Rise From The Ashes

Unmasking the Hustle: How Jackie Ruka Burned It All Down to Become a Happyologist

Baz Porter® Episode 17

From breakdowns to breakthroughs what happens when you stop performing and start becoming.

You don’t need another productivity hack.
 You need a permission slip to fucking breathe.

In this visceral episode of Rising from the Ashes, Baz Porter dives deep with Jackie Ruka a high-powered exec who traded burnout, breakdowns, and bullshit for something radical: authentic joy.

Jackie was the woman with the titles, the power, the image.
 But underneath it?
 Exhaustion.
 Guilt.
 A soul screaming for more.

So she walked away.

🔥 In this no-fluff conversation, we unpack:

  • The spiritual slap that shattered her hustle mask
  • Why decluttering your life is a gateway drug to clarity
  • How to rewire fear into freedom
  • What “Happyology” actually looks like for women collapsing in silence

This isn’t just a comeback story.
 It’s a revolution for every high-achieving woman pretending she’s fine while dying inside.

You don’t need to “balance it better.”
 You need to burn the damn blueprint and build a life that feels like you.

🎧 Listen if you’ve ever whispered: “There has to be more than this…”
Because there is. And Jackie Ruka is here to show you how to find it.

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If this podcast has been landing deep… if each story feels like it’s peeling back something raw and real in you… then don’t ignore that.

Every guest you’ve heard made the same decision: to stop performing and start healing.

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Because breakthrough doesn’t begin with doing more. It begins with finally seeing what’s been stealing your power.

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