This is YOUR life. Are you living it your way or are you getting distracted by all of the noise?
It took me losing my husband for me to reevaluate everything. Myself. My future. My friends. My everything. It took being in such deep pain for me to not only find the answers - but to actually stop and ask myself the questions.
Why am I doing this? Am I doing this for me or because others want me to? Do I even know what I want?
I became absolutely Ruthless - about healing. About living my life my way. About being my true self - not who anyone else expects me to be.
About doing things I enjoy. Being with people I enjoy.
About NOT doing things or being with people I don't enjoy.
Up until that point - we'll call it Life Before Ruthless -life wasn't about any of these things - not even a little.
For the first time in my life, I was taking care of me - without worrying about what my family or friends or colleagues thought and expected.
And guess what?I
wish I'd done it sooner. I realized that Life Before Ruthless isn't really living. I figured out things that no one ever taught me. The lessons that are more important than anything we can ever learn in books or classrooms.
"Life Before Ruthless" is my opportunity to share these lessons with you...

Grief. 

The word itself is practically taboo. It’s no wonder that the world avoids grief - because it’s uncomfortable. 
Yet it’s the one thing that every single one of us will experience - more than once. 
Psychologist, Widow, and Founder of Griefhab™, Samantha Ruth, has created a movement with Faces of Grief. 
A movement to have the conversations. To break the stigmas. To provide support and resources. To help those suffering silently! 
Faces of Grief is a collection of 30 real and raw stories - about all different kinds of loss. Because grief is invisible. 
And this world expects people to be “ok” by this date. 
But Grief never ends. 
But life keeps moving. And we keep functioning. Because we have to. 
These authors have come together to share their stories of having their lives shattered into millions of pieces. And their stories of how they put them back together. 
They share the tools and resources that help them ride the waves of grief. The waves that those who have experienced grief know will keep coming. 
Together, these authors have created support to help you get through your healing journey. Your way! They’ve shared their stories to let you know that you’re NOT alone, and that healing IS possible. 
It’s our collective hope that these stories will help raise awareness, inspire compassion, provide support, and most importantly, instill hope…. in each and every person struggling with a loss. 
We invite you to Join Our Movement to change the way the world views grief, to break stigmas, and to encourage people to get the support they need and deserve. 
Because silence is the enemy, and no one should struggle alone!