The Dianne Robbins Podcast

At the beginning of August, all I wanted was to get back to normal.

After three months of dealing with a back injury that seriously limited my mobility, I was finally walking farther, getting stronger, and doing ordinary things again. Grocery shopping. Cleaning my house. Going out for an evening. Things I never imagined I'd be so happy to do.

But as the month went on, I started realizing that getting my life back wasn't necessarily going to mean returning to the way I'd been living before.

I'd spent years filling my days with work, learning, and creating. And while I still love all those things, I was beginning to appreciate something I'd been overlooking: having the time to simply enjoy my life.

This episode is about the progress I made in August, the frustration that came with it, and the unexpected changes in how I think about work, independence, and what I want my everyday life to look like.

On May 23rd, 2026, a walk that used to take thirty minutes without a second thought stopped me cold on the sidewalk. What followed was physical therapy, a diagnosis I didn't expect, and a slow return to something as ordinary as walking to the corner and back.

This is the story of how years of sitting for a living finally caught up with me — and how getting back on my feet has me paying attention to things I hadn't thought much about in years.

I'm documenting what happens from here as I get stronger and figure out what comes next.