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Today we’d like to introduce you to Bridget Wyman.

Bridget, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
From living a ‘good’ life to pursuing my heart & passion & creating a life of freedom to be the best mother, wife & friend, while mentoring others to create the lifestyle they yearn for.

I am a small town girl who grew up on a farm in Iowa. I come from a family that was always incredibly supportive and we all worked very hard at everything we did from throwing hay bales in the field, to showing horses, to pitching for the softball team and of course always achieving the best grades we could (my twin brother and I were a little competitive in this department!) After graduating alongside my class of 52 students from Logan Magnolia high school in Logan, IA in May of 2006, I followed the typical path of going on to college. I received a scholarship to play softball at Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE and chose to study business which seemed like a no brainer to me. Throughout the first two years, I worked incredibly hard to stay on top of school and my very demanding softball schedule. After two amazing years, trips all across the country competing and hours upon hours of school work, I decided I was ready to take on a new adventure and transferred to Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames, IA. I graduated with a Bachelors in Business Marketing. While I was studying abroad in Ireland I accepted and secured a position as an Executive Team Leader for Target. This position taught me so much about myself and how to begin building a career. I loved that the company was focused on helping leaders work on their continued growth and provide them with many opportunities!

My next leap was a big move to Wisconsin to be with my fiance, who I had met at ISU! It was a difficult time in our economy so finding a job in a small town was rough and I went through some roller coasters of being laid off and then trying to find a new path. Eventually, I found my way into the school system and really enjoyed working with such a wide variety of peers and students as well. I felt so incredibly lucky for the opportunity and worked my way through many promotions into a role as the HR Director & Assistant School Business Manager.

Intertwined throughout these locations, career growth and the years A LOT of LIFE happened! From some of the happiest moments including marriage, a honeymoon, building our home, pregnancy, the birth of our first child, and so much more… To some of the darkest moments including loss, depression, surfacing of childhood traumas, therapy, infertility, and seasonal depression.

Come April of 2017, after a very long Wisconsin Winter, my husband and I took my sweet little valentine baby, Rowyn Elizabeth, on our first family vacation to Arizona. While on vacation we celebrated my 30th Birthday! Even though I have an exclamation point behind that celebration, it was not nearly as exciting as it should have been as I was more focused on degrading myself in so many areas of life. From not being thin enough, or fit enough, or successful enough, or happy enough, or feeling fulfilled with what life had granted me.

As I returned from vacation I thought to myself, ‘Bridget, you have the choice…the choice to take charge of this life you have been granted, or the choice to continue to throw yourself this pity party of not having enough, not being enough, and not loving enough! So, I made the choice! The choice to take charge of this life I have been granted. In May, I invested in MYSELF, I simply started with my fitness and nutrition. With that investment, I realized how lonely I had been feeling that I was actually quite lost as a mom and incredibly scared to admit that to the world, to my husband, and even to myself. I found a coach and community of women who I could be open with and 100% honest. I choose to quit hiding, to quit shaming, and to simply be unapologetically me.

By letting love and happiness flow through me it opened my eyes to a new world, to positivity, to forgiveness, self-love, abundance and joy. It brought a passion to life of connecting with other women, lifting them up, helping them see their strength, and guiding them to share their light with the rest of the world.

For almost two years, I pursued my passion alongside being a mom, wife and working full time as the HR Director and Assistant Business Manager at a small school district in Wisconsin. I was full of fear when I submitted my resignation for such an amazing career, I was anxious over the questions of so what are you doing now? Are you just going to be a stay-at-home mom?

Yet, I stayed focused on the dream I had for years! I focused on the fact that facing many fears has allowed me to create a business driven by my passion to help other women while also providing my family with time and financial freedom. I am filled with joy each time I connect with another woman and am able to help her move forward with her goals in life and business, and help her align with her true purpose.

Has it been a smooth road?
Struggles… I wouldn’t categorize these as obstacles as they are parts of my life that have given me strength and helped me grow. However, I have had several that at times, I was certain would derail me.

Honestly, I think the struggle with my internal critic has been and may continue to be the hardest. As an enneagram 3, I am an achiever. I love to be recognized, I love to be the best. This caused me to work myself so hard that time after time I was burnt out. Even when I did achieve something, I struggled allowing myself to celebrate it and instead would push myself to do even more.

