Aug 6, 2026
21 min
Imposter Syndrome Tried To Win But She Wrote Anyway, with Brigid Kennedy
A 2 a.m. dream sounds like the kind of story you file under “interesting” and move on. Brigid Kennedy didn’t. She woke up, made coffee, and started writing, even though she was a musician, a mom, and not “trained” to be a novelist. That single night became the start of a body-deep yes, one that eventually led to multiple books, a novella series, and The Lost City of Incan Gold, a story rooted in family history, immigrant traditions, and the ache of unanswered questions.
We talk about what a real calling actually feels like when it arrives quietly, without a five-step plan or a perfect sign. Brigid shares why busy, capable people dismiss the thing that keeps coming back, and how imposter syndrome can masquerade as being practical, especially when you’re starting over later in life. We also get honest about the day-to-day cost of postponing: the “hole” that forms when you know you’re not doing what you came here to do, and how that unfinished truth can shadow your mental and emotional wellbeing.
Along the way, Brigid explains how writing became a gift for her teenage daughter, preserving a family legacy spanning Ireland and Peru and helping bring healing around a great-grandfather’s disappearance in the Amazon. If you’ve been waiting to feel ready, you’ll leave with a grounded starting point: begin before you’re ready, take one step, and let the work teach you who you’re becoming. Listen, then subscribe, share with a friend who needs a nudge, and leave a review with one sentence: what’s the quiet calling you can’t shake?
Connect With the Guest:
Book: Lost, The Lost City of Incan Gold (Amazon, Barnes & Noble)
Website: BrigidKennedyBooks.com
YouTube: Brigid Kennedy Books
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