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Brenda Ridgley is a Mindvalley certified women’s midlife coach, award winning bestselling author, speaker, retreat leader and girlfriend guru who loves helping women ignite their purpose. Her mission is to support women through life transitions and help them connect to their passions, purpose, and people. Through her coaching, workshops, retreats, and the Find Your Lady Tribe Podcast, Brenda helps women connect and communicate with respect, love, and trust.
Connection ~ Women's friendships and building a Tribe of support with deep meaningful relationships.
I often tell the story of my lowest point, when I was completely spent emotionally and spiritually, and the only relationships I frequently "needed" something from me. One day I was driving my kids home from school, once we dropped of the carpool they started bickering in the back. I share how I pulled the car over and blew up at my kids with profanity. I said some terrible things. All my inner garbage had just come out all over the two people I care about the most, the two people I was living for.
I was embarrassed, cried, and eventually calmed down and apologized, but that was the moment I knew something had to change.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but over the past decade or so, I had given away and let go of everything that brought me joy outside of my family unit, and I didn’t have anyone else in my life who really knew ME. I was lost, no longer taking care of my own mind, body and spirit.
When I became a mother, I let myself go. No I don't mean the weight gain, makeup-free, yoga pants 7 days a week.... although that also happened. Over a 15-year period I poured myself into my roles as wife, mother and professional and I "let go" of my own interests, activities, friendships, and myself, everything that was unique to me. One day I realized I didn't recognize myself anymore. Who was I?
Over the next few years, I took a deep dive into self-discovery and found myself again as I reconnected to my passions, purpose and people. I not only found myself, I discovered many more untapped passions. It led me to write my first book, "Lady and the Tribe, How to Create Empowering Friendship Circles" and from there I continue to create the life of my dreams as an author, midlife women's coach, retreat leader and host of the Find Your Lady Tribe Podcast.
I often tell the story of my lowest point, when I was completely spent emotionally and spiritually, and the only relationships I frequently "needed" something from me. One day I was driving my kids home from school, once we dropped of the carpool they started bickering in the back. I share how I pulled the car over and blew up at my kids with profanity. I said some terrible things. All my inner garbage had just come out all over the two people I care about the most, the two people I was living for.
I was embarrassed, cried, and eventually calmed down and apologized, but that was the moment I knew something had to change.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but over the past decade or so, I had given away and let go of everything that brought me joy outside of my family unit, and I didn’t have anyone else in my life who really knew ME. I was lost, no longer taking care of my own mind, body and spirit.
When I became a mother, I let myself go. No I don't mean the weight gain, makeup-free, yoga pants 7 days a week.... although that also happened. Over a 15-year period I poured myself into my roles as wife, mother and professional and I "let go" of my own interests, activities, friendships, and myself, everything that was unique to me. One day I realized I didn't recognize myself anymore. Who was I?
Over the next few years, I took a deep dive into self-discovery and found myself again as I reconnected to my passions, purpose and people. I not only found myself, I discovered many more untapped passions. It led me to write my first book, "Lady and the Tribe, How to Create Empowering Friendship Circles" and from there I continue to create the life of my dreams as an author, midlife women's coach, retreat leader and host of the Find Your Lady Tribe Podcast.
