I'm dedicated to helping women in particular develop their spiritual path in life. I'm focused heavily on Brigid in Ireland, although not all my followers are! I teach, speak, coach and mentor people to help them along their own individual path, based on what lore we have, but also allowing for each individual path to develop as it needs to.
🧛 Menopause - and we're on the track!
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I know, another extra email. But many of you were interested in my menopause journey last time, so I thought ye might have an interested in yesterday's nurse visit. Yesterday was my second visit to the nurse at the menopause clinic in my gp's practice. This was with a nurse practitioner - for those who don't know this is a nurse who has undergone extra training and qualifications to be allowed to prescribe some medicines. Again a thoroughly positive experience. Some key highlights:
All in all, it felt like a supportive, helpful appointment. I was listened to. I was heard. It felt good. And honestly - I know this is how all experiences with medical staff should go, but it's really not the case, particularly if you're female, fat, older, etc, etc, etc. And let's not even get into the people who have chronic conditions, particularly the poorly understood ones... (Check out this link if you want a funny video on this whole topic) But there are positive encouraging practitioners out there. They do exist. Keep hope alive. And no - no major changes overnight, but I'm on the gel and I will let ye know how it goes. Bríd libh Órlagh P. S. enrolment for Awakening the Flame is now open, check out the details here and the payment plan here. Check out the links below: Website |
Hi, I'm Orlagh, of Brigid's Forge
I'm dedicated to helping women in particular develop their spiritual path in life. I'm focused heavily on Brigid in Ireland, although not all my followers are! I teach, speak, coach and mentor people to help them along their own individual path, based on what lore we have, but also allowing for each individual path to develop as it needs to.
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