The Be Ruthless Show

Lots of people are dealing with things that are a big deal - a really big deal, and they have no idea. Or they minimize it. It’s just everyday life. Todays guest on The Be Ruthless Show is one humble and perfect example. Dena Adams is a mom of 5 adults, a wife of over 20+ years and is a life, faith and business breakthrough coach for entrepreneurs who are driven, multi-passionate, ready to take ac...

Over the last week, a few of my clients have been through some really difficult things. Trust has been violated. And my clients are the ones who feel at fault. When they have done absolutely nothing wrong. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss what to do when you’re in a vulnerable situation. I discuss how to determine whether or not someone is trustworthy, and who to turn to in th...

You don’t have to know me well to know how much I love sports. Playing. Watching. Discussing. Why do you think my littlest pup is named Dallas ? ? You also don’t have to know me well to know how passionate I am about breaking stigmas and having the uncomfortable conversations. Mental Illness. Grief. Substance Abuse. Violence. The list is endless. You might have to know me a little better to know m...

A client called me today so upset, saying “I screwed up. I’m back at square one. Everything is ruined.” We play these games and set ourselves up for disappointment. Mistakes do not mean things are ruined. They are opportunities to learn. Lessons. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the importance of accepting where you are - no matter what you’re going through!

Grief is many things, and one thing it is NOT is understood. Like myself, today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show, Evelyn Knight, is a widow who shares her story to help others. It may seem like Evelyn has it together, but it hasn't always been that way. Evelyn has held almost every position in a Preschool or childcare center. She has owned 3 centers, one she built from the ground up, one she pu...

It’s the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the important conversations. Todays guest on The Be Ruthless Show has certainly been through her share of life’s challenges. Dr. Chonta T. A. Haynes has survived the death of a child, a devastating divorce and a career transition. Through it all she’s come out emotionally, professionally, and mentally stronger. Dr....

I’m someone who is known to be on the blunt side. Someone who tells it like it is. Definitely not someone who sugarcoats things. Am I in the minority? Do most people care more about the socially acceptable things to say? On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss telling the truth when it might hurt someone’s feelings vs people pleasing and compromising your own feelings.

If you know me even a little bit, you know that I like to have the conversations. I believe in addressing things, not ignoring -a polite way of saying avoiding  them. My 10 year old niece knows this about me, and told me I had to watch American Idol “because there’s this guy who’s really really good but also, Aunt Sam, (said reallllly quickly, because she talks a mile a minute and never seems to n...

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I’ll be covering controversial territory. Don’t I always? Dr. Jay Joshi is a physician, entrepreneur, and author who was wrongfully convicted in 2018. He has since regained his medical license and become a national leader in the opioid epidemic. He has written a book about his experiences: Burden of Pain. After reporting an employee who was forging scrip...

Anxiety is different for each person, but one thing is the same - the body gives clues. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the importance of understanding the clues. Most people wait until their anxiety is at a high level, and life doesn’t need to be that difficult.

I’ve been on a mission to change the way the world views mental health for as literally my entire life. And the moment I read Claudia Fernandez-Niedzielski’s chapter in Women Who Illuminate, I knew she shared my passion. We collaborated and created Faces of Mental Illness - and we’re not done! On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, we share the next book in what has now become a series: Faces...

It’s not only Mental Health Awareness Month…. Today also kicks off National Mental Health Awareness Week. We’re also in the middle of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, National Women’s Health Week, and National Prevention Week. That’s a lot of Week’s! It feels appropriate to discuss things that contribute to our overall mental health. For me - feeling safe, physically and emotionally, is at...

Things don’t always go according to schedule. Whether it’s traffic, world events, or just something unexpected -life often gets in the way. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss it all. The chaos. The emotions that follow. The rollercoaster. I even discuss the solution: Expect the Unexpected! Life is always throwing curve balls, and being prepared makes a huge difference! Tune in n...

I say this frequently, and I’ll say it again: I don’t take my car to a lawyer and I don’t go to a realtor for legal advice. Experts are experts for a reason - and YOU get to choose who you work with! When I found my new doctors office in Fort Collins, I didn’t love my doctor. So I made a change! One of my clients decided to make an appointment and discuss medication options. Her primary doctor was...

Talking about grief makes many people uncomfortable. Tina Fornwald is not one of those people. On March 11, 2017, life as Tina knew it was destroyed when her husband, Mark, died unexpectedly from a massive heart attack while on vacation. Mark & Tina were together for thirty-two years, raised two wonderful children into adulthood, traveled the world together, and loved each other unconditionall...

P-SAG : Parents Safety Advocacy Groups. Sounds like a group for parents, right? Well it’s Colorado, so buckle up for this one. The P-SAG meetings have been happening WITHOUT parents. And many Denver residents are celebrating as the school board is opening the May 1st meeting doors to parents… Sort of… One parent is allowed to attend the meeting. For 3 minutes. THREE MINUTES. 180 seconds. What’s ha...

The world has always been crazy - but lately it’s crazier than ever. We all need to know how to protect ourselves - male, female, old, young, healthy, and injured. Most people don’t think about this until after something has happened to them or someone they know. We need to be proactive. We need to be aware. And not just of ourselves and our surroundings. Today’s guest on The Be Ruthless Show is n...

Have you heard about Human Design? Todays guest on The Be Ruthless Show is an expert! Lauren Oberly is a theta reiki master, mediation coach, and human design guide who focuses on sharing human design in a way that’s simple, practical, and usable and for Lauren explains the mysteries of life, which is why she named her business The Mermaid Light. https://linktr.ee/themermaidlight

We see and hear stories every single day about tragedy after tragedy. I get calls every single day from parents worried about their adult children, husbands worried about wives, adult children worrying about their parents….. “How do I have the conversation?” “I want my (so and so) to talk to someone. What should I do?” “Am I just overreacting?” On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I answer...

It’s the 200th episode of The Be Ruthless Show 😳 How is that even possible? There’s absolutely no one I’d rather celebrate the occasion with than Kate Butler. Kate is an International Best Selling Author, Speaker, Success Coach, Host of her own TV Show Where All Things Are Possible, Publisher, Founder of The Inspired Impact Book Series, Wife, Mom…. Mentor to so many including myself, and I’m grat...

So many people are dealing with so many things that we don’t see. I call them the invisibles. Chronic pain. Mental illness. Substance abuse. The things that we only know about if we ask or if we share. And quite honestly, most people don’t do either. Most people don’t make time for either. The world is fast. We literally have fast food drive thru’s at nearly every corner. Amazon doesn’t just deliv...

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...

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! Remember that you can rea...

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....

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 Metaphysi...