The Be Ruthless Show

I'm Taking Sassy's Meds With Me

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Sam Ruth announces she's moving out this weekend after discovering her house is not okay for her to stay in.
The episode begins with Sam Ruth addressing National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, offering support and criticizing professionals who overwhelm people with resource lists. She promotes Grief Hab's 988 helpline and a fundraiser at Bigby Coffee in Traverse City on February 26th. Sam then shifts to discussing personal growth, contrasting her current self with 'original Sam' who dismissed intuition and spiritual signs. She recounts how losing her husband Jim forced her to slow down and explore new practices like meditation. Sam reveals she is moving out this weekend due to chaos in her house, linking it to past experiences in Boulder and Fort Collins where ignoring intuition led to a ceiling collapse and fires. She shares a recent saga where a rental fell through four days before moving because of a doggy door issue, but she remained calm and found a new place through a realtor from an animal rescue. Sam reflects on keeping mementos like Jim's socks and her dog Sassy's eye drops, emphasizing that grief timelines are personal. She describes a pivotal trip to Grand Lake after Jim's death, which brought her dog Dallas and taught her to trust herself over loved ones' advice. The episode ends with announcements for the show's fifth anniversary live episode on March 3rd, featuring guests like Taylor Dinardo and Melissa Bowman, and reminders about the Bigby fundraiser.

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Sam Ruth connects eating-disorder support, grief, and the difficult relief of saying no.

Sam Ruth links public compassion around eating-disorder struggles with the quieter strain of grief and personal limits. She marks National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and month, names the pressure that can gather around body image, and stresses how difficult it can be to find…

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If food-centered gatherings and grief have you second-guessing every yes, this is your nudge to pause.

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