The Woman Behind The Win

Robina Abramson-Walling
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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.

  1. 5d ago

    21. How Grief and Trauma Changed Her Body and Shifted Her Approach to Success with Caroline Benefield

    Send us Fan Mail Grief changes more than your heart. It can change your body, your priorities, and the way you define success. In this episode, Robina is joined by Caroline Benefield, founder of Southern Grit Digital, for an honest conversation about navigating profound loss while running a business. Caroline shares how losing both of her parents within a short period of time, along with the burnout she was already experiencing, transformed the way she listened to her body and approached both work and life. Together, they discuss how grief can affect the nervous system in unexpected ways, why the body responds differently to different seasons of life, and how learning to work with your body's changing needs can create a more sustainable version of success. This conversation is a reminder that success is not about pushing through every season the same way. It's about giving yourself permission to evolve. In this episode, they share: • How grief and trauma can affect your body in different ways • Why your definition of success should evolve through different seasons of life • The importance of listening to your body's changing needs instead of pushing through • How giving yourself grace creates more sustainable success • Why honouring your current season allows you to lead with greater intention Connect with Caroline: • Website: southerngritdigital.com • Email: caroline@southerngritdigital.com 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 27

    20. The Hidden Cost of Overgiving: How Self Sacrifice Sparks Burnout and Dis-ease with Michelle Collier

    Send us Fan Mail Many high achieving women are praised for giving everything to everyone else, until their own health begins paying the price. In this episode, Robina is joined by personal and professional development coach Michelle Collier for an honest conversation about the hidden cost of overgiving. Michelle shares how years of putting others first, chasing achievement, and carrying impossible expectations eventually showed up in her body, leading her to reassess not only her career, but the beliefs that had been driving her for years. Together, they discuss why self sacrifice is often celebrated in high performers, how chronic stress and people pleasing can contribute to burnout and dis-ease, and what it looks like to create success without abandoning yourself in the process. This conversation is a reminder that thriving begins when you stop making yourself the last priority. In this episode, they share: • Why overgiving often becomes an identity for high achieving women • How chronic stress and self sacrifice can impact your physical health • The beliefs that keep women saying yes when they need to say no • Why boundaries are essential for sustainable success • What it looks like to thrive without sacrificing yourself along the way Connect with Michelle: • Instagram: @michelle.anderson.collier • Website: collierconnects.com 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

  3. Jul 20

    19. The Applause Identity: How High Achieving Women Can Stop Living for Approval with Farrah Khimji

    Send us Fan Mail Many high achieving women spend years building impressive lives without realizing they're building them for someone else. In this episode, Robina is joined by business strategist, keynote speaker, and founder of The Wellth Experience, Farrah Khimji, for a conversation about what she calls the "applause identity." They discuss how women can unknowingly build their lives around external validation, chasing recognition, achievement, and acceptance while becoming disconnected from who they truly are. Farrah shares the pivotal life experience that challenged the identity she had built around performance and success, leading her to redefine what it means to live and lead authentically. Together, she and Robina explore why external validation shapes our decisions, relationships, and careers, and how learning to trust yourself instead of chasing applause creates greater freedom, confidence, and fulfillment. In this episode, they share: • What the "applause identity" is and why so many high achieving women experience it • How external validation shapes your decisions and sense of self • Why achievement alone will never create lasting fulfillment • The difference between performing for approval and leading with authenticity • How self trust creates a more sustainable and meaningful definition of success Connect with Farrah: • Instagram: @farrahkhimji | @thewellthexperience • LinkedIn: @farrah-khimji • Website: thewellthexperience.com 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

  4. Jul 13

    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

  5. 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 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

  6. 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  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

  7. 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 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

  8. 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 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

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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.

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  • Creator
    Robina Abramson-Walling
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Woman Behind The Win
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    The Woman Behind The Win