Who is that shy man in casual clothes and running shoes speaking in front of hundreds of people about mental health and life balance? It’s me. Welcome to my world. I ripped off President John F. Kennedy’s famous quote and applied it to my personal philosophy: “Ask not how life is treating you. Ask how you are treating life.” There’s little we can control about the uncertainties that life delivers at our doorstep. But we are always free to choose what we do with life’s curve balls. And the nature of our mental health and well-being comes from realizing that what happens each day happens for us, not to us. As a psychotherapist with 25 years of experience and an author of 40-plus self-help books and writer of several murder mysteries, I practice the balance between work and play with the tagline, “I heal by day and kill by night.” You can choose below which portal you wish to enter first: my serious side or my playful side. Safe travels…
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My tagline is “I heal by day and thrill by night.” You can choose below which portal you wish to enter first: my serious side or my playful side. Safe travels...
HEAL BY DAY
I work as a licensed marriage and family therapist and a licensed clinical mental health counselor. I maintain a private practice in Asheville, NC, where I help people heal from anxiety and depression, find work-life balance, and recover from other mental health issues. By day I also write healing articles on mental health for Forbes and Thrive Global and give keynote addresses to organizations on mental health topics. Everything I do therapeutically is to help people live more fully from their Central Command Center or C-Spot where they enjoy 10 states of mind: curiosity, calm, clarity, courage, confidence, connectedness, compassion, creativity, comedy, and celebration.
In the evenings and on weekends, my playful parts come out. I write murder mysteries such as Way DEAD Upon the Suwannee River and She’ll Be KILLING Round the Mountain on the side. If you do me wrong, watch out. I might make you a character and kill you off in one of my novels. I often speak at writing conferences such as Killer Nashville or International Thriller Writers. I get to play and be serious with my cohort in crime, Monica Parker in our podcast, “How’s That Working For Ya? The Shrink And The Smarty Pants”. By night I love to party, play, and have fun with friends and family. Over the years, I have learned that play and lightheartedness are essential for life balance and mental health.
"Bryan Robinson is the seminal voice in work addiction recovery. I have greatly benefited from his guidance, experience, knowledge and wisdom on the topic of healing from what I consider to be the quietest and most insidious (and often praised) addiction in today’s times"
Alanis Morrisette
Singer / Songwriter
"Some books are perfect for keeping on the bedside table, and Bryan Robinson’s Chained to the Desk is one of them. Full of inspiration and practical wisdom, this is a blueprint for how to untangle from work addiction, work stress, and the fight-or-flight response and live authentically from the inside out with less stress and burnout and more joy."
Arianna Huffington
CEO/Founder of Thrive Global
“A lifesaver for anyone who is burnt out and exhausted from working too much. It comprehensively explains the problems, provides science-based solutions, and tells personal stories that make a great read.”
Kristen Neff
Author of Self-Compassion
Bryan Robinson’s groundbreaking book arrives at a crucial time in our history. I know of no other book that better identifies this other pandemic of work addiction that takes a toll on individuals, their families, and the companies that foster it, yet is so revered in our culture.”
Richard Schwartz
Author of No Bad Parts
A masterful exploration of the mind of the workaholic that offers creative and powerful practices to build resilience, increase mindfulness, and restore balance in the midst of a speedy and stressful culture.”
Tara Brach
Author of Trusting the Gold and Radical Acceptance
“This chillingly confrontational and profound book is about more than addictive behavior. It is about the tragic dimension of the human situation.”
Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Authors of Getting the Love You Want
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