Knowing that she was different when she was young but not knowing why and only finally understanding the dramatic impact of fracturing both her ears in a car crash five years previous, Ruth Fogg had become profoundly deaf. Ruth shares how the seed was sown aged 11 that she was not only deaf but considered daft and how the world finally opened up to her as an adult with the encouraging words from a mentor. Now working as a stress consultant, Ruth encourages people to use the magic in their fingertips with self-help tips eliminating stress in their life. 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“We all live by our attitudes, beliefs and values. They are our framework as well as our perceptions of others. I always say to clients, especially young people, to really explore their values because they affect their relationships.”

ABOUT RUTH FOGG

Speaker, Educator, Therapist, Author, Ruth specialises in providing practical skills and solutions to understand and manage stress. She works on the principle that “Everything Starts Somewhere” and will explore the root cause of issues and show clients how to clear them.

 

Stress management is her second career, her first being in teaching, then youth work, which saw her work her way up from a part time youth worker to a Principal Youth Officer in a London Borough. She was the Chairperson of the Centre for Youth Work Studies at Brunel University for ten years, for which she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship. She was a trainer and assessor for youth work and an Ofsted Inspector too!

 

Stress in her personal life prompted early retirement so she built upon her Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology with hypnosis, stress management and energy psychology to develop Stressworx. She also trained Connexions Advisors for Brunel during this transition and became one of five Master Facilitators for the 7 Habits Teen programme in the UK.

 

Throughout both careers Ruth has always balanced her paid work with voluntary work and she was a Director of YMCA London South West and Middlesex Young Peoples’ Clubs. She was also a Trustee for MIND in Ealing and YMCA Training. At present she is part of a group who are promoting a “happy and healthy community” in her village and is a School Governor.

 

Ruth has written three books as part of a series entitled “Stress N’ Stuff” – Tackling Teenage Mental Health, Tackling Tough Times and tackling Student Stress and is working on some children’s books as we speak. She is a member of the PSA and a Fellow of ISMA (International Stress Management Association) and wears hearing aids in both ears - her deafness doesn't stop her from helping stressed people!

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ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON

Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Mentor, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through coaching and workshops, Amy works with businesses to Focus on WHY to create people-centred environments, by improving productivity and employee engagement by focusing on fulfilment, values and purpose.

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