The Be Ruthless Show

I love meeting other extremely real people who share what they’ve been through. It’s personal, I get it, and so many keep their stories private.

Today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show is as real as they come. She shares it all to help others - even just one. Allison Vukovich is an intuitive medium and mental health advocate from Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Allison struggled with a lot of grief at a young age, so she leaned into her spiritual side as a coping mechanism. After realizing how much this helped her heal, Allison started her business - Souls of a Feather - to offer online readings and guidance to others who are struggling.

Shortly after her mental health improved, Allison found out that she was pregnant. She suffered from extreme prenatal anxiety and later major postpartum depression.

Since going through these experiences, Allison is more motivated than ever to spread love, heal, and inspire throughsoul growth - which Allison defines to be mental health, physical health, self love, and self development.

Learn more about Allison at souls.of.a.feather

I shouldn’t be surprised that there’s another mass shooting today, at another school. And I shouldn’t be surprised to hear conversations about automatic gun law legislation.

Are you surprised that the shooter was a former student?Are you surprised that she had multiple weapons, including a handgun?

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the bigger picture!

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Safety concerns push University of Colorado students to request alternative class attendance options.

This is the world we live in, and these aren’t the only students recently impacted by real threats. We unfortunately hear about it somewhere every single day.

Including today. Two staff are in the hospital after being shot by a student earlier this morning at East High School in Denver, Colorado.

And what mental health follow up do the schools have in place??? There was an article last week reporting that 125 of 180 Colorado schools have no mental health professionals on staff.

Lovely.

I’m extremely impressed with the steps the University of Colorado students are taking, but it’s not their responsibility! We need to do better, Colorado.And we need to do better, World. Period.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the rights of ALL students. Of ALL ages. In ALL states.

I also discuss simple questions to ask your children to get conversations started. Thank you Kelly Clarkson for taking your very private situation and using your public platforms to raise awareness.

Tune in now: samantharuth.com/podcast

I can’t tell you how many times people have told me to just “stop worrying” when it comes to my anxiety. People with fibromyalgia are questioned and even mocked. Lyme disease. Lupus. The list goes on and on.

The invisibles.

I talk about them all the time, and so does today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show.

Dr. Kristin Wild is an award winning holistic health practitioner. She has a PhD in Metaphysical science and holds a diploma in applied psychology. She is the creator of the therapy modality called Awareness Therapy and founder of the Modern Health Solution. She is best known for helping people heal from chronic physical and mental conditions that are thought to be incurable.

And she’s with me today to discuss awareness in general, self awareness, and awareness in relationships.

You can learn more about Dr. Kristin Wild at

https://www.modernhealthsolution.com/

I was welcoming someone new into The Griefhab Community recently, and she told me a story that reminded me why I created Griefhab in the first place.

There is NOT enough support available for people dealing with any type of loss. And the support that is available is often lacking.

It’s my job to reach out to you.

It’s my job to take stress off of your plate, not add to it.

And what about the word grief. Let’s just talk about the overall perception surrounding the word itself.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss all of this and more. I discuss why we need to Redefine Grief -

so that people get the support they need.

I discuss services that are available, where to find them, and how to change the conversations - today, not tomorrow.

Remember that you can reach out anytime. [email protected]

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Sports. I love ‘em! They played a huge role in my childhood years. At the time, I didn’t pay any attention but looking back I can see the lessons, both good and bad, I’ve learned from sports.

Today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show brings a different perspective - coaches.

Mitch Lyons traded the courtroom as a trial lawyer advocating for clients from a basketball court for a coach advocating for children. A veteran coach of over two decades, he has been a coach at every type of level where kids play sports; Community and travel teams, AAU for 8 years, boys and girls high school basketball for another 8 years, and for 3 years an assistant coach on a men's D.3 college team.

