Here's a quick mini episode, reminding you of just how resourced you are. Where do you have access to what you are already desiring? Reminding you to step back, and look at what is right in front of you! Much love, Ruth
Jul 26, 2023•7 min•Season 3Ep. 36
What a year this has been! It's time for new conversations, and it feels important to share with you some of my biggest shifts and lessons from this past year. Join me as I reflect on this past year: Selling my home and stepping out of my cocoon Backpacking through Europe when the world told me I "shouldn't" for three months The lessons I found in traveling Portugal, Italy, Spain - worth the listen just for these! From human connection & like minded people, doorways, tiles, a Reiki session i...
Nov 09, 2022•34 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Joining me this week is Jennie Schimanski, an Intuitive and Reiki Master. In this episode, we talk about re-connecting to your authentic self and remembering the gifts and the knowledge you already have within you. We cover Reiki, Past Lives and The All Game. We talk about how important it is to find the root of our patterns and our beliefs. Jennie reminds us that the beliefs we have grown up with might be great, but they might not be ours. Jennie teaches us about past lives, and how you can sta...
Apr 30, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Joining me this week is Natalie Walstein is a career astrologist who works with creative souls and spiritual seekers to help them align their life and career with the cosmos! Natalie shares with us what Astrology is, and how your astrological birth chart can explain who you really are and what you are here to do. Natalie explains the significance of your Sun, Moon and Rising signs, as well as what the different houses mean in Astrology. We talk about moon cycles - specifically new and full moon ...
Apr 27, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Joining me this week is Kate Hazlitt, a Naturopathic Doctor who helps women who are disconnected to return to a state of bliss. In this episode, we talk about connecting to our authentic self. Looking at our body, mind and spirit connection to see where we are out of alignment, and the clues our body is trying to give us using compassion inquiry. We talk about reacting to our lives versus responding to our lives - and recognizing that we have a choice in how we show up. We look at Witness Consci...
Apr 16, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This 15 minute guided meditation will allow you to connect, opening up your channel as you open up your chakras. Allowing you to witness the feeling of your energy moving through you as you connect to Universal Source energy! Recognizing that you have the power within you!
Apr 15, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Your soul is your essence. The piece of you that knows everything will work out better than you could imagine! Your ego's job is to keep you save, to keep you in your comfort zone. Picture that cute little devil and angel on your shoulders trying to guide you through life! In this episode, Ruth talks about normalizing hearing voices and questioning your beliefs, and stepping out of the box that your ego keeps you in as you learn to trust your soul! "You get to have whatever your heart desires wh...
Apr 09, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Michelle Goodman, an Empowerment Coach who likes to work with Spiritual Badass Female Entrepreneurs joins me this week to talk about our Emotions! Michelle shares with us Conscious Communication - a tool on how to communicate based on what you really want. And most importantly, how to determine what it is that you actually want. Michelle has over 25 years of experience as an Acupuncturist and uses Human Design to help clients recognize their emotions and works to re-program and connect who they ...
Apr 02, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Joining me this week is Jannette Anderson, The Why Whisperer, Founder of Bodacity & International Speaker and Business Coach. People want to work with those who have similar values, approaches and styles. People they resonate with. Beyond that, as entrepreneurs and business professionals, if you don’t know why you are working so hard, life can become an endless series of ‘have-to’s and ‘should’s’. Inspired leaders are both motivated by, and inspire with, their WHY! In this episode, Jannette ...
Mar 26, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Joining me this week is Lisa Elle, Certified Financial Planner, Author and Founder of The Wealth Collective! We talk about making money fun and what romantic comedy inspired the creation of Lisa's book, "Strut"! Lisa also shares some of the money blocks and fear that often stop people, and a few tips on where to look to see if you have unclaimed money that you didn't know about (this is gold!)! We talk about how our energy affects our ability to receive money, how money is energy, how it trickle...
