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How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 4 | Chapter 50 + 51: Grand FinaleThe grand finale provides a list of books and resources that have helped me along my journey, along with an invitation to come join the high-vibe fun! More info at RynGargulinski.com
2025-04-2106 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 4 | Chapter 49 + 50: The Secret to Change + What Next?Change is possible, no matter how old you are or how long you’ve been engaged with habits, actions and ways of thinking that bring you down. All you need is willingness... and perhaps a bit of guidance to get moving forward. Tune in for the latter.
2025-04-1403 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 4 | Chapter 48: The 12 Steps for EveryoneOne of the coolest - and most effective - ways to Purge, Stabilize and Soar is with the 12 steps. And they're not just for alcoholics. Listen in to see what I mean.
2025-04-0705 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 4 | Chapter 47: PSSStuck in a rut? Want to punch a wall? Why not try a three-step process that clears out all you no longer need so you have room for what you want. PSS is the process. It stands for Purge, Stabilize, Soar.
2025-03-3104 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 4 | Chapter 46: High-Vibe LivingExplore the concept of high-vibe living, along with tips on how to engage in it. Every. single. Day.
2025-03-2412 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 45: FreedomFreedom means nothing left to lose. Or does it? See how my concept of freedom has changed over the years and how to go about attaining it.
2025-03-1703 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 44: Happy New Year! You're FiredGotta love surprise events, especially when they involve the new year's gift of having your job cut out of the company budget. Here's how to deal.
2025-03-1004 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 43: InaugurationYou don’t get to be an official Floridian until you’ve lived through a hurricane. While I was more than fine and dandy to live without that designation, apparently Hurricane Ian was not.
2025-03-0309 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 42: Florida - Dec. 31, 2020We were racing the clock to get to Florida before offices closed on New Year's Eve. Do we make it; do we make it?
2025-02-2406 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 41: Water WorldEven with all glorious things filling my soul, there was still an itch that needed to be scratched.
2025-02-1711 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 40: Better than CaffeineAs a former beer drinker who readily switched to a way-too-much coffee drinker, it was amazing when I found something that was actually better than caffeine. Tune in to find out what it is.
2025-02-1010 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 39: Jumping the SharkIf you're in a rut, take a cue from the Fonz: Jump the shark. I didn't jump an actual shark, but I did jump a 6-foot wall in my bid to shake up the ole ho-hum. Tune in for details.
2025-02-0313 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 38: Learning CurveLife is surely a rollercoaster. With a massive learning curve. But once we learn the lessons we need to learn, there is plenty of room for joy to come in.
2025-01-2711 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 37: Elmo and GigiWhile I knew I could never replace Sawyer, I also knew I had plenty of dog love in my heart to give to others. Like new dogs Elmo and Gigi.
2025-01-2011 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 36: ShatteredHow do you deal with the grief of losing your everything? Listen in to find out.
2025-01-1308 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 35: BrokenOne of the hardest chapters to write. To read. To live through. The impending death of my soul mate dog Sawyer.
2025-01-0607 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 34: Birth of a DreamWhen one door closes, another one opens, right? Check out the array of doors that shut and opened after the newspaper went kaput.
2024-12-3012 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 33: End of an EraWhen man plans, God laughs. Here comes a prime example of that age-old adage in action.
2024-12-2312 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 32: A Growing FamilyMe and Sawyer, Sawyer and me. It was time to grow our little family. Meet the new family members.
2024-12-1612 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 31: Tucson - 2007As the Pacific Northwest rain was drowning me in depression, I needed to move somewhere where it didn't rain. Ever. Tucson, Arizona, here I come.
2024-12-0908 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 30: Rice in the AtticAha! Here we figured out why Sawyer would stare at the closet, the bedroom door, the hallway - and growl.
2024-12-0208 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 29: SawyerEver have a soulmate dog? Mine was named Sawyer.
2024-11-2511 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 28: The Ex-Con and a CatDid I mention my learning curve for bad relationships was pretty steep? Here comes the next one. Geesh!
2024-11-1814 min
CEO Podcasts: CEO Chat Podcast + I AM CEO Podcast Powered by Blue16 Media & CBNation.coIAM2286 - Reiki Master Helps Individuals Rise Above MediocrityRyn Gargulinski is an award-winning author, artist, and speaker dedicated to helping others live freely and joyfully.
She founded the Sanctuary of the Wild Souls which aimed at guiding individuals to rise above mediocrity and reach higher states of consciousness.
