Awkwardly Mindful

Ruby Tobor

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Health & Fitness
Weekly

Gentle pauses for imperfectly human moments

Jul 31

Relearning Safety in Real Time

n this Awkwardly Mindful episode, I slow things down and explore what safety actually feels like inside the body. After talking about love bombing and genuine care in Awkwardish, this is the grounding companion — the part where I reconnect with myself, check in with my nervous system, and practice moving at a pace that feels like mine. I guide you through two mindfulness exercises designed to help you notice your internal speed, find your center, and gently return to yourself when you feel scattered or overwhelmed. This episode is a soft reminder that real care doesn’t rush, your body’s signals matter, and you deserve connection that feels steady, human, and safe.
Jul 24

Rebuilding Your Inner Compass

When life gets loud, intuition gets quiet. In this guided‑meditation‑adjacent episode, Ruby invites you to slow down and listen for the voice beneath the noise — the one that’s been waiting for you to come home. Through gentle reflection, somatic awareness, and mindful pauses, you’ll explore the difference between instinct, anxiety, and intuition. You’ll learn how to locate truth in your body, how to rebuild trust with yourself, and how to find stillness in the spaces between decisions. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence. It’s about remembering that your inner compass was never broken — just buried under survival. Take a breath. You’re already on your way back. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: UGH8EA9IUH5P1IJM
Jul 17

How Do I Grow From This?

In this episode, I’m exploring the quiet, awkward, deeply human process of growth — not the shiny, dramatic kind, but the real kind. The kind that starts when I finally catch myself in an old pattern, pause for one breath, and choose something just a little bit different. I talk about a moment where I felt myself getting defensive and scared, and how that tiny pause — that one inhale — shifted everything. Not because I handled it perfectly, but because I handled it consciously. That’s what growth looks like for me right now: micro‑choices, gentle accountability, and compassion for the messy parts of who I’m becoming. I also guide you through a grounding practice you can do with me, helping you slow down, name what’s underneath your reactions, and remind yourself that you can choose differently next time — not perfectly, just differently. If you’ve ever thought, “Okay… I see my patterns. Now what?” this episode is my honest, soft answer. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: SFIPAL5BVKVFGNX5
Jul 8

When Your Body Speaks First

In this episode of Awkwardly Mindful, I’m slowing things down and getting honest about the awkward, uncomfortable moments that show up when I try to be present with myself. Mindfulness isn’t always peaceful for me — sometimes my thoughts get loud, my body tightens, and my intuition starts nudging me in ways I can’t ignore. I talk about what it feels like to sit with those sensations, how I recognize stress signals in my body before my mind catches up, and how I’m learning to ground myself without forcing calm or perfection. This episode is my space to explore mindful awareness in real life — messy, human, and deeply personal. What I Explore Mindful awareness when my emotions feel heavy How my body signals stress before I consciously notice it Grounding techniques that actually work for me Letting go of self‑criticism and choosing curiosity instead Building a mindful practice that fits my real life, not an idealized version of it Why This MattersMindfulness, for me, isn’t about achieving calm — it’s about learning to stay present with myself even when things feel uncomfortable. This episode is an invitation to reconnect with your body, understand your emotional patterns, and find steadiness in the middle of your own healing journey.
Jun 24

Coming Back to Yourself

Feeling scrambled after a heavy conversation or emotional whiplash?This guided grounding practice helps you reconnect with your body, quiet the noise, and return to your own truth.
Jun 17

A Gentle Reset for the Child You Once Were

Sometimes the body remembers what the mind has learned to ignore.In this gentle, grounding episode of Awkwardly Mindful, we slow down enough to meet the younger parts of ourselves — the ones who learned to stay alert, stay small, stay “good,” or stay invisible to survive.This isn’t about fixing your past.It’s about offering safety to the child you once were.Through breath, awareness, and soft somatic cues, we practice releasing old bracing patterns and inviting the nervous system into something steadier, kinder, and more spacious.If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, tense, or stuck in old emotional loops, this episode is a quiet reset — a reminder that healing doesn’t have to be loud to be real.
Jun 10

Finding Calm When Your Brain is Loud

This week, I’m talking about what it feels like when my brain is loud — not dramatic loud, just that steady, buzzing, overthinking loud that makes it hard to hear myself breathe. I’m sharing the tiny moments that can pulled us back into our bodies, the pauses almost skipped, and the quiet reminders we might need more than we realize. This episode is about learning how to find calm without forcing it, how to soften the noise instead of fighting it, and how to give yourself permission to slow down even when your mind is sprinting. If your thoughts have been running the show lately, this is your invitation to take a breath with me and come back home to yourself.
Jun 5

Micro‑Mindfulness for Overthinkers

Micro‑Mindfulness for Overthinkers is a tiny, doable pause for the days when your brain is doing the absolute most. This episode walks you through a calm, 60‑second reset you can literally do in the bathroom at work — no incense, no perfection, no “clear your mind” pressure. It’s a gentle way to interrupt the spiral, come back into your body, and remind yourself that you’re not broken — you’re just overwhelmed, and you deserve a moment that’s actually manageable. If your thoughts run loud, fast, and dramatic, this one’s for you. Stay in touch: Instagram: @awkwardrube |@awkwardlymindfulpodcast TikTok: @awkwardrube YouTube: @awkwardrube|@awkwardishpods Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/tranquility- base License code: GUAVA9B8T1XVQDO5
May 27

Your Brain Is Not  Broken — It’s  Just  Really,  Really  Loyal

In this episode, I’m talking about something I wish someone had told me years ago: your brain isn’t broken — it’s loyal. Sometimes painfully loyal. I unpack why we cling to old coping patterns even when they don’t serve us anymore, and how compassion (not pressure) is what actually helps us shift them. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep doing “that thing” even when you know better, this one’s for you. Let’s breathe, laugh a little, and make sense of the chaos together. Stay in touch: Instagram: @awkwardrube | @awkwardlymindfulpodcast TikTok: @awkwardrube YouTube: @awkwardrube | @awkwardishpods
May 20

Is This Fear… or Just Unfamiliar?

Starting something new can feel like your whole nervous system is suddenly yelling at you — even when nothing is actually wrong. In this episode, we explore that tender, awkward space between fear and unfamiliar, where your body reacts like you’re in danger even though you’re literally just… walking into a building, meeting someone new, or trying something for the first time. With humor, softness, and a very real armpit‑sweat moment, we talk about why beginnings feel so intense, how your nervous system interprets “new” as “unsafe,” and what it looks like to pause and ask yourself a different question: Is this fear… or is this just unfamiliar? You’ll hear: • a grounding arrival to help you settle into your body • an honest story about starting something new (and sweating through it) • a gentle explanation of why your brain and body react the way they do • the signature segment: “The story I told myself was…” • a simple, doable practice for navigating new beginnings with more compassion

10 Episodes

Gentle pauses for imperfectly human moments

Creator

Ruby Tobor
Years Active

2026
Episodes

10
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Ruby Tobor
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Awkwardly Mindful