Posts by Astrid Ruiz
Ep. 353: What My Coaching Clients Taught Me About Internal Safety
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 353 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m sharing some of the biggest insights that emerged after analyzing 12 different coaching sessions with clients struggling with boundaries, self-care, guilt, resentment, and emotional overwhelm. What became clear is that most people do not actually need more information about…
Read MoreWhy Self-Care Isn’t Always Healthy
Issue 168, May 22, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Not everything that looks like self-care actually nourishes you. Sometimes what we call “self-care” is actually avoidance. Sometimes what looks like rest is shutdown. And sometimes what feels like helping is really self-abandonment in disguise. And that’s why I think one of the…
Read MoreEp. 352: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Why Self-Care Is a Professional Responsibility
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 352 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m talking about burnout, compassion fatigue, and the deeper reason so many people struggle to consistently care for themselves—even when they know how important self-care is. This episode was inspired by a conversation I saw online about self-care in the…
Read MoreWhy Fighting Your Feelings Is Exhausting You and How to Stop
Issue 167, May 15, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ There’s a phrase I heard years ago by the Buddhist teacher Cheri Huber that completely changed the way I relate to emotions: “You are responsible for your feelings, not for your feelings.” At the time, I understood it intellectually. But I don’t think…
Read MoreEp. 351: Letting Go and Letting God: The Long Walk from Pleasing Others to Purpose with Guest Art Blanchford
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 351 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m talking about a form of self-abandonment that many high-achieving people don’t recognize because it’s often disguised as ambition, productivity, or “doing it for yourself.” This episode explores the difference between genuinely caring for yourself and organizing your entire life…
Read MoreWhy The Stories in Your Head Are Exhausting You. Here’s What to Do Instead.
Issue 166, May 8, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ This past week I had one of those moments where I realized how much my relationship with my own mind has changed. I was thinking about something coming up and noticed myself starting to go down a familiar (negative) path. You know the…
Read MoreHow to Stop Abandoning Yourself (Even If You’ve Done It for Years)
Issue 165, May 1, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ If you’ve ever thought: There’s a good chance you’re dealing with something most people never name directly. Self-abandonment. I don’t say that lightly. It’s strong language, and I use it on purpose because softer language can sometimes let us off the hook because…
Read MoreEp. 350: Letting Go and Letting God: The Long Walk from Pleasing Others to Purpose with Guest Art Blanchford
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 350 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m joined by guest Art Blanchford to explore the journey from workaholism and people-pleasing into recovery, purpose, and spiritual alignment. Art shares his experience as a high-achieving corporate executive who spent decades in constant motion—running multi-billion dollar companies and staying…
Read MoreEp. 349: How to Overcome Guilt and Handle Pushback When Setting Boundaries
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode 349 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m zooming out on everything we’ve covered about time and energy boundaries to talk about the hardest part of all: the guilt you feel and the reactions you get when you start changing your patterns. Because boundaries aren’t really about…
Read MoreHow to Set Boundaries at Work That Actually Reduce Stress and Protect Your Time
Practical strategies to manage email, meetings, workload, and expectations without burning out Issue 164, April 24, 2026 ✨ Higher Power Coaching & Consulting ✨ Why Knowing Isn’t Enough By now, you probably understand that boundaries matter. But knowing that doesn’t automatically change your behavior. The real challenge is this: following through when it feels uncomfortable.…
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