Mar 05, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 27
"No one's self love journey looks the same. There is absolutely no one that you can compare it to, piece by piece. You can take inspiration from other people's self-love journeys and you can use that as a guide. But ultimately, self-love comes from a place of trusting your own intuition and self [appreciation]." When self-love feels foreign or inauthentic, we can find the blessing in self-appreciation as we start to embrace all that we are!
Feb 25, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Joining me this week is Sadie Al, Co-Owner of Sleepers Bed Gallery who is passionate about local living. We talk about the ripple effect that supporting local businesses has on our communities, and the beauty in collaborating and creating together! Sadie shares some advice on how to get a better night sleep and she will amaze you with how quick we are to overcomplicate sleep and the excuses we tell ourselves. We also talk about life as an entrepreneur, a few of the highs and the lessons we've le...
Feb 19, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Joining me this week is Rebecca Ann, a Divine Intuitive Healer, Priestess & Wealth Leader. Rebecca shares with us what a Priestess is, and how to know if you are a Priestess! She shares with us her journey to becoming a Priestess and the importance of following the nudges - however unusual they may feel at first! We touch on goddesses, ancient intuitive knowledge, and our ability to remember (and heal) past lives. We talk about trusting the process, and allowing life to unfold as it's meant ...
Feb 11, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Joining me this week is Kim Hagle from Radiant Vitality Wellness. Kim is a mom of four, Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and host of The Joyful Movement Show podcast. This week we talk about motivation and willpower, and the three main things that contribute to having motivation. We talk about setting goals based on chasing a feeling, not the outcome and how important our thoughts are when it comes to re-framing exercise as movement. To Find & Follow Kim: Instagram: @radian...
Feb 04, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Join Ruth Montgomery this week as she talks about changing directions, releasing who we once thought we were and allowing our identity to change as we grow. As humans we are constantly evolving and adapting to new ideas and perceptions of ourselves - through careers, hobbies, skills, and roles within the family and our relationships to other people. Ruth shares her journey with releasing the idea that she was only a designer, and how that identity has shifted over the years to become a piece of ...
Jan 29, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Welcome to The Ruth Montgomery Show, Season 2 of the formerly named, The Maven Project Podcast! This episode explains why the name of this podcast has changed, and what Ruth is manifesting as a big picture dream! Join Ruth this week as she shares how she manifested being in the same room as Ellen (twice), Oprah (& her BFF Gayle), and the Queen of England! This episode will encourage you to continue to up-level and move towards your dreams, through specific and simplified goals!...
Jan 21, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 21
A compilation of words of wisdom from all of this season's guests! There have been so many great takeaways this season and I am so grateful, to you, our listener, for being apart of this, and to our guests for all that they shared and their willingness to show up vulnerably. To listen to the full conversations, be sure to go back and listen to each episode, but for now, the perfect messages to take us into the new year! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Dec 31, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Joining me this week is Erika Eileen, a sex and confidence coach. We talk about the life-long journey and the many layers of gaining confidence, from setting boundaries and the fear of missing out (FOMO), to honouring your goals and the ability to make decisions for yourself. We talk about allowing your identity to grow with you and the impact that listening to other people's lived experiences can have. Erika shares her story of becoming a confidence coach, including her journey with being diagn...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 19
With the end of 2020 just days away, this is a great time of year to reflect on all that you've accomplished and learned this year! Ruth shares her tradition of looking over the year to create lists of the year's highlights, accomplishments, lessons, themes, and a few ideas for setting goals in 2021 - it's not your typical goal setting method!
Dec 27, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
There is so much joy in this season and in the opportunities this year to look at your traditions and holiday experiences to see where you get the most enjoyment from! It's potentially an opportunity to create new traditions, and to amplify the joy of the holiday season for years to come! Wishing you the happiest of holidays this year!
