Welcome into my multidimensional world where I thrive in the beauty of the North Carolina Mountains. I have worn many hats in my life as professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina, researcher, psychotherapist, novelist, journalist, television guest, author, podcaster, public speaker, and landlord. More importantly, I am a husband and friend to many. I love nature and animals and live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with my spouse, four dogs, and bears almost every day. Most of all, I am a seeker, grateful for the richness of my life. My empowering philosophy is, “Ask not how life is treating you. Ask how you are treating life.”

Bryan is the author of two novels and 40 nonfiction books. He applies his experiences to crafting insightful nonfiction self-help books and psychological thrillers. His latest murder mystery, Way DEAD Upon the Suwannee River, will launch in 2024 and has been made into a pilot for television, currently under development for a series named “Limestone Gumption.” His second novel, She’ll Be KILLING ‘Round the Mountain, is set for a 2025 publishing date. He is co-host of a regular podcast, “How’s That Working For Ya? The Shrink and the Smarty Pants” with Canadian author and actress Monica Parker.

Bryan’s most recent books are Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance (NYU Press, 2023), #Chill: Turn Off Your Job And Turn On Your Life (William Morrow, 2019), and Daily Writing Resilience: 365 Meditations and Inspirations and Inspirations for Writers (Llewellyn Worldwide, 2018). Bryan has written for Psychology Today, First for Women, Psychotherapy Networker, Natural Health, Southern Writers Magazine, and The Big Thrill Magazine, where he is also a consulting editor. His long-selling book, Chained to the Desk, is now in its 4th Edition (New York University Press, 1998, 2007, 2014, 2023). His books have been translated into fifteen languages.

Robinson lectures frequently throughout the United States and the world each year. He has lectured across the United States and in Ukraine, Sweden, Russia, Norway, Hong Kong, England, Canada, and Australia. He has spoken at book clubs, libraries, bookstores, and public forums. For years in his lectures, columns, books, and media appearances he has taught people around the world ways to face challenges and resilience techniques such as his Microchillers to turn roadblocks into stepping stones.

Bryan has appeared on every major television network: 20/20, Good Morning America, ABC’s World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, CBS The Doctors, NBC Universal, The CBS Early Show, CNBC’s The Big Idea, NPR’s The Marketplace, and on numerous podcasts and radio shows. He hosted the PBS documentary, “Overdoing It: How to Slow Down and Take Care of Yourself.” My work has been featured in Redbook, U.S. News and World Report, Town and Country, Marie Claire, McCall’s, Web MD, Shape, Good Housekeeping, Men’s Health, Ladies Home Journal, Fortune, Best Life, Mademoiselle, Details, Women’s Health, and Fast Company, The Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun, Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Constitution, USA Today, New York Post, London Times, Miami Herald, and many more.

Robinson has been hailed as an accomplished journalist and media interviewer of some of today’s influencers in the arts and media such as Alanis Morrissette, Lee Child, Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, Arianna Huffington, Julianne Hough, Erin Brockovich, Tara Brach, Jewel, Tito Jackson, Lisa Ling, Marie Kondo, India Arie, and ABC’s Matt Guttman and Dan Harris.

Robinson has published in over 100 academic journals. During his tenure as professor at the University of North Carolina, he won two awards for research and writing: the First Citizens Scholars Medal—a faculty award for excellence in scholarship, creativity, and research, plus the Extended Research Award from the American Counseling Association for his pioneer research on workaholism and the family. He conducted the first empirical studies on children of workaholics and the effects of workaholism on marriage. He is listed as the world’s leading authority on workaholism in Wikipedia, which summarizes his clinical findings. He developed a test for work addiction called the WART (Work Addiction Risk Test). He spent years empirically testing the instrument for reliability and validity and published the results in numerous academic journals. The WART is used around the world in academic research and clinical settings and has been translated into Polish, Spanish, Dutch, and several other languages. He is currently working directly with fellow journalists on radio and television in the Ukraine, helping them broadcast ways to deal with vicarious trauma and post traumatic stress disorder amid the war with Russia.