The Be Ruthless Show

How should I act when my friend gets out of rehab?

Or when they’ve suffered a loss?

An injury?

These are things we don’t discuss - but should!

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I share my 3 most important tips on how to show up for someone after they’ve been through something intense.

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Connect with me at [email protected]!

Please help me share Griefhab with the world. With someone struggling. With someone who works with people struggling.

And remember, asking questions and having conversations is always encouraged! 

Addiction is a topic that is under discussed with plenty of stigmas. Gambling addiction is even less discussed.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, Patrick Chester and I dive deep into this much needed discussion.

Patrick Chester is a 50 year old father of two boys and husband. He spent 15 years living in the darkness that is gambling addiction.

Patrick spent many years building a solid reputation, and was widely respected as a business owner and professional. He threw it all away as his sports gambling addiction took over his life. Everything took a back seat to his gambling addiction, including his own family. He ended up over a million dollars in debt, suicidal, and ultimately sent off to jail for the crimes he committed to feed his addiction.

Patrick left jail in June of 2015 and has devoted his life ever since, to those that suffer in their addiction. Gambling addiction lives in the shadows and it's hard to recognize, Patrick’s hope is to raise awareness and educate people about the dangers and warning signs of this addiction.

PatrickChester.com

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Please help me share Griefhab with the world. With someone struggling. With someone who works with people struggling.

How Bout Them Cowboys!!!

And, of course, LETS GO BLUE!

Big Football Weekend, and also a big emotional weekend for me. On top of being sick last week, my back has been acting up…. which immediately triggers my anxiety.

The what if’s. The could it be’s. The not knowing is, by far, the worst.

So yesterday I wound up at urgent care -

I have a follow up with a specialist on Friday, and my mind - and body - are already completely at ease.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss all the reasons we can come up with to NOT do what needs to be done. And all the reasons we need to ignore ourselves and just deal with it.🤣

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Please help me share Griefhab with the world. With someone struggling. With someone who works with people struggling. 

Disability. I don’t even like the word let alone what it stands for. And most people think of something physical when they hear the word disability, but there are emotional disabilities as well.

They’re just invisible.

My guest on today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show addresses physical AND emotional disabilities as well as the stigmas that come with them.

Shanice Green is a Transformational and empowerment mindset coach and disability advocate. She openly shares her story of multiple surgeries and life in a wheelchair to help others and to raise awareness.

Website - wheelempowercoaching.com

Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/wheelempowercoaching

Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/554173225421117/?ref=share

Instagram - @shanicewheelempower

Email - [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/582325150256138/?ref=share

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Please help me share Griefhab with the world. With someone struggling. With someone who works with people struggling.

I survived my first Thanksgiving in Michigan without Jim…

It was so amazing being with my family and friends, and it was also extremely emotional. I’m beyond grateful for The Griefhab Community.

It’s my safe place. It’s my people. It’s my sanity.

It’s also my way of helping others get the support that I so desperately needed and couldn’t find.

And I need you - to help me share Griefhab. So no one struggles alone!

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss all of this as well as Griefhab Goes Global.

My gift to you for Giving Tuesday is my newly designed 8 week Relief From Grief Groups. Connect with people who get it and learn how to move through your grief your way! Learn more here:

My ask is that you help me share Griefhab with the world. With someone struggling. With someone who works with people struggling. With someone who simply cares about a good cause.

To anyone interested in Giving Tuesday, your gift supports:

🧡direct client services

Help someone receive the support they need

💙client assistance

Help pay for a funeral, a bill, or even groceries

💜advertising

Help share Griefhab with the world - so no one struggles alone!

Make your donation here and thank you for your generosity and compassion!

Joining me on today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show - Kitt O’Malley.

Kitt is the author of "Balancing Act: Writing Through a Bipolar Life," a mental health advocate, a public speaker, and a former psychotherapist who lives with bipolar disorder. Her personal experience and clinical background inform her advocacy and enable her to help herself and guide others toward mental health recovery. 

Her memoir recounts her struggle with bipolar disorder, the two decades it took to receive a proper diagnosis, and how her journey gave her purpose.

Tune in to hear our conversation about the road to recovery, and to connect with Kitt O’Malley visit: https://www.kittomalley.com

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Come join Team Ruthless and find Your Support – Your way

And remember, asking questions and having conversations is always encouraged! Connect with me at [email protected]!

I’m on my way to (or already in) Michigan, depending on when you read and listen to this😂 

My first Thanksgiving in Michigan without Jim. Holiday travel. The chaos of family, or cooking - or both!

It’s an overwhelming time for most, so for those already struggling… it can be even more overwhelming.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I share important ways for you to keep your sanity and survive it all!

I also discuss all the support available this week, including:

Griefhab Goes Global: Tuesday on zoom. Register here

Black Friday Starts NOW: support groups and services.  Contact me to secure your spot and discount!

Thanksgiving Virtual Holiday Get Together with Team Ruthless

Tune in to listen now and read todays blog for more tips.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I share five of YOUR questions -

That’s right. Five questions from the weekly Ask Sam Calls that I know so many people need to hear.

Questions about relationships. Questions about self care. YOUR questions.

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Join us on Tuesday, November 22 for a virtual event with an exciting announcement about Griefhab!!

I talk all the time about clients interviewing us to find the best fit. But we need to interview them, as well!!

I fired a client last week -

Not because I didn’t like her.

Not because I didn’t want to work with her.

Because I need to protect myself.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the clients who aren’t safe. I discuss the importance of documentation - for both our clients protection and our own.

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Come join Team Ruthless and find Your Support – Your way

Join us on Tuesday, November 22 for a virtual event with an exciting announcement about Griefhab!!

Northern Colorado’s Thompson School District has invited mental health co-responders to assist school resource officers in the FIRST co-responder school program in Colorado.

THIS. IS. HUGE!!!

I’ve talked for 9 years about the differences in mental health care between Michigan and Colorado. This is common in Michigan - and we’re just now seeing the FIRST in Colorado.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I share my excitement! I also discuss what we all can do to make this more common - everywhere!

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Come join Team Ruthless and find Your Support – Your way