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Many high achieving women look confident and successful on the outside while secretly relying on validation to feel worthy, safe, and enough.

In this episode, Robina explores the hidden ways validation seeking shapes decision making, productivity, relationships, and identity. She unpacks how achievement can become tied to people pleasing, external approval, and self worth, and why that cycle often leads to burnout, pressure, and nervous system dysregulation.

This conversation highlights the difference between building a life from self trust versus constantly searching for validation outside yourself. Robina shares how these patterns develop, why they can feel difficult to break, and what it looks like to create success from a place that feels grounded, regulated, and internally secure.

In this episode, she discusses:

• How validation seeking can hide beneath achievement and productivity
• Why external approval often becomes tied to self worth
• The connection between people pleasing, performance, and nervous system patterns
• How to recognize when your decisions are being driven by validation
• What it looks like to build confidence and success from self trust instead of external praise

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Sometimes the signs show up long before the breaking point. The challenge is whether we're willing to listen.

In this episode, Robina is joined by Debbi Sluys, founder of Dare to Declare, who shares her journey from leading a large childcare organization to building a business aligned with her purpose. For years, Debbi felt an inner nudge that she was meant for something more, but fear, responsibility, and the security of a steady career kept her from taking the leap.

Everything changed when her body delivered a wake up call she could no longer ignore. Debbi opens up about the physical signs, the questions that challenged her perspective, and the pivotal moments that helped her trust herself enough to choose a different path. This conversation explores the connection between intuition, nervous system awareness, and the courage it takes to create a life that feels aligned from the inside out.

In this episode, they share:

• How to recognize the inner nudges we often dismiss or explain away
• The physical signs that can appear when we are living out of alignment
• Why high achievers often stay in situations long after they know something needs to change
• The powerful question that helped Debbi make a life changing decision
• What becomes possible when you trust yourself and follow your deeper calling

Connect with Debbi:

• Website: debbisluys.com
• Instagram: @debbisluys

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Many high achieving women spend years trying to fix symptoms without realizing the root of what they are carrying began much earlier in life.

In this episode, Robina is joined by Josie Fares, integrative health coach and founder of Beyond Wellness and Beauty, for a conversation about the connection between childhood wounds, nervous system dysregulation, emotional health, and physical well being. Together, they explore how unresolved experiences from childhood can shape the way we move through relationships, stress, success, and even our health as adults.

Josie shares parts of her own healing journey and explains how the body often holds onto emotional pain long after the mind has learned to push through it. This conversation highlights the importance of safety, self awareness, and emotional healing in creating a more grounded, connected, and healthy life.

In this episode, they share:

• How childhood wounds can influence adult health and nervous system patterns
• Why emotional pain often shows up physically in the body
• The connection between survival mode, stress, and chronic symptoms
• What it looks like to begin healing from a place of safety and self compassion
• How deeper self awareness can change the way you live, lead, and relate to others

Connect with Josie:

• Instagram: @beyondwellnessandbeauty
• Website: beyondwellnessandbeauty.com

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Your body is always communicating, but most high achieving women have been taught to override what it is saying.

In this episode, Robina is joined by Pharmacist turned Functional Medicine and Mindset Coach Farah Jamani, who shares how the body holds and expresses the deeper patterns connected to stress, success, and identity. Together, they explore what it means to listen to your body, not as a last resort when something feels wrong, but as a consistent source of guidance.

Farah explains how physical symptoms, emotional reactions, and patterns of tension can reveal what is happening beneath the surface. This conversation connects nervous system regulation with self awareness, and offers a more grounded way of understanding how your body supports clarity, alignment, and sustainable success.

In this episode, they share:

• How the body communicates stress, pressure, and misalignment
• Why many high achieving women disconnect from their body over time
• The connection between physical symptoms and emotional patterns
• How to begin listening to your body in a practical, everyday way
• What it looks like to build success while staying connected to yourself

Connect with Farah:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_holisticpharmacist
• Website: https://www.farahjamani.com
• Email: hello@farahjamani.com

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Content note: This episode includes vulnerable personal experiences and conversations around trauma and trauma responses that some listeners may find activating.

In this deeply personal episode, Robina opens up about a traumatic experience she went through just three days ago. She shares what it can look like to navigate the early stages of trauma and a freeze response, and how she is caring for herself while beginning to process and release the physical impact of stored trauma.

Robina unpacks why the freeze response is not simply procrastination or laziness, but a protective mechanism the body uses when stress or overwhelm becomes too much to process. This conversation explores how nervous system dysregulation can keep women feeling stuck, and how healing begins with safety, understanding, and gentleness rather than pressure or self-criticism.

In this episode, she discusses:

• What freeze mode actually is and why it happens
• How freeze can show up as procrastination, exhaustion, or feeling stuck
• Her personal experience navigating freeze and nervous system overwhelm
• Why pushing harder often leads to more shutdown
• What it looks like to gently build safety and begin moving forward again

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Moments of crisis can feel like everything is falling apart, but they can also become a turning point that changes how you live and the choices you make for yourself.

In this episode, Robina is joined by Sharon Ferons, who shares her personal experience navigating a significant life crisis and the impact it had on her identity, her perspective, and the way she moved through the world. She opens up about what it looked like to be in uncertainty while still showing up for her responsibilities.

Sharon reflects on how that season forced her to slow down, reassess what truly mattered, and begin creating clarity from a place that felt more grounded and intentional. This conversation highlights how moments of disruption can lead to deeper self awareness, stronger boundaries, and a more regulated way of living and working.

In this episode, they share:

• How crisis can shift your identity and perspective
• The role of slowing down in finding clarity
• What it looks like to move through uncertainty while staying aligned
• How challenges can create space for deeper self awareness
• Building a more grounded and intentional way of living and working

Connect with Sharon:

• Email: ferens63@yahoo.ca

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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High ticket sales are not just about what you say. They are shaped by how you think, what you believe, and how you show up.

In this episode, Robina is joined by business coach Christine Corcoran to explore how mindset and inner alignment influence the way you sell. They unpack how identity, beliefs, and subconscious patterns impact confidence, communication, and the way you lead inside your business.

Christine shares how misalignment can create resistance, even when you have the right strategy in place, and why selling becomes more effective when it feels grounded and clear. This conversation offers a practical look at what it means to build a business where your internal state supports your external results.

In this episode, they share:

• How mindset and identity shape the way you sell
• Why internal alignment impacts confidence and communication
• The role of subconscious patterns in sales and leadership
• How misalignment creates resistance, even with strong strategy
• What it looks like to sell in a way that feels clear and sustainable

Connect with Christine:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinecorcoran_coach
• Website: https://christinecorcoran.com.au

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

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Fatigue and hormone imbalances are often treated at the surface, but the root cause runs deeper.

In this episode, Robina is joined by Functional Health Practitioner Monique Took to explore what is really driving low energy, burnout, and hormonal disruption in high achieving women. They unpack how chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation, and constant pressure can impact the body over time, even when everything appears “fine” on the outside.

Monique shares a more integrative perspective on hormone health, highlighting why quick fixes and symptom management often fall short. This conversation connects the nervous system, daily patterns, and internal safety with the body’s ability to function optimally, and what it can look like to support true, sustainable healing.

In this episode, they share:

• The deeper root causes behind fatigue and hormone imbalances
• How chronic stress impacts the body and hormonal health
• Why surface level solutions often do not create lasting change
• The connection between nervous system regulation and energy
• What it looks like to support your body in a sustainable way

Connect with Monique:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsmoniquetook
• Website: https://moniquetook.com/

Connect with Robina:

• Website: https://routeofhealing.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/
• Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914