My Blog

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?

You see, learning about yourself isn't just a journey - it's a game-changer.

“Within the cycle of anxiety, the joy of being alive is lost. Our world gets smaller and smaller.” — Jennifer Shannon

The first blog I ever wrote was called Mayhem. It was a description of the worst panic attack I have ever had.

I did what the doctors told me. I took the tablets and saw a therapist but still the anxiety plagued me.

Is accepting anxiety possible?

what do hugs mean to you?

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...

Maureen is an older lady who has her own opinions on just about everything. She posts videos on my Tiktok account '@claires_chair' trying...

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...

My first official experience of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) was a group session around 8 years ago. My doctor had referred me to...

What if I can't get up? What if I'm too tired to get through the day?

Do you ever make a decision about something, take action, believing yourself to be brave enough........

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...

So today hasn't been easy. Today I had to make a decision about my antidepressants that I didn't want to make. Since the end of last week...

Deep down, where I rarely go, it's there, the sense that something is missing and it makes me sad.