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The 8Wise® Method Resources
Practical tools and inspiration to build mental fitness, emotional resilience, and lasting wellbeing, wherever you are on your journey.
Our growing library of 8Wise® Resources is designed to help individuals, organisations, and education providers embed this framework into everyday life. From books, journals, planners, pocketbooks, podcasts, self-assessment tools and training courses. These resources offer simple, actionable steps to improve mental fitness, build resilience, and create sustainable wellbeing, whether you’re working on prevention, recovery, or growth
8Wise® Books
Your go-to resources for applying the 8Wise® Method in daily life. Available in paperback and hardback via Amazon and Waterstones (plus other major online retailers).
8Wise Ways to a Healthier Happier Mind
The original guide to the 8Wise® Method, part recovery framework, part personal growth roadmap. Learn how to build long-term wellbeing using the eight evidence-based dimensions.
[Buy on Amazon] | [Buy on Waterstones]
8Wise® 12-Week Journal
Stay accountable with structured weekly reflections, habit trackers, and wellbeing prompts that guide you through small, consistent steps.
[Buy on Amazon] | [Buy on Waterstones]
8Wise® 12-Month Planner
Set goals, align your wellness priorities, and stay on track with monthly focus pages built around the 8Wise® dimensions.
[Buy on Amazon] | [Buy on Waterstones]
The Pocket Book of Wellbeing
Bite-sized tips, micro habits, and mindset tools from the 8Wise® Method, perfect for quick wins and daily motivation on the go.
[Buy on Amazon] | [Buy on Waterstones]
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The Live the 8Wise® Way Podcast
Honest conversations. Real strategies. A better way to live.
Join psychotherapist and founder Kim Rutherford as she explores mental health, wellbeing, and the realities of modern life using the 8Wise® Method. Whether you’re recovering, rebuilding, or simply seeking clarity, this podcast delivers practical tools, relatable stories, and motivation to take action.
[Listen on Spotify] | [Listen on Apple Podcasts] | [Transcripts + Episode Links]
8Wise® Training Courses
Focused learning. Practical tools. A better way to thrive.
Discover a range of flexible, on-demand training programmes designed to help you strengthen your mental fitness, boost resilience, and create lasting positive change. Each course is packed with practical tools and strategies you can apply straight away, all at your own pace, wherever you are.
8Wise® Accelerator
Fast-track your journey with 12 in-depth pre-recorded modules that guide you through the full 8Wise® Method. Learn practical strategies to build mental fitness, strengthen resilience, and create lasting change – all at your own pace.
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8Wise® Discovery
Begin with the essentials. This 5-module pre-recorded course introduces you to the core principles of the 8Wise® Method, helping you lay strong foundations for improved wellbeing and balance.
[Start the Discovery Course]
8Wise® Self-Esteem Builder
Strengthen your confidence from the inside out. This focused pre-recorded course helps you understand, rebuild, and maintain healthy self-esteem with practical exercises and tools rooted in the 8Wise® Method.
[Start the Self-Esteem Builder]
8Wise® Daily Challenges
Small actions. Big impact. A better way to grow.
Join our daily wellbeing challenges on Instagram and Facebook, where we share simple, actionable tasks designed to boost your mental fitness and bring balance to your everyday life. Whether it’s a quick mindset shift, a self-care reminder, or a mini reset, these bite-sized challenges make it easy to build healthier habits one day at a time.
Transformation Two
I transitioned once again, this time from corporate leader to self-employed Psychotherapist and Coach, only this time with a thriving mind thanks to developing optimal psychological wellbeing with my 8Wise method. With my new healthier happier mind, I founded two companies, as well as published four books and hosted a global podcast, all based on my signature methodology, 8Wise™, which I firmly believe is the blueprint for developing optimal mental health and wellbeing and a happier healthy life.
How I Work
I made a decision as a professional coach and therapist, to focus on supporting clients who are experiencing issues that I myself have personally experienced and overcome.
I believe this helps us develop stronger rapport, a deeper level of trust and leads to enhanced levels of empathy and understanding. I want my personal story and lived experience along with my professional knowledge and skills, to support you in your coaching and therapy journey.
I’m renowned for my straight talking ‘tough love’ approach, I like to keep things simple and practical, because the chaos of life can be complicated enough. I am also fully aware that no one can make the changes for you, so my role is to support you, guide you and motivate you using a wide range of tools and techniques so you can take positive action and start building the life you want with a healthier happier mind and new sense of confidence and clarity.
Why 8Wise®?
Because wellbeing isn’t just about surviving, it’s about creating a life worth living. Wherever you’re starting from, the 8Wise® Method helps you build stronger foundations for the future.
