Brenda Ridgley
Betrayed
You shared something personal that may have been a hurt, or a fear, or a regret, and your confidant did not keep the secret. You felt...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Making Friends After 40
For many of us, making friends can be a challenge at any age. But as we get older, the task of making friends can seem even more...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jan 2
- 3 min
2023 Friendship Resolution
Happy New Year Inner Circle! For years, every January I would lay out extravagant plans to "fix" things that I perceived weren't working...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
What's Missing Here?
This week I had the opportunity to kill some time between appointments and I always love doing a little “treasure hunting” at local...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
Now THIS is Empty Nesting!
Bag the "Empty" and Emerge into your Next Chapter! Why is it that (generally speaking) we think of Empty Nesters as senior citizens or...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Bullseye of the Friendship Target is YOU!
For my book, Lady and the Tribe, How to Create Empowering Friendship Circles, I researched relationships and with the data created my own...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Hug the MOM of a High School Senior
This time of year brings up “stuff” for me. May 8th is Mother’s Day and I find it a little ironic that April and May can be the most...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Apr 25, 2022
- 3 min
Reconnect, Reclaim and Relaunch!
♫♪ Name that Tune ♪♫ ♪♫• Here’s a story ♫•*¨*•.¸ of a gal named Brenda •*¨*•♫♪, who was bringing up two very lovely kids. ♫♪ Both of...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Feb 9, 2022
- 5 min
Ladies! Start your Galentine's Day Tradition! 😍
February truly is the month of love and Galentine’s Day on February 13 fits right in. We are quick to shower our partners with cards,...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jan 4, 2022
- 5 min
The Friendship Resolution
Are you fed-up, sick and tired, and otherwise OVER our recent era of social isolation? Do you feel detached from real relationships with...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Trust Factor
“What is the most pointless advice that women are given?” This is a question I was asked in an interview at a stop on a Book Blog Tour...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Nov 5, 2021
- 4 min
Adios Comfort Zone!
Creating meaningful relationships and building a Tribe first requires that you put more focus on YOU the leader of your Tribe! Today I...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
YOU Need a Girls Weekend!
Have you or a girlfriend ever said, “We should totally plan a girl’s trip to ________!” Have you done it yet? What is stopping you? ...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Sep 16, 2021
- 4 min
Hey Soul Sister!
We all have important friendships that we don’t have access to on a regular basis. These women would most likely be members of our Tribe...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Family YOU Choose
The phrase “the family you choose” became popular among the LGBTQ community decades ago as they began to share their gender preferences...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Lady and the Tribe
Women are givers. Many give so much to their families and careers and after years of doing so they no longer have an identity outside of...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Jun 28, 2021
- 2 min
The Prize is in the Process
Have you ever done something crazy? As I write this, I am one week away from an event I have been preparing for since October of 2020. ...
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Brenda Ridgley
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
~Finding Friends~
How does one make new friends since the origin and impact of social distancing? “We create our future self by default or design.” ~...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Desperately Seeking Girlfriends
Loneliness and the feeling of being disconnected has become an epidemic. In our globally connected world, how is it possible for anyone...
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Brenda Ridgley
- Mar 10, 2021
- 4 min
Find Your Tribe
Can I ask you a personal question? How many close friendships do you currently have? When I say “close” I am asking, how many friends...
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Brenda Ridgley
Betrayed
You shared something personal that may have been a hurt, or a fear, or a regret, and your confidant did not keep the secret. You felt...
Brenda Ridgley
Making Friends After 40
For many of us, making friends can be a challenge at any age. But as we get older, the task of making friends can seem even more...
Brenda Ridgley
2023 Friendship Resolution
Happy New Year Inner Circle! For years, every January I would lay out extravagant plans to "fix" things that I perceived weren't working...
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