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Becoming a Grandma as an Adoptee and a Mother Who Overcame Postnatal Depression
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

Claire Wortley
Sep 238 min read


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

Claire Wortley
Apr 3, 20245 min read


Time to leave the party
As an adult, I noticed that being a so called 'extrovert' became fashionable.

Claire Wortley
Aug 3, 20205 min read


To be pushy or patient?
Push for all your worth to get to the front of the line, be the one they pick by getting noticed.

Claire Wortley
Jun 5, 20203 min read
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