Sheridan Ruth

Sustainable Success Podcast

The podcast for sensitive, high-capacity women who want work, energy, and nervous system to finally be on the same team.


Each episode weaves together neuroscience, somatic psychology, and real-life work stories to help you find clarity, capacity, and relief in your career or business without overriding your body.

Whether you’re in quiet burnout in a “good” job, recovering from a toxic workplace, navigating ADHD or cPTSD while making big decisions about what’s next, or reshaping a business so it no longer runs on adrenaline, this podcast offers grounded insight, nervous-system-informed tools, and honest conversations to help you move in a way your body can actually sustain.

What to Expect

You’ll find a mix of solo episodes (think nervous system notes meets work and life mentorship) and conversations with heart-led leaders, clinicians, and creatives who are rebuilding their work in more humane, sustainable ways.

We cover topics like:

  • How trauma and chronic stress shape your capacity to work, decide, and lead

  • Burnout, ADHD, and why traditional productivity advice often makes things worse

  • Creating nervous-system safety before you quit, pivot, or take on more

  • Redesigning your role, schedule, and boundaries to honour your cycles, needs, and capacity

  • Money, visibility, and receiving when you’re used to over-functioning

  • Feminine leadership, sensitivity, and emotional resilience at work

 

Start Listening Now

Not sure where to begin?

Try one of these listener favorites:

  1. 187: How I Healed Burnout, cPTSD, Built a Thriving Business & Wrote My Book

  2. 194: How My Clients Overcome Uncertain Income Without Burnout Using Nervous System Alignment

  3. 195: Burnout & ADHD: Traditional Advice Fails You & Nervous System Alignment Helps

  4. 200: You Don’t Think You Have Imposter Syndrome.. But Your Burnout and Nervous System Say Otherwise

 

Wherever you are on your journey, you’re not behind. You’re becoming.

 

Ready to tune in?

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Meet Sheridan

I’m Sheridan, a somatic coach, integrative trauma therapist, and nervous system educator. I work with sensitive, often neurodivergent women who are navigating burnout, complex trauma, and big decisions about work, business, and life.

 

My clients are high-capacity humans who’ve hit a wall. They’ve done the mindset work. They’ve read the books. They’ve hired the business coach or changed jobs. But they still feel stuck, tired, or like their body can’t keep up with the life they’re trying to build.

 

My work goes deeper—into the body, the patterns, and the protective parts that learned to keep you safe by overworking, staying small, or staying unseen.

 

This podcast is where I share the tools, stories, and science that support real, sustainable change—because nervous system work isn’t a trend. It’s the foundation for work and a life that no longer costs all your energy.

Episodes

Nervous system awareness is the difference between having the same arguments over and over again (or avoiding healthy conflict) and being able to work as the wise loving team you are.You will walk away from this episode with a clear practice you can use to get started and get your partner participating.The Nervous System PDF...
Do you know when you set boundaries to manipulate? It’s a sneaky one I’ve often caught myself in.. and once I began mastering this practice I’ve:  Had less anxiety with families  Found it easier to feel loved and cared for  Felt a radical decerase in resentment, bitterness, frustration and anxiety  In a sea of not...
You don’t have to break up to find yourself. The anxiety of an on again off again relationship can pull you to you knees in desperation and confusion. When we pull back the curtain and look at the mental, emotional, subconscious and nervous system reasons we do this, the puzzle pieces begin to lock in...
What should you DO after leaving an abusive relationship? Today, I’m talking to Lianne; after escaping a physically & emotionally abusive relationship, she realized that she was attracting the same type of toxic partner over and over again. She realized she was the common denominator in those relationships and knew it was time for a...
Your most unconscious, unhealthy patterns are revealed to you through your complaints about those closest. In today’s episode, we’re looking at common behaviours that can shine a light on pain, trauma and longing in your heart. PLUS what projections are (and some sneaky ones you didn’t know were projections) and a special invite 😉  Could...
“When you’re traumatized, it’s very hard to learn to integrate new experiences. Trauma is not typically rationally processed; it goes into the irrational part of the brain and your body gets locked into a place of constantly reacting as if you’re in a sense of danger.”  Could you imagine… that in the moments you’re so...
On the mental health crisis in young people today, the importance/detriment of social media.  We cover:  How to use social media consciously  Why you need to connect with yourself – even when you think you don’t need to  The 1 question you need to ask yourself to measure your authenticity  What to do when your...
Money can be really complicated. It represents our most primal survival needs and therefore becomes inherently activating to the nervous system. Mindset work isn’t enough – nor is education. And it certainly isn’t just about willpower and the correct budgeting app. Your relationship to your money (or lack thereof) is mapped throughout your nervous system,...
Does this sound familiar? He left his socks on the floor again. You snap at him / make a critical comment. You’re sitting on your bed making a pros/cons list because it feels like he doesn’t care. He’s just wasting your time and you should probably just leave. You get triggered by an event and...
When you’ve tried #allthethings to support your anxiety or pain and you feel like you’re running your wheels and getting nowhere it’s exhausting and disheartening. Today, EFT Practitioner Noemi Sparks and I are talking about treatment-resistant anxiety and how to know if energy work can support you. Today, we’re discussing: What energy REALLY is and...