This week on It’s Ben A Week, Ben is joined by his longtime friend Ruby for a chaotic, emotional, and unexpectedly inspiring conversation about moving across the world, starting over, heartbreak, and learning to embrace discomfort.  

After spending the last two years living in London, Ruby is officially back in Texas — fresh off a breakup, a cross-country move, and a completely uncertain future. The two reflect on how much has changed since they first recorded a “practice episode” together years ago that never aired.  

Ben and Ruby dive into:

• moving to new cities without knowing anyone
• leaving behind horses, careers, relationships, and comfort zones
• the emotional reality of living abroad
• breakups that ultimately changed their lives for the better
• why travel changes your entire perspective on life
• and how sometimes the scariest decisions become the most rewarding ones

They also spiral into hilarious conversations about:

• the new “rat virus” panic
• conspiracy theories
• pandemic flashbacks
• economy flight trauma
• Australians vs. Americans
• Facebook pub crawls in London
• pirate ship party boats in Turkey
• and why Texans treated COVID VERY differently than Los Angeles.  

The episode also explores the pressure people feel to stay in their hometowns, fear of failure, and why taking risks can completely reshape your life.

This episode is funny, honest, emotional, chaotic, and a reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do is book the flight and figure the rest out later.

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