Ryn has written over ten books, including her memoir How to Get Through Hell on Earth Without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden Gnome.
Ryn emphasizes helping people reconnect with their true selves and break free from self-imposed limitations.
She explains that her work is driven by personal experiences, and she channels insights from her spirit self when writing.
Ryn a...
2024-11-1516 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 27: Pacific Northwest - 2006Time to head up into the Redwood Forest, where good things (and creepy things) await.
2024-11-1107 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3 | Chapter 26: GoatsGoats make the most wonderful companions. Well, as long as they don't trash your laundry room. Find out why anyone in their right mind would put goats in their laundry room...and more!
2024-11-0419 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 3: Beyond My Wildest Dreams | Chapter 25: New Mexico - 2005Check out what happens when you move from rapid-fire New York City to laidback rural New Mexico (Hint: Did someone say culture shock?).
2024-10-2807 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 24: Should I Stay or Should I Go?After nearly 18 years in the Big Apple, leaving it was a tough call. Find out if I got out or stuck around for another 18 years....
2024-10-2104 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 23: Escape from NYWhen you start bawling like a baby when you see the tall buildings and concrete as your plane is landing in La Guardia after a vacation, you know it's time to leave NYC.
2024-10-1404 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 22: Sept. 11Living in NYC on Sept. 11, 2001, was a harrowing experience. Especially when you got to watch one of the towers get hit while you're hanging out on the 69th Street Pier.
2024-10-0708 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 21: The God ThingNot a fan of the punishing God that sends you to hell for sneezing wrong? Here's how to get a kind, loving God with a sense of humor (who likes tattoos).
2024-09-3004 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 20: Why Bother?And if dating a psychopath that turns into a stalker doesn't kill you, why not try out this thing called clinical depression? Here's what it can feel like from the inside out.
2024-08-2611 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 19: The PsychopathNote to self: Don't ignore those red flags meant to protect you from dating a psychopath. Yikes. Note to listener: Don't date guys who keep crossbows under their bed.
2024-08-1916 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2 | Chapter 18: Going SoloWheeeee! After years of living with this, that or the other person, I was finally breaking free to live on my own. As long as I didn't get killed riding my bicycle like a maniac along the way. Listen in to find out what I'm talking about.
2024-08-1205 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 2: Sea Legs | Chapter 17: Claw MarksEntering recovery means letting go of the old. But the old can sometimes end up with claw marks when we hang on too tightly, too long. Find out what happens when change is in the air with this first chapter in Part 2 of the Rynski Hell on Earth saga.
2024-08-0511 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 16: Delirium TremensAlcoholism is the gift that keeps on giving, even after you quit drinking. A bout of the delirium tremens (DTs) proves that. This chapter gives you a good look at what the DTs are all about. It also closes out Part 1 of the book.
2024-07-2911 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 15: Last CallAsking for help is a fine art that I was pretty rusty at. Mainly because I had never really done it. But dang, did I need it now. Will I finally reach out for help getting out of my living hell? (Hint: The story would have ended here if I didn't.)
2024-07-2207 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 14: FermentationSomething smelled foul. And it was us. Check out what more than a decade of daily drinking will do for you (and your Bensonhurst attic apartment!).
2024-07-1508 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 13: Bottom's UpEver wonder what slowly descending to an alcoholic bottom is like? Here's the bottom's up. Don't try this at home (or basically anywhere).
2024-07-0805 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 12: Books Before BeerThings stank... but I figured out why. It's because I didn't go to college, right? Yeah, sure. Check out what happens when an active alcoholic goes for a bachelor's degree.
2024-07-0112 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 11: The Morty YearsAhhh, the Morty years. I gave Morty the best years of my life...or at least a batch of years of my life. Who the heck is Morty? Listen in to find out.
2024-06-2406 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 10: Kicking and ScreamingAlthough it may seem much of my life had been about kicking and screaming, I REALLY kicked and screamed extra when asked to give up my New York, New York, address for this faraway location.
2024-06-1707 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 9: Chicken Man DanWhen a man who looks like a grungy cult leader and wears a dried-up chicken claw around his neck asks you to come smoke pot in his apartment, here's why you should just say no.
2024-06-1003 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 8: Ninth and CHallelujah! Big John and I finally got out of living in seedy hotels and into our very own apartment. It was at Ninth Street and Avenue C in the heart of Alphabet City. And it turns out that it may have been something I was way too quick to celebrate. Eek!
