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...
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Bridgeen
- Sep 1
- 2 min
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 23
- 4 min
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 17
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 5 min
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...
Bridgeen
- Mar 25, 2020
- 7 min
A mindful approach to COVID-19. My top tips for dealing with the Global Pandemic as featured on the
If your feel fearful, anxious or panicky at this time of a global pandemic – just know this means you are totally normal and human. It’s...
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