Dogs are part of my world. Sassy and Dallas come to my retreats - because animal therapy is a real thing! I’ve used it in an office and now, in nature. Sassy is writing a chapter in Faces of Grief - don’t get me started on the power of animal healing! 

Today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show is a genius when it comes to connecting with our dogs. Cherie A Marquez is The Dog Mystic. She is so grateful to be living her dream because she owns her own dog training company. She was a teacher for elementary education and she resigned to pursue her dog training career. Through the trials and tribulations of working for herself, she has prevailed and she has not had to work for anyone else since 2007.She is a published author of Happy Dogs = Happy Homes, Problem Solving Techniques Without Using Treats. Her mission is to keep dogs in their forever home by teaching people how to train their dog without treats and get and keep themselves healthy by drinking clean water..The Dog Mystic instructs dogs of all ages, sizes, and breed, with no breed discrimination. She works on problem solving, commands, and exercises to strengthen your bond with your dog or dogs on the soul level, so they will always be family.

Connect with Cherie at thedogmystic.com

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It’s Counseling Awareness Month, and over the past week I’ve had so many conversations with people asking about what counseling actually looks like.

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Most medications give me serious side effects. As a toddler, something gave me hives. Countless things upset my stomach. 

If I need to - I take what’s necessary. If I can find natural alternatives - in addition or instead of, I consider it a life changing win. 

Today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show is a natural alternatives expert (and so many other amazing things!!)

Callie Mitchell is a Colorado Mompreneur who owns an all natural apothecary. She creates fantastic herbal remedies, CBD topical healing and self care community events. Today we discuss the ins and outs of CBD healing capabilities, who CBD can benefit and other possible wellness alternatives to prescription medication.

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April makes me think about Passover & The NFL Draft. It’s like the beginning of the Seasin after a loong winter. But a lot of people I know are not fans of April.

It’s not easy to find a real, live Colorado Native! I have no idea why! Jim fell in love with Colorado and got me here, and I loved it enough to stay even after losing him.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, you get to meet a Colorado Native, too!

Sara Duke is the youngest of three; she has two older brothers. She was born in Fort Collins and lived in Loveland until 3rd grade. Her parents relocated to the Englewood area where she would start 3rd grade. Sara has been very active in sports from an early age-most notably lacrosse. She played lacrosse since 5th grade, into High School and College. Sara graduated from Cherry Creek High School in 2000 and graduated from Colorado State University in 2004 with a Major in Economics and a double Minor in Marketing and Finance.  

After graduating from CSU, Sara worked at Wells Fargo in Colorado and California as a personal banker. In 2008, Sara worked for the Pepsi Center to pursue her love for sports and did marketing for the Crush, Nuggets and Avalanche. In 2013, she started her own dog training business, Colorado Canine Concierge, and went back to school at Animal Behavior College and graduated with honors. She is still a dog trainer running her business almost 11 years later. In 2023, Sara joined K4CO Radio as their Vice President of Media Relations, reaching out to nonprofits, businesses and musicians for interviews and endorsements.  

Sara has been involved with nonprofits for over 20 years. She began and founded Rocky Mountain Active 20-30 in 2008 to assist underprivileged girls get scholarship funds for school. (It is the female version of Denver Active 20-30). Also in 2008, she was on the board and helped start Kempe Champions and served as their marketing chair. She also served as the Marketing Chair for Easter Seals. Sara has volunteered with the Fine Arts Foundation, Rotary Clubs, Larimer Humane Society, Boys and Girls Club, Young Professionals, Elway Foundation, and Colorado Hospice Care. Being involved with the Denver Community has remained a passion of Sara’s for many years. 

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Season Eight!THREE HUNDRED EPISODES. Welcome to Season 8 -I openly admit that I had no idea what I was doing when I started this wholr podcast thing.Working with people. Being a Psychologist. Bring a person of SERVICE. I have no problem saying I’m an expert.What does SERVICE mean to you? What does the word PROFESSIONAL mean to you?It’s not necessarily about degrees. Or years of experience. But there are absolutely things that matter. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, Season 8 of The Be Ruthless Show - I discuss this online world we live in and the added threats we all face.I discuss what I’ve been going through lately, why I’m sharing it, and how I choose to respond.Please reach out if you’re struggling: [email protected]

I was a guest on another podcast earlier today, and I was asked to describe one of my special traits. I wasn’t expecting that one So on today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, the last episode of Season 7, the 299th episode - I’m going to share what I’m describing as my In, Over, and Through Personality.You can reach out anytime: [email protected]

Would you say you’re a private person? Or are you more of an open book? Do you easily let people in on important details?

And what details are considered important?

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss what is important, as well as who falls into the ‘need to know’ categories.I also discuss two reasons why not sharing certain things is extremely problematic!

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What we resist - persists. We have to feel the feelings before we can let them go. Avoiding something just means that it will show up in another way.

There are lots of different ways to describe what today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show calls ‘The Issues Trapped in the Tissues.’

Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki is a Somatic Grief Therapist, certified yoga educator, MA in psychology and döTERRA Essential Oil Gold Leaders, who is passionate about facilitating transformation and committed to empowering individuals and families with simple & effective tools to naturally manage their mental, emotional and physical health.

Entrepreneur & business owner since 2000, and co-founded Shine Yoga Center in New Jersey, Jason draws on over 20 years of experience living a holistic lifestyle - incorporating yoga, meditation, essential oils, healthy eating, conscious communication & authentic relationship to help guide you to a place of greater joy & self awareness so that you can make healthier more fulfilling choices in your life.

He travels nationally & internationally leading classes, workshops, retreats and educating about the way grief is stored in the body. And, how to release it.In June of 1998, he lost his sister Lauren in a car accident. Knowing that he needed more than talk therapy to deal with his grief, Jason turned toward a body centered approach. Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, healthy lifestyle and essential oils became that path towards recovery.

In his Somatic Grief Therapy, Jason believes in physiology first when dealing with grief. The issues are trapped in the tissues. When we change our physical state, we have the energy to do the mental and emotional work needed to bring hope back into our lives.

To see Jason's current classes and offering go to:

http://www.somaticgrieftherapy.com

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Do you like to keep the peace? Would you say you’re stubborn? I’ve been doing ‘research’ related to speakers for Griefhab’s upcoming events, and I stumbled into an unexpected topic of interest. 

Two words: I’m Sorry. 

The apology. 

Giving and receiving. It’s a world of its own. 

To some - it’s acknowledging wrongdoing. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss how it is acknowledging wrongdoing - and so much more! 

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