January is Stalking Awareness Month. Dry January. Poverty Awareness Month.

Today, January 7th, is Invisible Pain Day - a day dedeicated to acknowledging and validating those living with chronic pain or mental health struggles that are not visible to others.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss why this day, and all of the invisibles, are so important. Period!

Join me at Benefit Bingo for a Cause, tonight, at Shorts Brewery in Elk Rapids at 6PM! Bring a friend. Because Healing Happens Together!

Can't make it? Not local? Have a meal that matters!

Eat for a Cause! Panda Express has made it possible for anyone , anywhere to support Griefhab.

Order online all day today, January 7th

Anywhere Nationwide

Use Code. 9011147 at checkout

Eat. Share. Support! With Purpose!

Remember,

You can reach out anytime:⁠

sam@griefhab.org⁠

Join the Griefhab Family https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7⁠

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!
https://samantharuth.com/team-ruthless

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:
https://samantharuth.com/apply-to-be-an-author

Today on The Be Ruthless Show, I'm joined by Deb Krier, the Founder of tryingnottodie.LIVE. Deb is a seasoned entrepreneur and cancer advocate who supports high-performing professionals navigating cancer with clarity, strength, and real talk. Her story is powerful, her mission is personal, and this conversation is one you won’t forget.

About Deb:

Deb is a seasoned entrepreneur, cancer advocate, and the visionary force behind tryingnottodie.LIVE. She combines her business acumen, lived experience, and certification as an Integrative Cancer Coach to support high-performing professionals through one of life's most disruptive challenges. With more than two decades of experience in communications, marketing, and public relations, Deb has guided large corporations, small businesses, and nonprofits through impactful storytelling and strategic branding. But her most powerful work began after life threw her a curveball-or three.

Following diagnoses of Stage 4 triple-positive breast cancer in 2015, basal cell carcinoma in 2021, and thyroid cancer in

2023, Deb transformed her personal journey into a mission to help others thrive. In 2022, she launched tryingnottodie.LIVE, a platform dedicated to empowering those impacted by cancer with community, resources, and real talk.

Today, Deb serves as a strategic advisor to business owners and executives facing cancer, offering guidance to help them stay strong, lead effectively, and maintain clarity in both life and work during treatment and recovery.

website: https:// tryingnottodie.live/.

Deb's podcast: The Business Power Hour

Social Links:

LinkedIn: https:/www.linkedin.com/in/deborahkrier/_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465660477225232

And Remember:

You can reach out anytime:

⁠sam@griefhab.org⁠

Remember to ⁠Join the Griefhab Family:⁠

https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7⁠

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!

https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:

sam@griefhab.org

In this final episode of the year, I explore what it really means to expect the unexpected, especially when grief and life don’t follow a neat timeline. Marking the eight-year anniversary of losing Jim, I share honest reflections on how unpredictable waves can still hit, why “being strong” doesn’t mean being unaffected, and how readiness matters more than control. With practical, real-world perspective, I offer a grounded way to move into the new year without pressure or toxic positivity, focusing instead on anchors that help you keep going when life gets messy.

Join us at Shorts Brewery in Elk Rapids on January 7th for Beers for Tears Benefit Bingo -

And if you can’t make it, One meal can make a difference❣️

On January 7th, Panda Express is donating 28% of online orders to Griefhab — helping us support people through grief, loss, and the days and challenges no one sees.

Use code 9011147 in the fundraiser box at checkout!

You can reach out anytime: ⁠sam@griefhab.org⁠

Remember to ⁠Join the Griefhab Family:⁠

https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7⁠

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!

https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:

sam@griefhab.org

When people feel protective, they can accidentally turn into a wrecking ball. In this episode, I discuss what it looks like to lead with love when your work is being questioned, your name is being echoed, or the internet is doing what it does best: jumping to conclusions and throwing stones.

This is a boundary episode, a mental health episode, and a humanity episode. Not a callout. Not a pile-on. A reset.