2024-06-0313 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 7: Porno Ice CreamBecause drinking beer and staring out the window all day didn't earn any money, I got my first paying job in NYC. It was at an ice cream shop where I learned a few lessons about airheads, nail hygiene and the proper measurement for chocolate sprinkles.
2024-05-2711 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 6: Two Men and a BathtubOoops. Appears my guardian angel had the day off when I ran into these two dudes. I still get the heebie-jeebies just thinking about this dastardly duo. Enjoy!
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2024-05-2007 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 5: Two Men and a DogEvery one of us has a guardian angel (or 30). Mine was definitely looking out for me when I crossed paths with these two guys and a dog during my early days in New York City.
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2024-05-1319 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 4: Skinheads and Fake TattoosYou know those people who go around looking for trouble - and if they don't find it, they create it? Well, I met some of those one fine night on Avenue B. Find out what happens (and why I'm still alive).
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2024-05-0607 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 3: One Man and a PuppyThe bowels of New York City can't be all that bad if there's a puppy involved, right? Find out. Here's where you'll also learn how to get out of kissing a scrawny squatter without making him mad.
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2024-04-2913 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1 | Chapter 2: New York City - 1988Whoa. Ever wish you could just run away from it all? Well, I did. Landing in New York City in 1988. Here's a look at what happens when an angry suburban teen ends up in the homeless mecca known as Tompkins Square Park.
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2024-04-2208 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomePart 1: The Downfall | Chapter 1: Now What?Welcome to what was once my messed-up life. Anyone who has ever felt like a total outcast will definitely relate to this chapter. Here you'll get the skinny on the bumbled beginnings of my drinking career -- at age 14. Here's where the downfall begins.
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2024-04-1519 min
How to Get Through Hell on Earth without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden GnomeIntroductionIntroduction to the book How to Get Through Hell on Earth Without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden Gnome. Here you'll find out whether or not I actually ever kicked a garden gnome -- and what you can gain, learn and expect from my Hell on Earth book. xoRyn.
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2024-04-1203 min
Word of Mom RadioAuthor and Grief Coach Ryn Gargulinski on The Authors Alley on Word of Mom RadioRyn Gargulinski is a spiritual coach who helps those in mourning reclaim their vibrancy by teaching them how to love again with her grief recovery mastermind. Her mastermind, which combines coaching, meditative journeys and Reiki, is based on her latest book: “How to Get Through Hell on Earth Without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden Gnome.” Ryn has two dogs, one happy beau and 23+ years in recovery from alcohol.
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2023-05-1831 min
Rise Recover LiveHigh Vibe Living with Rynski: Laughter, Grief and Asking for HelpSend us a text#43: In our most laughter-filled episode yet, we chat with Ryn Gargulinski, a.k.a. Rynski; a spiritual grief recovery coach, Reiki master, award-winning writer, and author of "How to Get Through Hell on Earth Without Drinking a Keg or Kicking a Garden Gnome." Rynski shares her personal story and journey to “High-Vibe Living,” with a message of hope and healing through all of life’s challenges. Today we discuss: The catharsis that came with writing her new book, which has been 20 years in the making, How her identity in recovery became broa...
2023-04-0449 min
A Quest for Well-BeingHow To Live A Magical Life!— "You're waiting for an elevator, but it's not coming fast enough. So you press the button again and again, fidgeting, tapping your feet, shuffling back and forth and otherwise making obvious gestures of irritation and impatience – as if all that is going to make the elevator arrive faster. It's not. You're just wasting time and energy, while working yourself into a tizzy, over something you can't control anyway. Silly, right? Yet we do stuff like that all the time." Valeria Teles interviews Ryn Gargulinski — the author of "The 12 Steps For Everyone: Adaptation Of The Steps For Fo...
2021-08-1542 min
Word of Mom RadioMeet Writer, Artist, Reiki Master & Certified Coach Ryn Gargulinski aka RynskiRyn Gargulinski (Rynski) is a writer, artist, Reiki master and certified professional coach who once traded her artwork on the streets of NYC just to eat and get her daily beer. She has since given up drinking and now has money to eat (even organic!). She’s also expanded her art into a bustling Etsy shop, her writing into a thriving business and her coaching into a growing practice that has helped others experience freedom and joy. Owner and founder of Ryndustries, parent company of Rynski Coaching Club, Ryn offers a dazzling array of speaking, coaching, Reiki, writing and art se...
2020-04-2230 min