Hi, I’m Bridget, allow me to share some pieces of my life that I used to uncover the healer that I am today.
Like most of us, I was raised amongst all kinds of abuse, toxicity and darkness, not enough to ruin me, just enough to get well accustomed to life’s shadows. My father was an important figure for me growing up, he was so grounded, often making jokes and keeping things light and was my stable, calm rock amongst many challenges. As a young adult I partnered up with characters who were unlike my father but reflected the challenges in my childhood. In my third relationship I woke up deep in this cycle, partnered with a psychopath.
I finally saw darkness, it masqueraded as anything but, I got safe and threw myself into devotion to self, healing and seeking light.
I began on my knees, with literally nothing bar my life endangered, 2 precious children, disconnected from my family and from myself plus the conclusion that my human self had absolutely no idea how to navigate life. I looked up and announced, this is not what I had planned, clearly I have no idea how to ‘do life’, tell me what to do, I’ll do whatever you ask. In that moment I handed my world over to a presence that I had little relationship with but felt could guide me 100% better that I could alone.
What followed was an undeniable string of synchronistic divine interventions which called to me to take serious major risks.
I took all of the risks without delay which worked out far better than my human mind could have ever coordinated. Looking back, this gave me my power back, as I continued to land on my feet, shocked but safe, supported, with everything I needed. I finally knew what I was capable of and how to move in this world, not solely from my mind, but in partnership with the greater whole.
Over the following years I continued to live surrendered, totally guided and devoted to my healing which included attending many years as a client in a range of professional therapies, spiritual healing sessions and natural modalities along with lots of nature time and exploring my own innate healing power. Subsequently I unravelled my childhood, released false programming, broke generational patterns, connected within (and beyond) and uncovered and embodied an expanding authentic alignment.
Looking back, even as a little girl raised with zero religion or spirituality, I was aware of a presence far more greater than myself.
I remember regularly closing my eyes and feeling myself as energy. I would say my name and bring myself into a moment of self awareness. I liked the buzz this gave me as I felt myself energetically everywhere. While I practiced this often to alleviate the darkness I was experiencing growing up, I now know I was very much clearing my energetics and connecting to a higher source.
My healing began in my 20’s with physical detoxing, familiar to me thanks to my mother who raised me with all kinds of natural health practices following on from her mother. I found further healing studying a Bachelor in Visual Art and Sociology and developed an arts career where I became known, paid professionally and exhibited nationally. My artworks allowed me to express that which was within, they were rebellious, feminist and questioned society as a whole however around six years into my career I felt more and more disconnected and irritated by the art world’s ego, so I took a break to travel Australia with who I thought was my knight in shining armour. As previously mentioned this turned out to be a highly abusive relationship with an incredibly charismatic, psychopathic, master manipulator in which slowly I lost everything, at the very least, my arts career.
He put darkness in my face but later I used this to find my light.
I escaped to face an ongoing aftermath from connecting with such a character. In the years following my life was both rich in serious challenges yet also rich in fate and synchronicity. One example was being unexpectedly awarded 100% custody of our son in the midst of child custody court cases he pursued. I had no substantial evidence against him and sadly I knew he didn’t want custody for sane reasons. My lawyer had said prepare yourself, he will get shared custody, likely as supervised visits. I realised how big this was and the effect this would have on our family. I also realised I could not control the situation and that the system was not going to protect us. I realised it was crucial to let fear go and to refrain from feeding the situation any lower energies. So I engaged very little with others about it and would go to court on my own in unfounded faith and trust. In any moment in which I found myself in any form of fear, I would stop and hand the situation over, seeing my son completely surrounded in light. Then one hearing, which was far from intentionally the last, he turned up via phone without his lawyer, representing himself and proceeded to rudely argue with the judge about everything starting with refusing to address him as your honour. Finally the judge abruptly slammed down his hammer and yelled “Enough, 100% custody to the mother, case closed!” I walked out in tears and with a clear knowing that we were protected, as this was far from the first serious close call.
