Member since September 2025
Robin Bensinger recognizes that good writing begins with quality teaching and that writing can help create a healthy, peaceful mind. She took her passion for writing and expanded it into a passion for teaching English as a Second Language, where she taught children from around the world to share her love of poetry. She then went a step further, teaching creative writing as an Adult Peer Support Specialist at both Bridgehaven and the New Leaf Clinic to adults in recovery.
Through her “Healing through Writing” philosophy, she explores with others the connection between words, emotional well-being, and mental health. She has spoken to NAMI Family-to-Family groups and served as a co-presenter for NAMI’s Mental Health Provider workshops. Robin’s diverse experience also includes hosting the “Tikkun Olam: Repair of the World” podcast. She currently works as a Cognitive Coach for a former Mental Health Attorney living with dementia. Bilingual in English and Spanish, Robin Bensinger is a collaborative speaker who inspires audiences to join the “lofty but necessary” work of creating mental health and peace for all.
I'm passionate about volunteering, spirituality. and transformative love. Learning languages and sharing what I've learned, music, writing, mental health and peace.
My recovery story includes, but is not limited to, losing my voice—literally—after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and having to go through voice therapy to regain it. Later, I took a public speaking course and was told I was too shy to be a teacher. I became an ESL teacher anyway—and did a great job.
My journey from losing my voice to finding it again, both literally and figuratively, has shaped my belief in the power of recovery, perseverance, and finding your own voice.
When I was 25, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then, I have built a life and career that reflect my belief in the possibility of recovery, growth, and meaningful work.
I earned two master’s degrees while living in recovery. After earning my first master’s degree in teaching, I taught English as a Second Language for Jefferson County Public Schools from 1995–2005. My love of language and other cultures had already taken me abroad: I studied and worked in Spain in 1990 and later lived and worked in Israel in 2000–01.
In 2013, I earned my second master’s degree from the Kent School of Social Work and began a new chapter as an Adult Peer Support Specialist. From 2013–2020, I worked passionately and effectively with adults in mental-health recovery.
Today, I am a self-employed Cognitive Coach, and I continue to stay connected to the mental-health community by facilitating a NAMI group. My journey—from diagnosis to education, teaching, peer support, and entrepreneurship—continues to shape the way I understand recovery and the possibilities that can come with it.
My recovery story includes, but is not limited to, losing my voice—literally—after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and having to go through voice therapy to regain it. Later, I took a public speaking course and was told I was too shy to be a teacher. I became an ESL teacher anyway—and did a great job.
My journey from losing my voice to finding it again, both literally and figuratively, has shaped my belief in the power of recovery, perseverance, and finding your own voice.
When I was 25, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Since then, I have built a life and career that reflect my belief in the possibility of recovery, growth, and meaningful work.
I earned two master’s degrees while living in recovery. After earning my first master’s degree in teaching, I taught English as a Second Language for Jefferson County Public Schools from 1995–2005. My love of language and other cultures had already taken me abroad: I studied and worked in Spain in 1990 and later lived and worked in Israel in 2000–01.
In 2013, I earned my second master’s degree from the Kent School of Social Work and began a new chapter as an Adult Peer Support Specialist. From 2013–2020, I worked passionately and effectively with adults in mental-health recovery.
Today, I am a self-employed Cognitive Coach, and I continue to stay connected to the mental-health community by facilitating a NAMI group. My journey—from diagnosis to education, teaching, peer support, and entrepreneurship—continues to shape the way I understand recovery and the possibilities that can come with it.