Through the Ruth - A Podcast where we get to the heart of home
Welcome to Through the Ruth - where we explore life inside the walls we call home, and the lives we build around them.
I'm Ruth Mathews - Professional Property Manager, storyteller, and lover of all things home.
Each week, we'll open the door to real stories, design inspiration, and practical tips for shifting house, creating calm spaces, and keeping your home safe, secure, and beautifully comfortable. Interviewing tenants, landlords and fellow professionals in the industry on what home life is like for them, the lessons learnt and words of wisdom shared from their experiences, including living in a haunted house, co-sharing and finally living on your own when the kids fly the coup.
Because whether you own, rent or simply dream - everyone deserves to feel at home.
So, make yourself at home...you're listening to Through the Ruth.
Welcome to Through the Ruth - where we explore life inside the walls we call home, and the lives we build around them.
I'm Ruth Mathews - Professional Property Manager, storyteller, and lover of all things home.
Each week, we'll open the door to real stories, design inspiration, and practical tips for shifting house, creating calm spaces, and keeping your home safe, secure, and beautifully comfortable. Interviewing tenants, landlords and fellow professionals in the industry on what home life is like for them, the lessons learnt and words of wisdom shared from their experiences, including living in a haunted house, co-sharing and finally living on your own when the kids fly the coup.
Because whether you own, rent or simply dream - everyone deserves to feel at home.
So, make yourself at home...you're listening to Through the Ruth.
Episodes

Apr 25, 2026
Apr 25, 2026
4 min
Thank you for joining me in another episode of Through The Ruth.
In this episode we think about what happens to us when we shift.
Its not just physical, but especially mental.
Its thinking of memories but allowing ourselves to prepare for more.
And just like we change our homes, we change who we are too and who we want to be for the future.
xoxo Ruth.
Apr 25, 2026
4 min

Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
5 min
In this episode we stop to consider what we all have to be thankful about.
What makes our memories? When we are always looking ahead, and expecting everything to be done yesterday, what happens around us that we so easily dismiss that will one day be a memory we may look back on and appreciate - wishing we had been more 'present' at that time.
Home is as much an emotion as it is physical.
Being present is half the challenge.
Thank you and join me again for another episode of 'Through The Ruth'
xoxo Ruth.
Apr 20, 2026
5 min

Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
8 min
Welcome home!
In this episode we discuss when trust falls.
Can we get it back? What will that look like?
Do we remedy or do we part ways. Not all tenancies are meant to be long term.
BUT what if you want the tenancy relationship to be long term, what can YOU do to make it a success?
I hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to email me if you have a topic you want covered; ruth@thepmboutique.com.au
Apr 14, 2026
8 min

Mar 29, 2026
Season 3 Episode 1: Designing 5 Star Tenancies
Mar 29, 2026
Mar 29, 2026
14 min
Have you ever wondered why some have long term tenants and others turn them over every year?
Why do your friends always get their lease renewed but you don't seem able to retain one?
Perhaps you just don't seem to feel the system is fair.
In this episode we cover the key factors to longevity in a rental, and this is from both sides.
No one wants to live in a home where they are treated rudely, where they are made to feel second class all AND owners don't want to be made to feel like they are money hungry bad people when they need to meet the costs to retain the property.
RESPECT is something that can be a game changer.
Thanks for listening to another episode of Through the Ruth with me, if you have a topic you think I should cover, please flick me an email: Ruth@thePMBoutique.com.au or go over to our website www.thepmboutique.com.au
Thanks again,
Ruth.
Mar 29, 2026
14 min

Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
8 min
This episode focuses on the topics we sometimes have to have, but are also the hardest to have.
The topics where you might need to let the owner know the rent will be late this week, or where an owner might need to increase the rent, or perhaps you need to chase up reported maintenance or have to let the tenant know there is going to be a delay caused by tradespeople.
You see, the relationship between an owner and a tenant, even when through a professional, can be hard to have.
As humans, we tend to want to put off the hard topics, but delaying them can make it even harder. Being a tenant isn't easy AND being a Landlord isn't easy.
Only with clear communication and putting 'cards on the table' can we give clarity, transparency and respect which builds trust. A hard conversation is rarely because of spite or anger.
I hope to open the channels of communication to avoid disrespect or elongation of a hard topic, showing you that it can be done easier for both parties.
Thank you for joining me for another episode, and apologies it is a little late this week!
Warm regards,
Ruth
Mar 17, 2026
8 min

Mar 10, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
7 min
What happens when communication becomes non-existent? There is no communication, literally. And when there is no communication, both sides assume the worst of the other.
So what can be done to avoid this from happening in the first place? it all starts with listening to the other in order for us to have an understanding of what's going on.
With understanding comes respect. This is the pillar of stability for both sides.
A good Property Manager will encourage and maintain communication with both sides to ensure longevity and stability on both sides.
Thanks for listening to another episode of 'Through the Ruth'
Mar 10, 2026
7 min

Mar 1, 2026
Season 2 Episode 8 The Rooms We Avoid
Mar 1, 2026
Mar 1, 2026
7 min
We all have that one room we avoid.
Usually only opening when we desperately need something we threw in there long ago, or to add to its pile.
It might be a room, or for some it might be that kitchen table starting to pile up.
For me, its both the main bedroom and the linen press. Both are never where I wish they would be in organisation and even cleanliness.
So is everyone to the same?
What if those spaces were saying something about us rather than the items actually in there.
Be sure to follow and subscribe, and thank you for joining me for another episode of 'Through The Ruth'
Mar 1, 2026
7 min

Feb 22, 2026
Season 2 Episode 7 The Front Of Your Life
Feb 22, 2026
Feb 22, 2026
11 min
Have you ever made judgement on someone the moment you rocked up to their house?
What do you think of a home with 6 cars on the lawn compared to the neighbouring home that has a precision cut English Garden?
In this episode, we dig a little deeper not only on our own judgements made, but what people might think of our own Front Yard.
A friendly little reminder to get out there and do something. Make one little change. Effort doesn't have to mean cost, just time. And getting outside might be just the thing you need.
So grab yourself a fresh brew and sit down for another episode of Through The Ruth.
Ruth xoxo
Feb 22, 2026
11 min

Feb 15, 2026
At Home In A Healthy Body
Feb 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2026
22 min
Join me for another episode of Through The Ruth, where today I share my secrets to my personal journey of getting healthy again.
This one is a little different than past episodes to date as I want to expand your thoughts not beyond the walls we call home, but to take you deep inside.... Inside our Bodies!
Feeling 'At Home' within the body we are given, and how can we make the vessel that homes our minds as best as it can be. We think of a spring clean or New Yrs Resolution as our surroundings, but what about the home we were given minds to reside in our whole life, and how can we make just little changes to get the ball rolling towards big change if we are not happy with it?
Hope you like this episode, feel free to let me know what topics you want covered in future episodes too!
Ruth.
Feb 15, 2026
22 min

Feb 9, 2026
Season Two Episode 5 - Home Is Never Alone
Feb 9, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
11 min
When you make your home environment exactly what you need it to be, you are never alone.
In this episode, we cover How to stay grounded, creating an environment for right now, identifying what is important to you, and hit repeat.
Whether you own or rent, you have a right to settle in and make your home what you need it to be - especially as a tenant. You don't need to live like everything lacks permanency. There are 'rent friendly' ideas you can use to create your home that you need.
So put on the kettle, and join us for another episode to help you enjoy the life your living by getting to the heart of home!
Feb 9, 2026
11 min