Dec 22, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Joining me this week is Christina Wahi (she/her)! Christina talks about fat phobia, life experience in a larger body type and the layers of wellness or being unwell. We talk about the importance of the language we use, how hurtful "feeling fat" can be and how to be an advocate for yourself and your wellbeing! Christina came out publicly this year at the age of 37 as Queer and Bisexual. She shares her story, the importance of labels, and reminds us that "we need to be open to the concept that the...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week is a solo episode with your host Ruth Montgomery. Talking about self-love, Ruth shares a recent experience with a photoshoot and how using that helped to create more self-awareness in her body. She shares tools you can use to bring more self-love and body awareness into your day to day! This episode is a reminder that you deserve to love the body that you're in and you deserve to show yourself that compassion and excitement just for showing up in the world!
Dec 08, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Joining me this week is Diane Liska, Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Yoga Teacher. We talk about what emotional cycles are and how they can get stuck in our body - and how it can show up in injuries or inflammation. Diane explains what trauma is, and how our nervous system responds in fight, flight or freeze mode. This week we dive into the importance of mind-body connection through embodied movement and talk about treating our bodies with compassion as we start to uncover what it is ou...
Dec 01, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Joining me today is Shanterra McBride. Shanterra is an author, teacher, speaker, preacher and Founder of Marvelous University, but most importantly she is passionate about connecting with people and telling people the truth. We talk about trusting your intuition, the power of vulnerability in relationships, allowing ourselves to have a fluid purpose and letting go of the desire to seek permission in asking for what we want. "The only way that we are going to change the world is by having the con...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Today's guest is Alexis Dempsey, Anxiety Nutritionist and Owner of Flourish and Fettle. We are talking about anxiety and how our gut health, and the food we eat can impact it. We cover the idea of what is considered "Normal" vs. "Normalized" when it comes to our health and how to find the tools that work for you to flourish! To Find and Follow Alexis: Flourish and Fettle on Instagram Download Ditch The Anxiety - 3-Day Meal Plan Freebie...
Nov 17, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Joining me this week is Bill Elliott, a good person, who is passionate about powerlifting, music and is here to share part of his story. Bill has had lifelong health problems which have led to two open heart surgeries by the age of 34, yet an awareness of his body that allowed him to deadlift 545lbs. In this episode, we talk about expectation management, and discuss long term goals vs. plans. Bill shares how his health has allowed him the time to self-reflect and has created a unique perspective...
Nov 10, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Cait Hamilton, joins me this week as we share some of our biggest lessons from being Entrepreneurs. An episode about finding community, accepting and seeking support outside of yourself when needed, and learning to trust when you need to go within. We talk about hustling with heart, the seasons of rejection, goal setting and how to show up as a leader for your team and, most importantly, for yourself. This is an episode for everyone, as Cait says, "entrepreneurship is essentially an embodiment o...
Nov 03, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Joining me this week is Paige Ballagh, a creative artist, business owner, performer and poet. From creating a patchwork quilt life through curious actions and play to finding joy in a pandemic! We talk about the the value of individual art, internal vs. external validation, how to follow your internal compass and learning to trust your gut without asking for permission. To Find and Follow Paige: For Paige’s album, songwriting sessions and kid workbooks: www.paigeballagh.com For musical theatre i...
Oct 27, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week I am talking with Ryan Antooa, a creative artist, photographer and poet. We talk about pushing our comfort zones, our view on taking on new experiences, and embracing opportunities. From traveling solo, to the upside of heartbreak and suffering, what the creative process looks like for each of us, finding the unique art within and everything in between. To Find and Follow Ryan: Ryan Antooa on Instagram RyanAntooa.com Better In Tune With The Infinite Channel Blue: January 2021...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Nicole Kelley joins me this week to talk about diet culture and the process of un-dieting to gain body confidence and enhanced self-love! From creating community and connection while going through a break-up to manifesting a partner - we talk about learning to trust that it is all working out exactly as it's meant to. In this episode, we cover what it really means to manifest something, what it looks like to be tested - because you will be tested, the importance of creating joy in your daily lif...
Oct 14, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7