The most recent struggle that I am slowly sharing with women to help spread awareness is my battle with postpartum depression and anxiety. I can hardly find the words to describe it. It is so incredibly scary! I struggled in silence for a while, telling myself what I was thinking and feeling was wrong, but being too scared to tell anyone as to what they may think of me. The first very vivid memory I have was in January of 2019, my daughter Indie Olivia was a little over three months old. Up until this point, I had felt amazing, there were actually times I thought it was crazy how happy I was. It was as if I was on a hormonal high that made me feel as though I could conquer anything thrown my way, it didn’t matter how much sleep I got, I was a super mom, my business was thriving, everything was pretty amazing in our life, until that night…

We were in a hotel room in Minneapolis, MN. We had just arrived for a business event and actually met friends for a celebratory glass of Champagne to celebrate a big goal I had attained at the end of 2018. The girls and Jonnie were fast asleep, I just finished getting myself ready for bed and I was exhausted, it had been a long few days of travel. As I walked towards the bed to crawl in I heard Indie begin to squirm and fuss. I felt like I was floating above it all, I had no desire to go to my baby’s side, why did I have to do this? That was the first of many moments where I felt completely disconnected from my sweet newborn baby. The disconnection continued to grow, I would go through each day as if they were simply motions my body had learned over the first three months. There were very few smiles, there was no singing, there was no excitement towards the coos. I simply checked off the tasks as if being a mother simply came with a daily to-do list that I slowly fulfilled.

Eventually, anger and sadness would surface. I began to put an even stronger focus on my fitness if a 20-minute workout that almost made me puke didn’t make me happy on endorphins I would add on another intense workout. Many days I found myself on the floor of my basement bawling after yet another workout. I felt hopeless! I continued to control my workouts and obsess over the control of my nutrition, neither helped. I nonchalantly would mention and cry a little to the pediatrician when we had a visit for Indie that maybe something was off. I still was obsessed with having control of the situation so I took steps towards everything I could control. First, I stopped breastfeeding, then I had my IUD removed out of pure paranoa. NOTHING HELPED! NOTHING CHANGED! I insisted something was wrong with me, I had blood work that showed I was incredibly healthy, I pushed for more blood work that found I was deficient in B12. I wanted to be my own cure, I said there is no way I will take medication.

One day I found myself hunched over on the nursery floor, I knew it was time, something was wrong and I no longer had the control. I called a good friend who had been open about her battles with postpartum depression. She answered the phone and I bawled. She held the space for me, she listened. She told me, ‘Medication does not define you, postpartum depression does not define you, you are navigating a time in life that is hard and you need help and that is okay!’ She helped me see that I was not alone, that I didn’t have to struggle alone, and that there was hope. My sweet Indie was now eight months old, I let go of my need for control, I called the OB office and said I need help, I have postpartum depression. I started medication.

I wish I could say that solved it all, but it’s still been a journey that is harder than I imagined. One that I continue to navigate. One that I am confident was placed in my life to help me grow and to be a voice for all the other women who have struggled alone, for all the women who have lost their lives to PPD, for all the women who will face this battle and need to know they are supported, they are loved, and there is a space for them to come out stronger.

We are all always stronger together!

We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
As a lifestyle blogger, I am an advocate for all women and mothers! I share my story to help inspire others to share theirs and to spread awareness around postpartum depression and anxiety and healthy living. My mission is to empower women to embrace their life and create a routine that brings them joy focusing on gratitude while also pursuing their true purpose in life.

I am known for my bright, vibrant, bubbly personality. With every interaction I have in life, I bring the intentions to spread light, love and happiness. I am open and honest and share everything on my heart, from some of the brightest moments to some of the darkest moments, however, through those dark moments I use them as a guide to share how there is strength in every struggle and we have the tools to overcome and come out stronger.

I love sharing my passion through public speaking and am very proud to begin taking steps towards empowering women through future retreats, events, virtual courses, and nutritional resources.

Is our city a good place to do what you do?
Arizona has provided me with so many amazing opportunities! I’ve met so many amazing people and have attended several incredible events. I think it’s a city that provides amazing potential for anyone looking to create an in-person business space. The majority of my work is virtual which is a blessing, yet I thrive with in-person interaction so I am thankful for both aspects!

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Laura Banken Photography, Amber Hopkins Photography, Emily Ness

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