Robbie Bent on Breathwork for Mental Health, 8 Day Cave Retreats, and Overcoming Failure and Addiction | Evolve 076

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Robbie Bent is Co-founder of Othership, a physical location and an on-demand Breathwork platform featuring the world's best facilitators in the space. Years ago, breathwork, plant medicine, and hot/cold therapy helped Robbie turn away from a lifetime of alienation and addiction. Now, his mission is to create a community and safe space for people to feel belonging, connection, and emotional resilience without the social crutch of alcohol or drugs. His brand, Othership, includes physical and online opportunities to dial into the breath, self-regulate our emotions, and connect with one another. How backyard ice baths sparked a community that’s redefining well-being. Prior to Othership, he led ecosystem development at Ethereum and was multiple time founder. Today, Robbie is going share how backyard ice baths sparked a community that’s redefining well-being and how we can tap into the power of the human nervous system to shift our state for better mental health.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• Why Robbie lived 8 days in a cave
• How our modern life is effecting our mental health
• How breathwork can foster emotional fitness, mental health, and friendship
• How Othership went from a backyard to growing startup
• How Robbie went from a failed startup and drug addiction to helping hundreds of people with mental health
• and much more...

Full show notes, transcripts, and resources can be found here: evolvethe.world/episodes/76

The Evolve podcast is produced by Plato University.

TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) - Introduction

(02:16) - Why Robbie lived 8 days in a cave

(04:28) - How the cave experience changed his perception

(12:39) - How our modern life is effecting our mental health

(16:49) - How breath is connected to wellbeing

(20:18) - How breathwork can foster emotional fitness, mental health, and friendship

(27:37) - Using music to make wellness practices fun

(30:19) - How Othership went from a backyard to growing startup

(37:49) - How Robbie went from a failed startup and drug addiction to helping hundreds of people with mental health

(43:36) - The first steps to getting out of depression

(47:39) - What success and enough means for Robbie

(51:44) - How Robbie is using a retreat to prepare for fatherhood

(53:17) - The difficulties of keeping a wellness routine

(55:42) - How to get started with breathwork and hot/cold therapy for wellbeing

(58:59) - How we can push the world to Evolve