Bridget Gates

BRAIN INJURY RECOVERY COACHING

You Are Not Broken. You Are Rebuilding.

One-to-one coaching for survivors of traumatic and acquired brain injury, and the families who love them — led by a certified life coach who lives with a TBI herself.

A free, no-pressure 30-minute call. No obligation, just clarity.

Certified Life Coach · Master’s Degree in Social Work · Brain Injury Survivor · Keynote Speaker

FREE GUIDE

The Resilience Reset

Five grounded practices for the days recovery feels impossible — written by a brain injury recovery coach who has lived every one of them.

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About Bridget

A Coach Who Has Lived What You're Living

Thirty-nine years ago, a childhood car accident led doctors to discover a brain aneurysm Bridget didn’t know she had. Emergency surgery, a coma, and months of relearning to walk and talk followed. Today, she lives with a TBI, a right-sided disability, and a seizure disorder — and she has built her life’s work around helping other survivors do the same.

How I Can Help

Three Ways I Walk Alongside You

I Coach

One-to-one coaching for brain injury survivors who are ready to reclaim their identity, confidence, and sense of purpose.

I Speak

Keynote talks that bring professional training and lived experience together, offering audiences a message of resilience and hard-won hope.

I Support

Guidance for the family members and caregivers who are carrying the weight of someone else's recovery, often without support of their own.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Bridget works with survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and acquired brain injury (ABI) who are ready to rebuild identity, confidence, and purpose after injury. She also supports the family members and caregivers who are walking through recovery alongside them.

Bridget is a certified life coach with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in social work, and dual coaching certifications — and she lives with a TBI, a right-sided disability, and a seizure disorder herself. She coaches from lived experience, not just training.

Rooted & Rising is Bridget’s four-pillar coaching framework: Root, Rise, Reclaim, and Rebuild. It guides clients from steadying themselves after injury, through reconnecting with their strength, to reclaiming their identity, and rebuilding a life that feels purposeful again.

A Clarity Call is a free, no-pressure 30-minute conversation with Bridget to talk about where you are, what you’re carrying, and whether one-to-one coaching is a good fit. There is no obligation to continue afterward.

Yes. Bridget offers dedicated support for family members and caregivers, who often carry grief, burnout, guilt, and a lost sense of identity while caring for a loved one recovering from brain injury.

Yes. Bridget is available as a keynote speaker for organizations, conferences, and events, bringing both professional training and lived experience to topics of resilience, identity, and recovery.

The first step is booking a free Clarity Call. It’s a relaxed 30-minute conversation to see where you are and whether coaching is the right next step for you.

Ready for a Little Clarity?

One free 30-minute conversation. No pressure, no obligation — just a chance to be heard.

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