Claire Wortley
Getting to know your inner critic.
Do you find that the minute you commit to a new task or job an inner voice chooses to tell you all the reasons why you won't succeed?
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Claire Wortley
Jan 7, 20231 min read
The Importance of a good hug.
what do hugs mean to you?
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Claire Wortley
Nov 19, 20225 min read
Do you have all the answers?
Let me take you back about 18 years. I was only a few years into a marriage and had relocated to Buckinghamshire. My friends and family...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 21, 20225 min read
Claire's Chair - come take a seat.
Training to heal It was over 11 years ago that I decided that maybe my path to wellness involved training to be a counsellor. I thought...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Me, a Mental Health First Aider?!
A what? To be honest I knew very little about the role of a Mental Health First Aider. When the role first started to appear I assumed...
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Claire Wortley
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Who is Maureen?
Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Are you STILL going on about Mental Health?
'Are you hoping it will make you famous or something? Why do you think people want to hear what you have to say? You are nothing...
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Claire Wortley
Dec 24, 20211 min read
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all. I am well aware that for many people Christmas is not a happy time. For those of you who are sad or...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 17, 20214 min read
The Wrong Shoes
Correctly fitting shoes have always been a must for me. I have very little tolerance when it comes to ill-fitting shoes. Spending hours,...
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Claire Wortley
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Tick, tock. It was just a matter of time before I joined Tiktok.
What with work and HRT I've been a tad busy but I'm never far away. Things are settling down and soon I hope to be my organised self...
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Claire Wortley
Jul 30, 20215 min read
Mood Manager Entries
So this week has been a week of major Mood manager entries so I shall share a couple with you...
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Claire Wortley
Jun 24, 20214 min read
Antidepressants or HRT? What has worked for me.
To be honest my description above is all I knew about the 'Change', that was until I started to feel like I no longer knew my own body...
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Claire Wortley
Jan 16, 20214 min read
Mental Health is more than just a hashtag!
It's been a while since my last blog and that's because I have been busy with some new projects. One new project shall remain a secret...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 14, 20209 min read
Postnatal Depression 1995
I'm gonna be a good Mum. I've read tons of books and have so much love to give what could possibly go wrong? Within hours of giving birth...
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Claire Wortley
Nov 1, 20205 min read
Me & Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
My first official experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was a group session around 8 years ago. My doctor had referred me to...
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Claire Wortley
Sep 29, 20204 min read
Meet Anxiety aka Little Miss What If?
What if I can't get up?
What if I'm too tired to get through the day?
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Claire Wortley
Sep 3, 20203 min read
Anxiety - if you wanted to, you could pull yourself out of it, right?
It was as if time stopped and I was stuck in this one moment.
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Claire Wortley
May 19, 20202 min read
Female 35-55 not feeling right?
Headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and feeling overly emotional
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Claire Wortley
Apr 28, 20205 min read
Mirror Mirror
2014 Stand in front of a mirror, look yourself in the eyes and say 'I love you.' As I stood in front of the mirror I couldn't help but...
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Claire Wortley
Feb 22, 20205 min read
Outlined
What do you see here? A basic drawing of a person? A cookie cutter? The outline of a body in a murder mystery?lol For this blog, this...
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