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

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...

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...

I know a lot of people fear Public Speaking and I am one of them so what turned me from a squeaker to a speaker? Why is Public Speaking...

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...

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...

So this week has been a week of major Mood manager entries so I shall share a couple with you...

As the afternoon turned into evening my commentary began.... That's the doctors closing. That's the pharmacy shut.

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...

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...

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?

To be honest I've always felt a tad intimidated by LinkedIn(LI).

It was as if time stopped and I was stuck in this one moment.

Covid-19/Coronavirus is spreading across the globe. Most of us are unable to work and are staying at home. Are your worries mounting up

In the past, when anxiety was rife, I would be trotting off to my doctor at least once a week. I was forever hoping that there was an...

'Get up and get moving.' 'If you do something you'll feel better.' 'Distract yourself with something and you'll forget to feel bad.'...

Where did we learn to be so easily offended? When did we begin to teach that to be offended meant someone had to change? When did our...

Lets start here :- Types of antidepressants Antidepressants can be grouped according to how they work. The different types are: SSRIs:...