The Woman Behind The Win

Robina Abramson-Walling

She looks successful from the outside. But behind every high-achieving woman is a story that never made it to the highlight reel. The Woman Behind the Win is the podcast where real women get honest about what it actually cost them to get here. The health crisis, the burnout, the moment their body finally said enough, and how they rebuilt themselves from the inside out. Hosted by Robina Abramson-Walling, wellness practitioner, nervous system and hormone specialist, and PhD and Doctorate candidate in Natural Medicine, each episode goes five levels deep. Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic. Uncovering the truth behind the win and the pathway forward. This is not another podcast about hustle. This is about the woman who paid the price, found her way back to herself, and is here to show you how she did it. If you are successful on paper but exhausted underneath it, you are in the right place.

  1. 2d ago

    18. What Winning Costs: Dissociation, Trauma and How I Am Healing It

    Send us Fan Mail Content note: This episode includes discussions of sexual assault, trauma, dissociation, and the healing process. Please listen at your own pace and take care of yourself as needed. Sometimes the greatest act of strength is not pushing through. It's allowing yourself to heal. In this deeply personal solo episode, Robina shares an update following the traumatic experience she first spoke about in Episode 11. After getting the results from the Crown Attorney and processing the outcome, she reflects on what trauma has taught her about the nervous system, the body's protective responses, and what healing looks like in real time. Rather than offering hindsight, she invites listeners into the middle of her own journey with honesty and vulnerability. Robina explores dissociation, the freeze response, and the beliefs that can keep us disconnected from our instincts during traumatic experiences. She also shares the practices that are helping her reconnect with her body, process stored emotions, and move forward without allowing what happened to define who she is. This conversation is both a personal reflection and a compassionate reminder that healing is not about becoming who you were before. It is about learning to feel safe within yourself again. In this episode, she shares: • Why dissociation and the freeze response are protective, not signs of weakness • How trauma can disconnect us from our bodies and our intuition • The beliefs she uncovered while processing her own experience • The nervous system practices supporting her healing • Why healing is about reclaiming your identity instead of letting trauma define it Support the show Connect with Robina: • Website: https://routeofhealing.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/ • Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

  2. Jul 6

    17. The Hidden Body Language of Success: Repressed Emotions that Block Wealth with Kathleen Cameron

    Send us Fan Mail The obstacles standing between you and the success you want may have everything to do with what your body is carrying. In this episode, Robina is joined by entrepreneur, manifestation mentor, and bestselling author Kathleen Cameron for a powerful conversation about the connection between emotional wellbeing, physical health, and financial success. Kathleen shares her journey from working night shifts and struggling with self worth to building a multimillion dollar business, while uncovering how deeply held beliefs and unprocessed emotions were impacting every area of her life. Together, they explore how the body often reveals what the mind is trying to avoid, why success built on hustle can come at a cost, and how healing emotional wounds can create space for greater abundance, freedom, and alignment. This conversation offers a different perspective on wealth, one that begins with the relationship you have with yourself. In this episode, they share: • How unresolved emotions can show up as physical symptoms in the body • The connection between self worth, identity, and financial success • Why healing often requires feeling emotions instead of pushing past them • How the body communicates when something is out of alignment • What it looks like to build success from embodiment rather than hustle Connect with Kathleen: • Instagram: @kathleencameronmanifests • YouTube: @KathleenCameronManifests • Podcast: The Manifested Podcast Connect with Robina: • Website: https://routeofhealing.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/ • Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

  3. Jun 29

    16. Why Your Success Isn't Complete Without Designing Your Life on Your Terms with Ameera Virani

    Send us Fan Mail Success can look impressive on the outside, yet still leave you wondering why something feels missing. In this episode, Robina is joined by Ameera Virani, life and business advisor and host of The Designed Life Podcast. After spending more than two decades in the personal development world alongside some of the most influential thought leaders of our time, Ameera noticed a common pattern: many high achieving women reached their goals only to realize they had built a life that no longer reflected what they truly wanted. Ameera shares her own wake up call following a significant health crisis and how it led her to rethink everything she believed about success, achievement, and fulfillment. Together, she and Robina explore what it means to intentionally design a life that supports not only your goals, but also your wellbeing, relationships, freedom, and sense of purpose. This conversation is a powerful reminder that success is not just about what you build, but about how you experience the life you're creating. In this episode, they share: • Why success without alignment can still leave you feeling unfulfilled • How high achievers can lose sight of what they truly want • The connection between burnout, health challenges, and living out of alignment • Why designing your life requires questioning inherited definitions of success • How to create a life that supports freedom, fulfillment, and sustainable success Connect with Ameera: • Instagram: @ameera.virani • Website: ameeravirani.com • Podcast: The Designed Life • Masterclass: Wealth By Design  Connect with Robina: • Website: https://routeofhealing.com • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/routeofhealing/ • Personalized Hormone Balance Reset Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/698b478d8ecf7e3441a4c914

  4. Jun 22

    15. The Validation Trap High-Achievers Don't See

    Send us Fan Mail 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

  5. Jun 15

    14. How Ignoring Her Inner Nudge Led to a Life Changing Wake up Call with Debbi Sluys

    Send us Fan Mail 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

  6. Jun 8

    13. Why Your Childhood Wounds Are Holding the Key to Your Health & Happiness with Josie Fares

    Send us Fan Mail 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

  7. Jun 1

    12. The Hidden Language Your Body Speaks About Stress, Success, and True Self—And How to Listen with Farah Jamani

    Send us Fan Mail 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

  8. May 25

    11. The Hidden Trauma Response that Keeps You Trapped in Freeze Mode and How to Break Free

    Send us Fan Mail 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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She looks successful from the outside. But behind every high-achieving woman is a story that never made it to the highlight reel. The Woman Behind the Win is the podcast where real women get honest about what it actually cost them to get here. The health crisis, the burnout, the moment their body finally said enough, and how they rebuilt themselves from the inside out. Hosted by Robina Abramson-Walling, wellness practitioner, nervous system and hormone specialist, and PhD and Doctorate candidate in Natural Medicine, each episode goes five levels deep. Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic. Uncovering the truth behind the win and the pathway forward. This is not another podcast about hustle. This is about the woman who paid the price, found her way back to herself, and is here to show you how she did it. If you are successful on paper but exhausted underneath it, you are in the right place.