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author Bryan E. Robinson

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Bryan E. Robinson

Author and Psychotherapist

Blog

April 8, 2022

From Abuse To Homelessness To Fame, Singer Jewel Now Supports Workplace Mental Health

“Singer/songwriter Jewel is working to help employers invest in their Human Capital in a more meaningful way by solving pain points for employees. I had a chance to sit down with the recording artist and ask her about her journey from abuse and homelessness to musical fame and workplace mental health advocacy—which has personal roots, penned in her best-selling memoir, Never Broken.

Growing up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead where she was indoors for eight months out of the year, Jewel knows about isolation. Her parents had a show in hotels for tourists, and she grew up singing cover songs in bars. “When I started having high anxiety around eight or nine, I saw people in bars drinking, trying to outrun their pain,” Jewel said. “And I saw it never worked and made a promise to myself to learn to handle the pain as it came.” After moving out of an abusive household at 15, Jewel was homeless by age 18, hitchhiking across the country and learning to play the guitar so she could street sing along the way, learning to shoplift as a way to handle stress, anxiety and trauma…”

Read the full article on Forbes HERE.

Upcoming Events

  • Sep 08, 202312:00pm - 4:00pm
    Resiliency 2023

    Dr. Robinson co-hosts this four hour live international broadcast to over 100 countries and six of the seven continents. Over 30 celebrities, politicians and psychologists offer their expertise on how to remain resilient in these turbulent times.

    Click here for more info.
  • Sep 20, 20232:30pm - 3:30pm
    Keynote Address at the NC Society for Human Resource Management Conference
    Wilmington Convention Center
    10 Convention Center Drive
    Wilmington, NC 28401
    Click here for more info.

News

  • Bryan was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition

    May 10, 2023

    On May 8, 2023, Bryan was interviewed on Morning Edition by A Martínez about his book Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World. Listen to the audio on the NPR’s website.

  • I Am NOT Okay Video Series

    April 12, 2023

    Bryan participated in the 13 part video series “I Am NOT Okay.”, which feature raw conversations about mental wellness, addiction, and anxiety with industry leaders from sports, media, the arts, healthcare and business.
    Watch the video on the Human Strong website.

  • Bryan Robinson spoke to the Ukrainian people through Voice of America

    March 6, 2023

    Dr. Robinson talked about vicarious trauma and how the war can traumatize not only those on the front lines but those watching too much of the horror on media.
    Listen on Voice of America.

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