Since 2000, he has founded and served as president of two Massachusetts nonprofits. GetPsychedSports.org is an educational advocacy group with a mission to advocate for changing the structure of the public school sports team that institutionalizes a power imbalance between coach and student. He also founded and served as president for the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts, an educational advocacy group of over 4000 members, dedicated to advancing the teaching of social and emotional skills in all settings. Made-up of largely teachers and school based mental health professionals, this organization is now being mirrored in 22 states.

Mr. Lyons has been married to his wife, Joanne, for 52 years and still doesn't know why she has put up with him for that long. He was lucky enough to play full-court basketball until he was 65. Both his daughter and son were point guards and captains of their respective high school teams. His daughter had an emotionally abusive coach, which had Mitch re-imagining what public school sports could actually teach children.

Don’t get me started on stereotypes. They’re everywhere. So, of course, they

carry over into the professional world.

Psychology is a predominantly female dominated field, while finance is a male dominated industry.

International Women’s Day seems like the perfect day to break some stereotypes, and today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show lives her life doing that on a daily basis!

Whitney D. Walter is the founder and CEO of Harness Your Power, a company dedicated to the development and advancement of professional women.

Whitney's drive to help other women was largely a result of her experience working as a financial advisor where she felt her access to mentorship from more tenured professional women was limited. As her career in finance advanced, she traveled the country as a corporate trainer and was soon offering others the professional guidance she had longed for as a young woman climbing the ranks.

Now, Whitney speaks passionately on topics that often impact professional women such as practicing self-advocacy, understanding imposter syndrome, overcoming failure, and building confidence. Her company also provides training on LinkedIn and job search strategies, Microsoft PowerPoint, and other popular professional development topics. Her mission is simple; to help women feel confident and capable of achieving anything they set their minds to - both professionally and personally.

Whitney is a recognized professional development expert, speaker, and consultant whose insights have been featured in Yahoo Finance, AOL, Business Insider, and Authority Magazine. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University and a certification in PowerPoint from Microsoft.

Join us as we discuss women and finance, women in the workforce. Well being in the workforce, and more!

And connect with Whitney at

Instagram @whitneydwalter

People can be funny when it comes to certain words. Take I’m Sorry, for example. Two simple words that can wreak havoc in relationships worldwide.

There are those who over apologize. Peace makers and peace keepers. Avoiders of conflict at all costs. And then there are those who you have to pull the words out of, if they’ll say them at all.

But what gets lost as people argue are the feelings. The relationships. The outcomes that could be altered by these two simple words.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I dive into the reasons apologies matter and the differences between good and not so good apologies.

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The Be Ruthless Show is 2 🎈🎈🎈

Thank you so very much for sharing this birthday with me and for supporting me and The Be Ruthless Show!

It’s all about #makingnoiseandbreakingstigmas!

On today’s bonus birthday episode, I remind everyone about the conversations I’m having - and how you can have them, too. Without feeling awkward or uncomfortable.

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IT’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, and I love connecting with others who are also #makingnoiseandbreakingstigmas!

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I’m honored to have someone brave enough to be real about such a vulnerable topic.

Jess Frey is a single mom to a teenage son. She works for the State of New York at a local DSS, primarily with the homeless population. She also has her own online clothing boutique. I Jess recently started her own podcast in June of 2022 called Unapologetically Overcoming. It discusses topics that usually have a negative stigma associated with them. Her hope is that by talking about such topics, people will see that they too can overcome difficult situations & hopefully the stigmas can be eliminated. Jess herself has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and an eating disorder. She’s also been a victim of domestic violence & gone though other traumatic experiences, but has been able to overcome them & has found happiness.

In her spare time, Jess enjoys spending time with friends & family, going to concerts, & traveling. She’s also an advocate/ally for racial/social justice & human rights.

You can listen to Unapologetically Overcoming Here:

https://www.podbean.com/pi/pbblog-vzhxc-d7e1f6

Connect with Jess on Instagram here:

@unapologetically_overcoming

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