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Doing it Messy

Ruth James

Doing It Messy is for women who are competent, ambitious… and still figuring it out.If you’re juggling too many things, navigating burnout, a career change, or just feel stuck in a life that looks good on paper but doesn’t feel like yours, this is for you.Each episode, Ruth, a lawyer, coach, and founder of VIP Mindset in Aotearoa New Zealand, shares honest reflections on work, identity, ambition, and what it looks like to keep going when things don’t go to plan. She brings a values and strength based lens to her reflections, and is doing it imperfectly beside you. Because something is better than nothing, and sometimes, we just have to do it messy.Check out www.thevipmindset.com for more

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37 episodes

  1. The Twelve Decisions of Christmas 5:14
  2. How a Not-Very-Organised Person Actually Gets Things Done 31:28
  3. On Her Own Terms: Building a Business That Matches Your Values, with Christine Corcoran 57:15
  4. Designing for the season you’re in: Ambition, trade-offs and planning your life without pressure 8:16
  5. On Her Own Terms: Steph Dyhrberg on balance in a career that doesn't allow for it 1:07:15
  6. 525,600 minutes: how to value your time and energy 19:23
  7. Why Rituals Matter: Grief, Gratitude and Celebrating the Small Wins 12:59
  8. Why normal doesn’t work: on careers, parenthood, and designing life on our own terms 14:54
  9. Whose Life is it Anyway? Reclaiming your life from other peoples’ expectations. 6:34
  10. Good Girl, Undone: How burnout, ADHD, and one messy divorce built this podcast 7:39
  11. Wear the rhinestones 12:49
  12. Who are we choosing to be today? 12:02
  13. Why you feel stuck and what to do about it 7:51
  14. Seeing is believing 7:35
  15. Permission to choose again 9:08
  16. Health, habits, and community 14:44
  17. Why I hate the phrase Work-Life Balance | Doing it Messy 10:14
  18. Progress over polish 11:45
  19. When ambition changes 8:49
  20. How does your wallet reflect your priorities? 20:32
  21. VIP for family 17:10
  22. The space between stimulus and response 11:41
  23. Foundations First 11:01
  24. Mid year reset 15:16
  25. The people we give access to our hearts 6:30
  26. Why ‘Just Do It’ isn’t always great advice 8:04
  27. Dressing for the version of you you’re choosing now 6:11
  28. Adjusting along the way 10:22
  29. Everything everywhere all at once 13:05
  30. Leaning into our strengths 5:36
  31. Micro-rituals, taking ownership, and boundaries 11:05
  32. When life makes you re-prioritise in real time 8:09
  33. Choosing Joy (Without Guilt): From People-Pleasing to Priorities 8:43
  34. Why Adults need Sticker Charts too 4:22
  35. Thirty Strokes 5:24
  36. When you want to do it all 12:00
  37. Dust in my hair 7:49