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There are moments in life that do not arrive with trumpets. They come quietly, wrapped in a blanket, making tiny noises in the crook of someone’s arm. Then, without warning, they rearrange everything inside you. Becoming a grandma has been one of those moments for me. When I see my daughter and her partner holding their baby, my heart does something I do not quite have words for. It swells, aches, softens, and steadies all at once. I watch them learning the small language of

She is the sort of character who enters a room with a handbag full of tissues, boiled sweets, and opinions that have not been updated since dial-up internet. She means well. Mostly. She wants people to “pull themselves together”, “get some fresh air”, and “stop making a fuss”. If someone says they feel overwhelmed, Maureen might recommend a cup of tea, a brisk walk, or “not reading so much into things”.

Look it's happening to you, you are slowly becoming less and less useful. Before you know it you'll not be worth employing. Imagine losing a job at your age because you've lost your skills. Oh the humiliation! Sad, that's what you are! You can't remember words or where you put such and such a document. If work asks you to adapt or learn something new you'll just go to pieces. Yes , lets bring back good old anxiety. No wonder you are panicking on a Friday incase you haven

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?

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...

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...

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...

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

'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...

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...

Correctly fitting shoes have always been a must for me. I have very little tolerance when it comes to ill-fitting shoes. Spending hours,...

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...

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...

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?

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