Episode 59: Welcome to the Sh!t Show with Cindy Ruzicka

Nov 24

What does it really look like to surrender to the life you’re actually living—mess, mortification, miracles and all? In this raw, funny, and deeply human conversation, TEDx speaker-in-training and entrepreneur Cindy Ruzicka shares her story of “Welcome to the Sh!t Show.” It’s a journey from secrecy and shame to nervous-system healing, cold-water courage, and a new definition of strength: not the tidy “I’ve got it all together,” but the grounded “I can be with what is.”

Content note: We use the word “sh!t” a handful of times because…it’s the point. If you’re listening at work or with kids around, pop in headphones.

What You'll Learn:

How surrender becomes strength. When life blows up your illusion of control, what happens next?
Why “having your sh!t together” is a cultural performance—and how dropping the act sets you free.
Cold Water Courage. How breathwork and cold exposure helped Cindy regulate her nervous system, quiet shame, and rebuild trust in her body.
The difference between “dirty pain” and “clean pain.” And why the second kind is where healing actually happens.
How to transform humiliation into something sacred. A practical reframing for anyone moving through their own private sh!t show.
A simple, powerful tool you can use today: one intentional breath that interrupts panic and brings you back home to yourself.

If you’re in the thick of your own sh!t show, this episode is your reminder that you’re not alone—and that the thing you’re hiding might hold the very wisdom you need next.

About Cindy Ruzicka:
Cindy Ruzicka is an entrepreneur, designer, speaker, and in-home wellness expert whose work now centers on nervous system healing, authenticity, and what she calls Cold Water Courage. After navigating a life-altering health crisis marked by shame, isolation, and ultimately profound transformation, Cindy has become a powerful voice for surrender, embodiment, and the kind of truth-telling that sets people free. She and her husband Dion are passionate advocates of breathwork, sauna, and cold immersion practices, and together they help others reconnect with their bodies, reclaim their courage, and find peace in the midst of the messy, beautiful human journey.

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