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Essential Awakenings® and How "Humanity Vs. Vanity" Was My Guide

by Ruth Heagney October 19, 2021

This is where my motto “Humanity Vs. Vanity” came into mind, because I wanted to develop a tool that would have a positive effect on as many humans as possible—not only in the US, but worldwide, and from the very beginning of that Aha! moment, I kept these three words in mind as I worked through a very intense development process.

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My Experience At ASHA 2019

by Ruth Heagney November 30, 2019

Shifting Paradigms: This month's final blog is about my experience at the National ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) convention in Orlando. Every new experience is new learning for this 60+ entrepreneur who is just trying to help humankind in a very unique and innovative way.

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