Hello, hello!

Welcome to episode 5 of Suspending Disbelief: The Next Chapter!

Yes, I'm still standing... it's been almost two months, but listen to this one with a trigger warning (physical violence, young person's death, mental health, physical health, and goddess knows what else!)

The #1 thing that is working right now for me is trust. Which really just amounts to Suspending Disbelief. With everything being thrown my way this year, I haven't been able to work almost at all, but we haven't lost our home, and myself and my children are all safe and relatively healthy.

I am so grateful, and I guess that would be the #2 thing that works... gratitude is always there to be found if you look for it.

#3 is fur babies... which I forgot to mention, we got three more (bunnies). But soft, furry snuggles are an epic solution to nervous system and emotional struggles, of which there have been many.

Comment what your takeaways are this month, pretend I didn't skip a whole month (ha!), and definitely let me know if you are on the Suspending Disbelief train!

🎶WOO WOOOOO ALL ABOARD🎶!

The podcast and the written posts will remain part of the free subscription. (If you want to be notified of all new episodes and posts, make sure you’re subscribed!)

BUT: I will be opening up the paid subscription for just $5/month for anyone who wants to be a part of the chat and share their stories privately with others who are on the train, actively suspending disbelief, working towards a specific goal/manifestation.

Pick a free or paid subscription today!

You can let us all know in the chat - what are the parameters of your experiment in Suspending Disbelief this year?

Make sure you’re subscribed and reading the weekly posts on Substack for much more in depth details of the progress as it’s happening; it helps to not feel alone on the journey.

And that’s what I’ve got for you this month, so I will talk to you all again next month!

XO

Bri

Hello, hello!

Welcome to episode 4 of Suspending Disbelief: The Next Chapter!

This month’s episode is short, not that sweet, but fully honest and raw, as always. If you want to know more about what I have been up to, go check out The Simplified Year on Substack!

I will talk to you all again next month!

XO

Bri

Hello, hello!

Welcome to episode 3 of Suspending Disbelief: The Next Chapter!

It was, to be perfectly honest, another rough month. And saying that makes me want to cry a little, because I am so ready for things to get easier.

The first week of summer without my kids wasn’t much better ither; I needed a total energy reset, was hitting burnout, and wound up getting a physical and mental reckoning from years of built up trauma, instead of all the lovely work I hoped to accomplish!

So I’m leaning into the universe works in the 11th hour. I’m still standing, even though it’s been a rough month. I’m not going anywhere but I kept this episode short, and may not be doing weekly posts over the summer while the kids are home.

That’s it this time.

Comment what your takeaways are, and definitely let me know if you are on the Suspending Disbelief train!

The podcast and the written posts will remain part of the free subscription. (If you want to be notified of all new episodes and posts, make sure you’re subscribed!)

BUT: I will be opening up the paid subscription for just $5/month for anyone who wants to be a part of the chat and share their stories privately with others who are on the train, actively suspending disbelief, working towards a specific goal/manifestation.

Pick a free or paid subscription today!

You can let us all know in the chat - what are the parameters of your experiment in Suspending Disbelief this year?

Make sure you’re subscribed and reading the weekly posts on Substack for much more in depth details of the progress as it’s happening; it helps to not feel alone on the journey.

And that’s what I’ve got for you this month, so I will talk to you all again next month!

XO

Bri

In this episode, Bri explores presence in motherhood. What moments are we missing behind the screen? What messages are we unconsciously sending to our children with every scroll, captured moment, and half-distracted yes?

This isn’t a self shaming episode, it’s about focus and a returning to intention and presence in our lives.

Returning to the primal knowing that we are the rhythm keepers of our homes.

That how we use our screens matters, not just for our own productivity or peace, but for the small watching eyes who learn how to relate, and how to be, just by watching how we show up.

Through a mix of spiritual guidance, deep truths, and simple digital decluttering practices, Bri invites you into a gentler relationship with technology. One that prioritizes attunement over addiction, meaning over metrics, and memory over perfection.

This is your gentle nudge that you’re allowed to let go.

You’re allowed to begin again.

And your children don’t need a perfect mother, just one who is here.

This month Bri also covers the topics we will touch on this month in the Simplified Year Rhythm posts, and dives into what content you’re consuming, to round it all off.

This month, we’re focused on Digital Clutter. We’re clearing out all the files, attachments, photos and apps that are slowing us down, slowing down our devices and holding us back, as well as costing us money.

Septembers Rhythm Posts:

You can start wherever you need to, or follow these in order. Each month we have a ‘Focus Post’; an overview of the month:

September’s Focus - Digital Clutter

Then there are four weekly/part breakdowns of that monthly focus, which include why for the focus, some mindset shifts, habits to build that change everything, stories as medicine from my own journey, as well as the steps to take - i.e. what to declutter!

September Part/Week One - Digital Storage You Pay For

September Part/Week Two - Hard Drive Folders and Phone Apps

September Part/Week Three - Digital Photos

September Part/Week Four - Catch up week

To round it out and so you aren’t alone on your journey, share your wins and your struggles in our private community chat threads for each monthly focus:

September’s private chat thread

Remember, whether you’re doing this in rhythm with us, or whether you hopped in at this point because something just recently (or not so recently) stopped functioning the way you need it to, and it was your ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ - you are right where you need to be!

X

Bri

P.S. Let me know how this monthly episode landed in the comments, and don’t forget to give me some love and click that heart and/or share so I can help more people like you to simplify their lives!

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In times of recession, hardship, etc. it is even more important than usual to look and know where you stand, financially. Trust me, I know… because I avoided it for years too. Whether you’re feeling the world economy right now in your wallet and accounts or not, a yearly reset of your finances is just plain smart!

This month inside The Simplified Year, we’re diving into the deeply charged waters of money: finances, subscriptions, expenses, and especially the patterns we carry around them. In this short but powerful episode, I crack open the shame so many women carry when it comes to money management, overspending, and avoidance… and reframe financial clarity as a sacred act of self-trust and sovereignty.

With a blend of practical guidance and soulful perspective, this is your gentle but firm nudge to stop flinching at your numbers—and start facing them with compassion, presence, and clarity.

You don’t have to do it all at once. But you do have to start.

Breathe deep, press play, and take it one sacred step forward at a time.

August Rhythm Posts:

You can start wherever you need to, or follow these in order. Each month we have a ‘Focus Post’; an overview of the month:

August Focus - Money Month! (Finances, Subscriptions & Expenses)

Then there are four weekly/part breakdowns of that monthly focus, which include why for the focus, some mindset shifts, habits to build that change everything, stories as medicine from my own journey, as well as the steps to take - i.e. what to declutter!

August Part/Week One - Subscriptions

August Part/Week Two - Expenses

August Part/Week Three - Money-Related Paperwork

August Part/Week Four - Financial Simplicity

To round it out and so you aren’t alone on your journey, share your wins and your struggles in our private community chat threads for each monthly focus:

August’s private chat thread

Remember, whether you’re doing this in rhythm with us, or whether you hopped in at this point because something just recently (or not so recently) stopped functioning the way you need it to, and it was your ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ - you are right where you need to be!

X

Bri

P.S. Let me know how this monthly episode landed in the comments, and don’t forget to give me some love and click that heart and/or share so I can help more people like you to simplify their lives!