What we cover:

• How “support” can quietly become harm when people attack others in your name
• The difference between clarity and cruelty
• Why online outrage spreads so fast (and why it feels so satisfying)
• How rumors and partial stories turn into digital verdicts
• What to do instead of dogpiling, harassing, or escalating
• A practical framework for responding with values, not adrenaline

Key takeaways

• You can protect what you build without becoming unsafe.
• Accountability doesn’t require humiliation.
• Before intensity, identity: make sure you have the right person, right source, and real context.
• If you love someone, don’t attack people in their name.
• Repair is leadership: delete, own it, correct it, replace it with something helpful.

To the majority of the world, it's Giving Tuesday - a global day of generosity. To me - it's the beginning of National Grief Awareness Week - an invisible awareness week (among many) that I've been working for years to get legally added to all calendars.

And then Griefhab created our own.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I am thrilled to share our 2026 news with you. For years, we have brought our unique virtual services to clients everywhere. We are now bringing our very first in person healing center to Traverse City, Michigan in early 2026.

Hiring licensed clinicians. Monthly in person events. Individual, family, and our one of a kind group services. Our virtual services will continue, as always!

We will now also be able to serve our community, the community that has embraced us, National Grief Awareness Week, and the 3rd Annual Healing Together Through the Holidays, for any and all loss, grief and mental health needs.

You can reach out anytime: ⁠sam@griefhab.org⁠

Register today for Healing Together Through the Holidays here:⁠

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1948742173299?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠

Order you Griefhab 2026 Awareness Calendar :⁠https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/griefhabs-shop⁠

Remember to ⁠Join the Griefhab Family:⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7⁠

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday! https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:sam@griefhab.org

I’m perplexed - and so unbelievably grateful. On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss the power of prayer - because somehow, Dallas’s tumor disappeared.

The oncologist is equally perplexed.

We’ll be discussing all of these healing modalities at Griefhab’s 3rd annual Healing Together Through the Holidays. And the pre event begins today.

If you haven’t registered - this should make you consider. The power of prayer. Affirmations. Community. Connection. Thank you all ❤️

Register today for Healing Together Through the Holidays here:⁠

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1948742173299?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠

You can reach out anytime:

sam@griefhab.org

Join the Griefhab Family:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday! Including Thanksgiving!

https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:

sam@griefhab.org

Preorder Griefhab's 2026 Awareness Calendar :

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/griefhabs-shop

I can find 100 reasons that I wanted to stay under the covers this morning. I can give you one reason I didn’t.

On today's episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I discuss finding our purpose in the pain. Finding our why. Griefhab's 3rd Annual Healing Together Through the Holidays is less than 2 weeks from now. Exactly two weeks from now, Lil Bo's (in Traverse City) will be hosting Benefit Bingo - in honor of National Grief Awareness Week.

I'll be Do(ing) it for Dallas - who is dealing with a mass that we're seeing a specialist for next week. Join us - and Do it for You!

Register today for Healing Together Through the Holidays here:⁠

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1948742173299?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠

You can reach out anytime:

sam@griefhab.org

Join the Griefhab Family:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!

https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:

sam@griefhab.org

We’re 3 weeks away from Griefhab’s 3rd Annual Healing Together Through the Holidays Event - in honor of National Grief Awareness Week. And as I’ve been planning this week of interactive healing, LIVE in Traverse City, Michigan (streaming virtually everywhere) it’s occurred to me that this event really shouldn’t ever end.

Because there’s not enough grief or mental health support in this world.

On today’s episode of The Be Ruthless Show, I share The Me First Movement: Healing Ruthlessly - Griefhab”s year of healing. If you know me - you know I come up with these things pretty whimsically - FOR YOU. Tune in to learn all about how you will continue connecting with everyone you meet at the event, including the speakers.

And register today for Healing Together Through the Holidays

here:⁠

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1948742173299?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠

You can reach out anytime:

sam@griefhab.org

Join the Griefhab Family:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/griefhab7

Join Team Ruthless - for multiple support groups every week and EVERY holiday!

https://forms.gle/Zw639P7htwg2qFDH6

Become a Faces of Grief: Surviving Pet Loss Author:

sam@griefhab.org