(11:00) My dad and what I didn't know I inherited

(21:00) When your pattern becomes your identity

(37:00) Codependency, love, and the price we pay to stay

(40:00) Why familiar feels safer than free

(44:00) What actually breaks a pattern

(54:00) The Oreo at 11pm — and what it's really about

(56:00) The doom scrolling pattern we all know is hurting us

(01:11:00) What are you paying to stay right where you are?

(01:13:00) How intuition disrupts patterns you can't see from inside them

🔗 Connect with Robyn Ivy

🌿 Instagram – @robynivy

🧠 Website – www.robynivy.com

🎧 The Robyn Ivy Podcast – Listen on Apple | Spotify

💌 Email – robyn@robynivy.com

MORE ABOUT ROBYN IVY:

Robyn Ivy sees people for a living.

A trusted coach, intuitive and fierce advocate for tree portals and a creative life, she spent over 20 years as a commercial photographer, honing her powerful skills as a witness.

Host of the Robyn Ivy Podcast, where she discusses how to be more present to our lives and create what’s next with today’s prominent thought leaders, spiritual mentors and creative guides.

Robyn mentors clients 1:1 through transitions, deep growth and meaningful change in a fun and inspiring way. Her workshops, groups and programs offer you insights and practices to live more confidently, creatively and from your truest wisdom.

You will often find her traveling in a camper van, sitting with the trees or capturing the beauty of nature. Raising her now grown sons Rook and Cole is her best work yet.