Challenges continued with him working hard to locate me, then intimidating and threatening me in which authorities said they could do nothing about until ‘something happened‘. I refused for us to be his victims. I knew he was dangerous and had happened upon statistics that in Australia, one woman is murdered every week by a current or former partner. There were many signs and synchronicities pointing to take this seriously. So I bravely took our lives into my own hands, trusted my gut and made a bold move. Overnight I completely disconnected from our life, where I had grown up and made solid roots. I told very few we were leaving and even less where we were going. I asked a close friend who would benefit if she would pack up my house rental, in return she could have everything and donate anything else to the local women’s shelter. I had lost everything years prior when I first left him so it was easy this time as I saw it going into good hands plus I had time to pack our essentials. Then I said to my kids… “who wants to go on an adventure..”, both excited I told them to pack there favourite things, we have one backpack and one suitcase each as long as you can carry it by yourself. My daughter was 6 and my son nearly 3.. we were quite a site.
They had their suitcase’s packed with toys, lego, drawings, clothes and a holiday attitude.. I had my suitcase packed with my whole life and an attitude of survival.
In the morning, hardly slept with my life in a suitcase, no solid plan, financially unprepared with four hundred dollars in the bank and a roll of cash from a concerned friend, my kids and I boarded a 25hr train south to Brisbane. I knew I wanted to go to Tasmania but I didn’t know how I was going to get there, yet Brisbane was in the right direction and I had an undeniable feeling that this will somehow work out. Only a few hours into the trip, a domestic violence service I had been talking with contacted me with an unexpected string of events that led to ‘making me a special exception‘. “We don’t normally do this”, the lady said, “but we can book and fund your flights straight to Tasmania”. So the very next day I stood completely mind blown in Hobart, Tasmania, still with my roll of cash and $400 in the bank. I remember deeply inhaling the incredible fresh air, knowing not one person there yet feeling fantastic. Synchronistic blessings rolled in one after another, I kept lining up with everything and everyone we needed in circumstances that still amaze me. I changed our names immediately and created a whole new life in which we have been safe ever since. For many years I spoke of this to no one, yet I am now able to share, as I have learnt that he, my sons father, mentally unwell and completely disconnected, has been killed in a car accident.
Ten years after loosing pretty much everything.. twice, I began a new career path and pursued a Certification as a Holistic Health Coach.
In my 30’s and safe haven in Tasmania, I studied Health Coaching with a non-government institution based in New York, the Institution of Integrative Nutrition. I found immense value in Gut Health, healing many of my long term physical health challenges and passionately shared this with others in workshops and a business Wild For Wellness reaching hundreds of people across Australia guiding them not just in gut health, but inspiring all kinds of physical health and self healing empowerment.
More recently in my 40’s the call inwards again arrived but to explore, develop, grow and expand my connection above and beyond. I was asked to take my guidance and spiritual self seriously. So I did, I just kept showing up and committed to daily meditation and regular spiritual practices, doing spiritually as I was guided and trusting and expanding my intuitive skills.
I was quickly guided to share my healing, clear connection and ability to see, hear and know intuitively with ease with others.
One day while walking past my local spiritual health clinic, I heard the intuitive call to walk straight in and enquire about offering my services. I was shocked, I couldn’t have been more unprepared and wasn’t at all clear what I was offering, but I knew to follow my guidance, so reluctantly I went in. I told the lady at the desk I’d had a spiritual awakening and was guided to offer sessions that combined aromatherapy massage with intuitive messages. She happened to be the clinic psychic and owner, she looked me up and down, as if to psychically read me, then invited me to join and work at the clinic and begin with a session on her!
“Bridget creates a healing space that holds you in perfect Love. I felt completely safe, nurtured and cared for. The beautiful energy that Bridget works with is powerful and clearly from divine Source… The healing helped to clear fear-based blocks that I had held for a long time, allowing me to feel more confidence in my work. Thank you so much Bridget.”
Kathy, Earth Mother, Cygnet Tasmania
Five years later, I am still offering intuitive healing work, still completely as guided and it is obvious to me, and others, that this work is coming through me from a pure high source. I feel my actual work is to remain surrendered, follow my guidance and maintain physical health for a connected human vessel so I can continue to receive and give form to what comes through that is in alignment and of light. It is now so abundantly clear that my entire life has been the ideal training ground for this work that I can do today.
In addition to this work, I am happily part-time employed at Lotus Tree, a very large and dynamic spiritual retail store in Hobart, Tasmania. My 2 children are now blossoming teenagers, I am so proud of who they are growing into. We love Tasmania and prefer living rurally, simply and close to nature and all adore our gorgeous older white fluffy dog. Like most, our everyday is never dull, yet we see the overall harmony and appreciate and lean on it along the way.