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Grounding with Ruth

You don't have to be okay here. I combine social work experience with meditation and breathwork training - plus a healthy dose of reality.

Registered social worker helping women move through exhaustion, self-doubt & disconnection — through 1:1 therapy, A Grounded Life program, live experiences and the Inspired Questions podcast. I'm a social worker turned stress management guide who believes women deserve better than burnout culture and wellness industry snake oil. After years of helping people navigate life's challenges professionally, I started Grounding with Ruth to support women who feel like they need to do everything, show up everywhere, and shoulder too much. When I'm not working with clients or recording my podcast Inspired Questions, you'll find me reading murder mysteries, hanging out with my husband and our standard schnauzer Huron (plus three cats who run the house). I'm Canadian, a little quirky, and firmly believe that authenticity beats perfection every single time.

10/29/2026

I feel grateful and I feel sad.

That little word in the middle matters. "But" cancels out the first half. "And" lets both be there.

Life isn't one or the other. We can feel two opposite things at the same time, and it doesn't mean something is wrong with us.

Has there been a time you felt two opposite emotions at once? DM me and tell me about it.

[grateful and sad, both can be true, mixed emotions, feeling two things at once, overwhelmed women, women's mental health, Ontario psychotherapist, registered social worker, therapy Ontario]

10/27/2026

What if you could stop pretending you're okay for just 10 minutes?

You know those moments when someone asks how you're doing and you automatically say, "I'm fine," even when you're anything but?

Sometimes we don't need another strategy, another thing to work on, or someone telling us to look on the bright side.

Sometimes we just need somewhere we can admit that things are hard.

That's why I created *You Don't Have to Be Okay Here*.

It's a free 10-minute guided reflection and grounding practice where you can pause, acknowledge what you're carrying and reconnect with what you might need.

No pressure to figure everything out. No expectation that you'll feel magically better afterward.

Just 10 minutes where you don't have to pretend.

You can get the audio here:
https://groundingwithruth.com/you-dont-have-to-be-okay-here-496164

And if you're new here, I'm Ruth, a registered social worker and therapist. I support women through psychotherapy, grounding practices and meaningful conversations.

I'm glad you found your way here.

10/27/2026

“How are you?”

“I’m good. Things are busy, but I’m fine.”

How often do we say that when it isn’t really true?

I think many of us feel like we have to be okay. There are people who depend on us, things that need to get done, and it can feel really hard to say, “Actually, I’m not okay.”

But we aren’t always going to be flourishing. Sometimes we’re struggling, moving through a transition, or just having a challenging time. And that’s okay.

The sooner we can admit that to ourselves, the sooner we can begin to notice what we need. And we don’t have to wait until we’re okay to reach out for support.

That’s what I’ll be talking about at The Embodied Woman Summit, a free online event for women 35+.

My live session is called I’m Not Okay: Letting Go of the Pressure to Be Fine, and I’ll be sharing it on Tuesday, November 10 at 10 a.m. ET.

We’ll also do a grounding practice together, because we can talk about these things in theory, but it feels different when we actually do them.

The summit runs November 9–15. The registration link is in my bio. There are some amazing women speaking alongside me!

[Embodied Woman Summit, women’s mental health, it’s okay not to be okay, life transitions, emotional wellbeing, grounding practice, support for women, registered social worker, Grounding with Ruth]

10/26/2026

Have you ever finished talking about something hard and then had to jump straight back into your day?

That’s something I think about in how I structure my sessions.

We begin with five minutes of grounding before we talk, and finish with ten minutes to settle before you return to whatever comes next.

In my own healing journey, I’ve taken what’s helped me from both psychotherapy and wellness practices. That experience sits alongside my training and 15+ years of work as a Registered Social Worker. There’s room for both in how I support you.

I offer virtual 1:1 psychotherapy for women living in Ontario, with receipts for extended health benefits that cover Registered Social Workers. Coverage depends on your plan.

If you’d like to explore working together, send me a message or book a free 15-minute Clarity Call. You don’t have to know exactly what you need before we meet.

[psychotherapy for women, registered social worker, online therapy Ontario, women’s mental health, grounding practices, nervous system support, extended health benefits, individual therapy, Grounding with Ruth]

10/25/2026

I'm still taking in everything that happened yesterday. ❤️

Let Go + Let In was everything I hoped it would be, and so much more.

A day of movement, reflection, connection, laughter, letting go, and making room for something new.

Watching women give themselves permission to pause, be present, share their experiences and connect with one another was something I'll carry with me for a long time.

To every woman who joined us, thank you for showing up exactly as you were.

And to Jodie, I couldn't have asked for a better person to create this experience with.

The best part? We're doing it again!

Let Go + Let In will return in spring 2027, and we're starting a waitlist for anyone who wants to be the first to hear about it.

Comment LET GO or send me a DM, and I'll send you the waitlist link! ❤️

[Let Go + Let In, women's retreat Ontario, women's wellness, breathwork, nervous system regulation, self-reflection, women's connection, day retreat, Blue Mountains Ontario, Grounding with Ruth]

10/20/2026

A Grounded Life is officially underway, and today is our first live group call!

We're exploring why nervous system regulation comes first, but what I'm most excited about is the conversation.

There's so much we can learn from each other's experiences.

I'm curious: Do you find you learn more through conversations with others or through your own reflection?

nervous system regulation, women's wellness, personal growth, self-awareness, emotional regulation, stress and overwhelm, self-discovery, women's personal development, nervous system awareness, A Grounded Life

10/19/2026

What’s something you started doing for yourself that now makes you feel guilty when you don’t do it?

Meditation? Exercise? That course you were excited to sign up for?

As a social worker, something I pay attention to is what happens when wanting to grow becomes another expectation we’re struggling to meet.

We miss a day. We fall behind. Then we start judging ourselves, and sometimes that pressure stops us from trying at all.

I recognize it in myself, too. I can turn something I WANT to do into something I SHOULD do surprisingly fast.

There has to be room to use what helps, figure out what works in your life, and come back after you’ve stopped.

What’s yours? What started as “this is for me” and turned into “I should be doing this”?

[personal growth, self-compassion, perfectionism, making time for yourself, women’s wellbeing, Grounding With Ruth]

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