Bridget has a gift of using her creativity in ways that are therapeutic and empowering for herself and others. Her professional background is in early childhood education, and she has enjoyed many years of pre-school and junior primary teaching. She has also been part of writing teams, creating international, inter-denominational, age-graded Christian education lesson material, and she has published a novel for middle primary children. Over the past fifteen years, Bridget has moved from teaching, toward community development, focusing on her local community in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Her current employment involves supporting young mothers and their children impacted by domestic violence and homelessness. Bridget also volunteers with various community-building activities in her local community, and delights in spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren.