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Bridgeen
Sep 34 min read
Does getting older mean you get angrier?!
Interesting question! I’ve just turned 50 (in July) so there’s no doubt about it, I’m getting older. One of the birthday presents a...
Bridgeen
Sep 12 min read
Beginning Anew
September is the perfect time to start again, harness that ‘back to school feeling’ to create positive change in your life.
Bridgeen
Aug 234 min read
Embracing Self-Compassion: The Key to Inner Peace and Well-being
In a world where we're often our harshest critics, cultivating self-compassion can be transformative. It’s about learning to treat...
Bridgeen
Apr 172 min read
It’s been 12 years since Thay was in Belfast…
On this day 17 April 2012 my beloved and revered teacher the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hahn (Thay) was in my home town of Belfast...
Bridgeen
Jun 25, 20234 min read
Bridgeen’s top 10 Tips on Mindful Parenting
Following the interest in my Belfast Telegraph parenting article about being an older mum , I thought I would share a bit about my...
Bridgeen
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Love for Türkiye
This is me and my wee Turkish baby Bediha (Beddy – in matching dresses) with our Turkish family in Altinkum, Türkiye back in October...
Bridgeen
Jan 8, 20233 min read
Final Whiteabbey Mindful Walk, in memory of Thay
My teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, passed away on 22 January 2022. A week later I held a mindful walk in Whiteabbey, to commemorate...
Bridgeen
Aug 12, 20225 min read
5 things I should’ve shared at the Women in Business Pizza and Prosecco evening…
On Wednesday 10 August 2022 my good friend Lorraine Acheson called me and asked if I’d be ok to give a talk at the Women in Business ...
Bridgeen
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Is this old now? :)
I just want to share pics of my baby every days she’s such a wee star! it was my birthday on Friday the 8 July and we had a lovely family...
Bridgeen
Feb 6, 20221 min read
Spring Chicken
My wee Beddy boo is 8 months old tomorrow and never have I seen such joy than that which comes from her, she loves to play and have fun....
Bridgeen
Jan 25, 20228 min read
Thich Nhat Hanh continues beautifully
Thay and myself outside his Upper Hamlet hut during the 2009 21 day retreat Dear Thay, my teacher, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh died...
Bridgeen
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Beddy is here!
Did you know I had a baby on 7 June 2021? An everyday event but for me it was HUGE. She is the most amazing creature ever! So cute!...
Bridgeen
Mar 21, 20213 min read
Celebrating one year of zooming…
Thursday 19 March 2020 was my FIRST ever online zoom mindfulness class. Little did any of us know that we’d still be zooming exactly one...
Bridgeen
Mar 18, 20211 min read
I’m expecting a baby :)
Buddy’s gonna be a big brother! 🐶 Right now he’s my number one baby I told him his sibling was coming soon and he ran to the window and...
Bridgeen
Mar 14, 20212 min read
They call it puppy love…
For Valentine’s Day 2021 I put the a pic of my hubby and my puppy up on Instagram (click the link to see the pic), basically a wee...
Bridgeen
Jan 9, 20214 min read
Have you been lazy enough today?
So it’s been a year. I don’t need to tell you. But to shift to something positive lets reflect on some of the good things that came out...
Bridgeen
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Guest on Cate Conway’s podcast on grief
I was honoured to be interviewed by the gorgeous @radio.cate for her NEW podcast. 🔊📡Cate is doing the podcast in response to the...
Bridgeen
Aug 11, 20205 min read
Blooming of a Lotus course -Reflections on week 4, day 2 meditation: Looking deeply, healing
I have experienced a lot of physical pain. Everyone has. We all have our own challenges. Pain is part of being human. From I was a baby I...
Bridgeen
May 20, 20205 min read
Why kindness matters for our mental health
It’s mental health awareness week 2020, the theme this year is ‘kindness’ and I’ve just been asked to go to the BBC Radio Ulster...
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