Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
If you’re a parent, do you remember one day when you had fun with your kids doing things that weren’t tied down to going on a (rare) yearly vacation or a holiday gathering?
Unfortunately, most parents are living the lives of event planners, carting their kids from home to school, birthday parties, recitals, large family gatherings and too many youth sports and hardly anyone is having any fun (or getting much sleep).
Do you want to parent your kids in a more holistic, connected way that teaches them how to be their best selves and allows you to live your best life too? Robyn and Victor Robledo, the nomads with a purpose who raised their five kids on the road, will show you how this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Robyn, Victor and their family at the Nomads With a Purpose website and Robyn’s website at nomadswithapurpose.com . Check out their adventures on YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCqQe_VPkosXDP7hk1W9dvhg , Instagram at instagram.com/nomadswithapurpose , Facebook at facebook.com/nomadswithapurpose and TikTok at tiktok.com/@nomadswithapurpose . Contact Victor at mailto:victor@nomadswithapurpose.com and Robyn at mailto:robyn@nomadswithapurpose.com via email for information about their services.
0:00 Intro
4:39 Building a business as a couple at age 20 on the fly and figuring it out.
8:11 Victor’s extreme adrenal fatigue and subsequent panic attack changed everything.
16:15 Victor’s collision course with trauma.
20:46 Leaving Southern California to explore the world.
29:24 Two parents and five kids living on the road on about 150 euros ($174) a day.
32:37 Paul’s collision course with seasonal affective disorder.
39:08 There's something amazing about waking up and choosing what you want to do today, not what you have to do.
47:53 Are you so afraid of your kids that they will reject you?
55:12 “There’s no self-growth in me sitting on the sidelines of another soccer game.”
1:04:54 What started as homeschooling eventually became unschooling.
1:08:52 “I wanted to chase ease…”
1:13:09 Robyn and Victor raised a family of seven on roughly $4,000 per month while living on the road.
1:20:34 “Did you say cult?”
1:32:39 The Five Pillars of healthy living Robyn and Victor have used to build their family.
1:42:14 Do parents overfeed their kids?
1:55:05 Many sports have the benefit of bringing your attention into the now.
1:58:11 Were you raised by (or are you) a parent who gives too much?
2:05:03 How Robyn became a cool Mom to her kids.
2:11:30 Be who you want your kids to be.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Victor and Robyn Robledo and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/395-the-family-who-ditched-the-rat-race-and-never-looked-back-with-robyn-and-victor-robledo
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
If you’re a parent, do you remember one day when you had fun with your kids doing things that weren’t tied down to going on a (rare) yearly vacation or a holiday gathering?
Unfortunately, most parents are living the lives of event planners, carting their kids from home to school, birthday parties, recitals, large family gatherings and too many youth sports and hardly anyone is having any fun (or getting much sleep).
Do you want to parent your kids in a more holistic, connected way that teaches them how to be their best selves and allows you to live your best life too? Robyn and Victor Robledo, the nomads with a purpose who raised their five kids on the road, will show you how this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Robyn, Victor and their family at the Nomads With a Purpose website and Robyn’s website at nomadswithapurpose.com . Check out their adventures on YouTube at youtube.com/channel/UCqQe_VPkosXDP7hk1W9dvhg , Instagram at instagram.com/nomadswithapurpose , Facebook at facebook.com/nomadswithapurpose and TikTok at tiktok.com/@nomadswithapurpose . Contact Victor at mailto:victor@nomadswithapurpose.com and Robyn at mailto:robyn@nomadswithapurpose.com via email for information about their services.
0:00 Intro
4:39 Building a business as a couple at age 20 on the fly and figuring it out.
8:11 Victor’s extreme adrenal fatigue and subsequent panic attack changed everything.
16:15 Victor’s collision course with trauma.
20:46 Leaving Southern California to explore the world.
29:24 Two parents and five kids living on the road on about 150 euros ($174) a day.
32:37 Paul’s collision course with seasonal affective disorder.
39:08 There's something amazing about waking up and choosing what you want to do today, not what you have to do.
47:53 Are you so afraid of your kids that they will reject you?
55:12 “There’s no self-growth in me sitting on the sidelines of another soccer game.”
1:04:54 What started as homeschooling eventually became unschooling.
1:08:52 “I wanted to chase ease…”
1:13:09 Robyn and Victor raised a family of seven on roughly $4,000 per month while living on the road.
1:20:34 “Did you say cult?”
1:32:39 The Five Pillars of healthy living Robyn and Victor have used to build their family.
1:42:14 Do parents overfeed their kids?
1:55:05 Many sports have the benefit of bringing your attention into the now.
1:58:11 Were you raised by (or are you) a parent who gives too much?
2:05:03 How Robyn became a cool Mom to her kids.
2:11:30 Be who you want your kids to be.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Victor and Robyn Robledo and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/395-the-family-who-ditched-the-rat-race-and-never-looked-back-with-robyn-and-victor-robledo
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• CHEK Institute paul.chekinstitute.com/spiritgym (learn about the new CHEK Integrated Health Foundation program today!)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
