You're 35, living the dream. Scuba diving, love, adventure... Then the diagnosis hits: breast cancer. Were those carefree Saturdays and date nights actually your "best times ever?" A raw and powerful story for every person who's ever felt the shadow of "what if?" with actionable advice when you’re faced with a terrifying cancer diagnosis. Face your greatest fear with Melannie Bachman's story – and discover how you, too, can find freedom in the beautiful face of death.
Read MoreYou aren’t defined by your past. You can build a thriving business and impactful life. Jason Sisneros shares his incredible journey from surviving domestic abuse to becoming a successful entrepreneur and anti-trafficking advocate. Learn the principles and strategies you need to overcome any challenge and achieve your goals.
Read More✨ Ever felt like you missed your chance? Like the window for a new adventure, a fresh start, or pursuing a long-held dream had slammed shut? ✨ Think again.
Meet Xochitl Cordova, a Nicaraguan-born beauty mogul who shattered those limitations and built a thriving wellness empire... in her fifties!
This episode is a powerful reminder that it's never too late to embrace your passions and create a life you love, no matter your age or background. In just three years, she’s skyrocketed to over 250,000 followers on TikTok, where she’s become a go-to voice for holistic wellness for the Latin American audience. Watch now.
Read MoreLost in the world of dating and relationships? 🤔 We're exposing the truth about masculinity, #MeToo, and how to reclaim your power. Join Shelby Ring and Mikaal Bates on The Ruby Hour Podcast as they expose the hidden agendas, challenge the status quo, and ignite a desperately needed conversation.
Read MoreExactly how do you pick yourself up after your heart has been brutally ripped out of your chest?
When your entire world becomes pressurized by unexpected change?
How do you move to embrace the life you thought you would lead… is no longer real?
How do you find hope beyond a relationship with someone you thought was your person?
Starting Over After A Break Up: Finding Joy When A Long Term Relationship Ends | Jessica Rueger On The Ruby Hour Podcast
Read MoreHating Social Media? You're Not Alone, Sister!
Scrolling through filtered feeds, comparing your behind-the-scenes to everyone else's highlight reel... feeling like you're falling short? Yeah, we've ALL been there. Social media can be a toxic wasteland for women entrepreneurs, fueling self-doubt and imposter syndrome.
But guess what? You're not alone. Today, we're joined by the amazing Sunny Dublick, a fellow cat herder and marketing maven who's found her own path to success after years of career uncertainty.
In this episode of The Ruby Hour, Sunny gets real about the perks of being your own boss, prioritizing your needs (yes, even over your clients'), and navigating the dark side of social media. She's living proof that you can ditch the digital drama and create a life that's authentically yours.
Read MoreIs there a part of you that feels like you're playing it "small," settling for "good enough" in your creative field or business? Do you ever have that tinge of "you're made for SO MUCH MORE!" in your soul? That's because you ARE. In this inspiring video, music composer Sebastian Zuleta shares his story of refusing to back down and pursuing his art, even when it's difficult.
Sebastian Zuleta's journey is an incredible example of how to never stop pursuing your dreams no matter what challenges come your way.
Read MoreEver feel like you’re stuck in "mom mode," "career mode," or "I'm-too-busy mode" and you can’t get turned on? Me too. Today I have sexual empowerment educator Angie Byrd, founder of Wild Studios, on The Ruby Hour Podcast. We get practical about turn-on (what is this elusive animal, how do you bring it back into your life?!) and practical things you can do to bring this part of your life back into the picture, bring up real fetishes, real fantasies, and real talk around certain desires and how to discover your erotic blueprint (spoiler alert: game changer.) This episode is absolutely ridiculous and sure to make you blush. You'll walk away with some practical tools, a little more self-compassion, and maybe even a little smirk on your face as you feel a little more at home in your own unique flavor of sensuality.
Read MoreSeason 3 of The Ruby Hour is about amplifying your creative energy. Where does your creative center reside in your body? Your sexuality. Literally, your reproductive system.
We support couples and individuals through filming such special milestones in their relationships and businesses, so this season's content is dedicated to the ongoing support, nurturing, and development of our RRC family. Life after I Do, life in the midst of grinding with your brand, raising babies, all of it.
I've hand-picked some of my favorite sex therapists, somatic teachers, kink facilitators, erotic artists, and pleasure guides to teach us a thing or two around amplifying and building BIG. FXCKING. ENERGY. The kind of energy that serves and supports every area of your life: relationships, mental health, your business, and your community.
This season is real-time, REAL TALK tools with individuals who carry themselves in a particular way that says, "Go ahead and try to touch this vibe. Just try."
Read MoreHow do you settle into your feminine energy while still conducting power as a woman entrepreneur in your business? In this episode, Maren Liv Anderson Moore, serial entrepreneur and I have such a beautiful conversation around:
balancing the masculine and the feminine energy you bring to the table as a woman entrepreneur
how to "come down" from being in your head or in the masculine chronically in your business
how to steward your "creative tension" or discomfort working through a struggle in your life
all things inner-development/ shadow work / spiritual work and some things to look for to find a safe group setting to explore those deeper levels of yourself and
life as a "textbook" enneagram Seven.
