#40 Reinventing ourselves in business after burn out with Ruth from Ruth's Reusables

In today's episode Anna interviews Ruth from Ruth's Reusables, who is a previous guest on the podcast (episode 4 back in 2020). Today Ruth and Anna discuss a rollercoaster of a journey detailing overwhelm, a 360 degree shift in business and life and how we have both made a comeback after life-pain, burn out, exhaustion and ongoing change. If you are a woman we know you will relate to this episode that details a journey through trauma, leaving business, but then picking it up again further down the line after much introspection and self care. We talk about creating space, making positive adjustments, building back mental health (in a great way) and how we both had to give up in order to fully move forward and start again. Ruth's journey started in 2018 and we follow her journey through to 2019, 2020, 2021 and now in 2022. This episode was recorded in May 2022 so things have shifted through from then for both, and you can be updated further on the path by following Ruth over at Ruth's Reusables on IG. Ruth takes us through some atrocious things that have happened in her personal life (as does Anna), and how having the 'rug pulled out from under her feet' pushed her to close her shop completely. But there was light at the end of the tunnel and we discuss a few resources that have turned Ruth back onto the path of positivity, one of which is the Fresh Books x Being Boss Business Plan. We know you will relate to this episode and hope that you find it both inspiring, motivational and comforting - you are not alone!! The FreshBooks x Being Boss Episode Freshbooks Business Plan Anna's Planners (Branding Planner) The Money is Coming by Sarah Akwisombe To get your hands on our Email Newsletter Planner click here If you find this episode helpful we would love it if you could share it with a friend who might also benefit from hearing the things we talk about today. Please don’t forget to leave us a review wherever you are listening in, as this really does help us get the word out there about our podcast. This means we can continue our mission to help as many busy women like you grow a successful and profitable handmade business. See you next time!! ____________ https://www.thehandmadebusinesspodcast.co.uk/ ______________________ Lynsey’s Pages: @LynseyWarrenCoaching 

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I'm Anna Panteli an ex corporate girl who began an online business during her maternity leave in 2014, fast forward a few years and I have created 4 online handmade businesses, quit my day job and become a full time entrepreneur. But the path from a - b is ongoing, the online space changes daily, the anxiety, overwhelm and stress is real as is the fear of failure.So I am turning on the mic to give you advice and authentic chats, diving into how to's in business and life, giving you tips, tricks and hacks to get you productive, streamlined, enthusiastic and excited to jump out of bed every morning and begin your day.