I was asked a thought-provoking question in a group I’m part of this week: What would your younger self be most proud of you for? (Don’t worry about the grammar here, folks, go with the intent!) My immediate answer was: “That I can be myself. Fully and wholly myself. And I've stopped giving one fuck about what other people think of me, my actions, my appearance, any of it...” I had to pause and recognize that for a minute. This is big. And, possibly more importantly, it’s true. There are, of...
5 days ago • 2 min read
I received many emails yesterday from people feeling bad because they can't afford to buy anything right now. I want to say I'm truly sorry if my message caused any pressure. That was never my intention. It was more of a "if you were thinking of it, please feel free to buy now because it will really help!" 💖 Please don't feel guilty if you can't support me financially, now or ever. You can still do Brigid's work in the world. And you can help by spreading the word about my blog and school to...
11 days ago • 1 min read
I hope everyone is well this fine April morning. The weather here in Ireland is a little bit greyer than it was last week, but still fine enough. I'm back to work today after taking a few days to look after my darlin husband last week. He had his pacemaker changed out on Wednesday and is on limited activity for a while to allow things to heal up. Which is is not frustrated by at all... 🙄(he is extremely frustrated, by the way and is very fed up at having to ask for everything to be done for...
12 days ago • 2 min read
This week's post on the blog is a checklist to help you choose the right spiritual coach for you. I appreciate that I'm not for everyone. Honestly, I get it. I'm what my Nana used to call a "strong personality" and frankly, that can be a complete turn off for some people. That's ok - there will be other people out there for you, if that's the case. If I am for you though, I have some exciting news! Well, 2 bits of exciting news. 1) I got so much reaction to my last few emails that I'm opening...
19 days ago • 2 min read
This week's blog post was describing some things that coaching isn't. And I got a fair few responses to it. Mostly along the lines of "I don't think coaching is for me". 😊 You know yourself better than anyone else, and I trust you to know what's best for you. But I want you to consider a few things: 🤔 Who do you think coaching is for? I used to think it was just for executives and senior managers. But I completely overlooked the number of "ordinary" people who use coaches. Whether it's for...
24 days ago • 1 min read
On Saturday, I finished up the Brigid for Writers series I was doing with Courtney Weber. We had a great time and we are definitely going to be working together again. I really enjoyed it. (Fair warning though, even aside from my political views, it is really looking unsafe for any tourist in the US right now, so my decree that I will not set foot in the place voluntarily right now is only getting stronger!) But Courtney asked me a question at the end that stopped me a bit - she asked what...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
It's rare I go this long without emailing ye any more. Some of ye may be thinking it's rare ye get a break at all these days (if that's you, there's a button to unsubscribe down below, seriously, you won't offend me!) But I needed the rest. And I'm coming back feeling more energetic, with more ideas and more thoughts than usual. Want to more know? Developing some new ideas around Brigid's Path to make it more affordable and available to people Working on the book (I know, I swear, it's still...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
I've had a lot of emails over the last few days asking if I'm ok. I absolutely am. I had to go for a colonoscopy yesterday, which meant things were a little upset. There was a chance it would indicate some scary things like cancer, so, yes, I was very worried. But it turned out all right. There were a few small things taken care of, but the consultant is happy, my doctor is happy, all is well. So, thank you all for your concern, I really appreciate it. Things will be slower here in the Forge...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Surprising everyone, including myself, I have the slides ready for tomorrow night. The first night of the 4 week course, Brigid for Writers, I'm running with Courtney Weber. I can't wait. I have such high excitement on this. Such high excitement! (OK that could also be attributed to the fact that the sun is out and I'm heading off to Galway to see the niece tomorrow as well. So there may be a guest star at the course as well...) But I can't wait. For the first week, we're looking at the...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read