I stumbled across Canada-native Scarlet Jaxen @scarletjaxen one day going on some kind of feminine empowerment wormhole and saw her moving and embodying her "inner bitch". I was appalled, confused, inspired, and offended all at the same time. Embrace my inner bitch? What? She's allowed? We can speak about her? We can acknowledge we have some kind of ugly, ruthless bitch in us? Really? And, of course, I had to get her on the show.
Read MoreI want you to meet one of Charleston’s biggest rays of sunshine — Trinidad Scorpion Pepper delinquent, Surfer Babe, and one of Charleston’s top up-and-coming chefs — Lauren Furey.
Lauren Furey’s been coming up under the radar in the culinary scene here in Charleston this past few years - most recently she’s been working alongside one of her mentors — culinary legend Nathalie Dupree (one of the most prolific cookbook authors and James Beard award-winning chefs of our generation.) Watch or listen now.
Read MoreHow many of your projects do you work on as a creative are in line with your soul fire? You know what I'm talking about—the bucket list stuff.
Emmy award-winning cinematographer John Barnhardt swaps stories today The Ruby Hour. From close call wildlife adventure stories in the field as a filmmaker to roughing the wilderness and challenges of creative entrepreneur's mind-- we cover some ground. John shares candid stories about "soul pieces" he's filmed in his life, and we discuss how you can keep those meaningful "why" projects into your creative workflow to keep your creative fire burning hot.
Read MoreToday I had the Barnett girls— Maddie and Beth Barnett, founders of Eat Me Cookie Co. on the podcast. If you don't know who these two humans are, buckle up. These sisters started a crude cookie company; they write vulgar and inappropriate things on cookie cakes for birthdays, bachelorette parties. You type it — they'll pipe it and ship it across the country to your old college roommate, bae, your old boss, your favorite Bachelor contestant…
Read MoreFrom processing the unknown (and TERRIFYING) territory of going through a divorce, leaving the Mormon religion, recreating yourself as a 50-something-year-old bombshell, Lisa Staff spills the tea today. A Hilton Head Island-based photographer and gazelle-of-a-human, Lisa shares her inner world: being a “shameless” self-promoter, an ENFJ, and ways she's finding the beauty in the uncomfortable spaces in life and how to continue moving forward despite the vultures and naysayers from the past.
Read MoreA tale of my Screamo/Post-Hardcore crush on Bert McCracken, growing up in a turbulent home environment, and my journey with self-mutilation. Today on the Ruby Hour Podcast.
!!! TRIGGER WARNING !!!! TRIGGER WARNING !!!! TRIGGER WARNING !!!! TRIGGER WARNING !!!! This episode references domestic violence, alcoholism, and self-mutilation/self-harm and includes some very graphic descriptions and intense sound-scoring that may be unsuitable for some listeners.
If this triggers you or is too close to home, I invite you to check out our many other episodes of The Ruby Hour Podcast. This episode is part of our new sound-scored intimate short-story sessions for this season of The Ruby Hour Podcast.
If you or someone you know struggles with self-harm, I encourage you to check out To Write Love On Her Arms’ Self Care Resources: https://twloha.com/self-care/ This is an amazing organization that helps people in their journey of self-harm. And please know you are never alone!
Read MoreToday I'm gonna tell you about the one secret fetish apparently a BUNCHA DUDES HAVE but apparently NO ONE TOLD ME while I've logged my time in the dating scene. I scientifically tested out this fetish on my partner and his surfer friend, so ya know, it's science.
That's not all I'm gonna tell you about. Today, I have Jenny Broe - that hot platinum blonde bombshell in that music video I sent you yesterday and founder of Dance Lab Charleston on THAAA RUBY HOUR *📣📣cue air horn pew pew pew *
A tale of two moms with polar-opposite homes, first love in an evangelical/charismatic Christian culture, and the first time I ever morally betrayed myself. Today on the Ruby Hour Podcast.
Read MoreSEASON 2 BABY!! They say if you're scared to death, then you're doing it right. Last season, Pre-COVID-19 on #TheRubyHour podcast we talked surface level things, business as usual, career trajectories, all wrapped up in a pretty red heart-shaped bow. This season, we're taking it all off. I promise I will offend you, shock you, maybe even make you cry (like I did) as I get personal in sharing stories from my life, in addition to a sprinkling of interviews with a few hand-picked, brave souls who dare to come show their pink-bellied inner workings of their lives with me.
Read MoreAre you an introvert finding yourself in an extroverted role in your job? This episode is for you! Erica Peper, founder of Peper Events, shares her journey on how to rock a luxury wedding planning service here in Charleston as an introvert. In this episode, Erica shares moving across the country, learning to make new friends as a grown-ass woman, and some practical ways she likes to recharge after a big extroverted wedding weekend.
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