Episode 63

Honoring Our Healing Journeys with Ruby Dhal | POW63

Summary:

We’re bringing back one of our personal favorites, this episode with Ruby Dhal. This amazing, best-selling author is wise beyond her years and shares with us how to find hope and beauty in our pain. We talk about how life is not about the destination, but the journey and learning how to heal from any obstacle that life throws your way. This episode will leave you empowered and inspired.

Learn More About Ruby:

Ruby is a British-Afhan Sikh poetess and best-selling author of 4 books with an online readership of over a quarter of a million. She has her Master's Degree in Philosophy from Kings College in London. After experiencing the loss of her mother at a young age, she turned to writing and books to form her escapism from painful experiences of the world. She is committed to helping empower readers to mend their hearts, understand themselves better, engage in self-care and love themselves and those around them without insecurities

Key Takeaways:

  • 01:05 - Meet author, Ruby Dhal
  • 03:06 - How Ruby got her start as a writer 
  • 06:46 - The life event that catapulted Ruby down this path
  • 12:20 - How to understand your own personal healing journey
  • 14:49 - Where most people get stuck in their healing journey and how to move past it
  • 22:38 - 2 important lessons Ruby has learned in her life so far
  • 24:12 - Ruby’s advice for her 16-year-old self
  • 26:03 - Cristie’s advice for her 30-year-old self
  • 28:01 - DeAnna’s advice to young adults



Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

  • To learn more about Ruby and to purchase her books, visit her website here.
  • Connect with Ruby on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter!
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DeAnna Robbins is a lover of learning and connecting with REAL people. A Grandma of 4, mom of 4 and wife of one. Her role of being "middle aged" is the current Life Lesson. How to take care of aging parents, be a mom, step mom, wife and professional woman, oh the fun. DeAnna has seen the dark and ugly side of abuse, alcoholism and suffering but believes you are either a victim or a player. She chose to be a player.

Cristie North is a wife, mother of 6 and grandmother of 2. She just turned 50 and is learning to navigate the reality of empty nesting. She has endured trials of divorce, alcohol abuse, blended family and grief. She celebrates every part of her journey as her belief is that each challenge makes us the remarkable, complicated beautiful souls we are today. She has been in the mortgage industry for over 28 years and currently manages a top producing mortgage company in Salt Lake City, Utah.