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Building Family & Finding Healing, Self-Growth with Robin Hopkins | ANEW Ep 88
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In this powerful second half of our conversation, award-winning writer, producer, and host of the Well…Adjusting podcast, Robin Hopkins, returns to the ANEW Insight Podcast to share her journey of queer family-building, navigating internalized shame, and using humor as a tool for healing.
Robin opens up about her book If These Ovaries Could Talk, which originated from her groundbreaking podcast of the same name. Drawing from hundreds of interviews with LGBTQ+ families, Robin helped create a roadmap for intentional parenting, offering deep insights into the sacrifices, love, and resilience that go into nontraditional family-building. Through her own lived experience—giving birth to both of her children with different donors—Robin shares what it means to lead with love, even when society doesn’t fully understand.
This episode covers:
- How living room “seminars” over margaritas turned into a movement for queer family advocacy
- The power of storytelling to reduce shame and deepen connection
- Overcoming internalized homophobia for the sake of her children
- How transparency in parenting builds emotional safety
- Why action—even tiny steps—is one of the most powerful tools to fight depression
- The healing nature of accountability, community, and honest conversations
- Robin’s lifelong journey with body image, eating challenges, and giving herself grace
- The difference between performative perfection and authentic humanity
We also explore Robin’s storytelling roots, beginning with personal comedy sets about underwear mishaps and evolving into a deeply compassionate lens on self-development, mental health, and parenting. Whether she’s talking about diet culture, donor conception, or depression, Robin keeps it real—highlighting the messiness, the humor, and the hope in the human experience.
If you're struggling with self-doubt, navigating your own body image, or trying to start something new but don’t know how—Robin’s message is clear: just start. Even a single email or a walk to therapy is enough to shift the momentum. Small steps matter.
Robin reminds us that healing doesn’t require perfection—just willingness. And when we share our stories, we remember we’re not alone.
Here are the social media channels links of Robin Hopkins: https://www.robinhopkins.org/, https://www.instagram.com/realrobhops/?hl=en, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRDKsrEdGF4MwYhOUvl98nQ, https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-hopkins-564813101, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well-adjusting/id1649386566.
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