Ep. 1080 – Escaping the “Not Enough” Mindset to Become an Award-Winning Author with Bridget Budd

About this episode

Bridget Budd discusses her journey from corporate overachiever to award-winning author and the healing power of writing fiction.

“We don't get curious about ourselves and go, oh, that's interesting. Why do I do that? Why do I have this belief? Why do I have this pattern or this behavior? And I think when we start questioning that, and we start questioning that lens, like a whole different world opens up.” – Bridget Budd Today’s featured author is a wife, trauma-informed storyteller, board-certified health coach, former corporate overachiever, speaker, and Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Bridget Budd. Bridget and I had a fun on a bun chat about her first book, “Behind The Mirror”, how writing fiction became a powerful healing tool, confronting deep-seated beliefs, and more! Key Things You’ll Learn: What inspired Bridget to leave her corporate career and eventually publish her 1 st novel How the mind creates distorted beliefs How writing became a healing process for her and why she chose fiction to explore her experiences and emotional DNA What helped Bridget shed the "Not Good Enough" Lens The benefit of pursuing an intense yoga certification. Even if you don’t plan to teach yoga. Bridget’s Site: https://bridgetbudd.com/ Bridget’s Book: https://a.co/d/00YWUicK The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic…

People in this episode

Host: Dom Brightmon

Guest: Bridget Budd

Topics covered

• mindset
• writing
• healing
• self-discovery
• yoga
• personal growth

Keywords

• mindset
• writing
• healing
• self-discovery
• yoga
• beliefs
• fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kundalini Yoga

Books & works: Behind The Mirror

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