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    Maintaining Wellbeing During Lockdown

    10th June 2020

    For many people lockdown is easing, and they’re now able to see people in their gardens for barbecues, visit parks and shops are soon to open again. But for others in vulnerable households, lockdown life is going to continue for a while longer.

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    The Kindness of Strangers

    17th April 2019

    I’m overwhelmed by the private messages, Instagram DMs and emails I’ve received over the past two days after people read my post about how I’m currently holding on to life as best I can.

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    Holding On

    15th April 2019

    Yes it’s been a long time since I last posted. A lot has happened since last summer and to be honest I’ve not felt the urge to disclose it all for once in my life. As the title says, I’m just holding on.

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    How I Manage Anxiety And Stress

    21st November 2017

    Stress… we all have it in different shapes and sizes, but as I’m getting older there seems to be a lot more of it so I’ve been looking at ways to control it.

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    Leaving Emotionally Abusive Relationship and Moving On

    25th July 2017

    It’s been a tough few months, which has included realising I was in an emotionally abusive relationship.

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    My Traumatic Fortnight

    7th November 2015

    You may (or may not) have noticed that I’ve been very quiet on here lately, and that’s because so much stuff is happening in my life at the moment which has been crazy. I feel the urge to offload so this may be a long one! Let’s start with nan. I adore the woman to…

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    Competition: Win a Copy of 7 Steps to Achieve Your Goals NLP Meditation

    27th February 2015

    Are you just like me and find it hard to stick to your goals? I always make a good start but then seem to lose motivation these days, with anything from weight loss to dieting! There is a new 26 minute meditation out that claims to help with this problem, and I have two copies…

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    My Anxiety Disorder

    14th November 2014

    This is a pretty personal post, but I guess the older I get the less I care about what other people think. Quite frankly the only person whose opinion I care about is my son’s. Image Courtesy of http://gaynoralder.com/ My family have always described me as the controlling, bossy worrier of the family, because that’s pretty…

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Hiya, I'm Claire..

Mum of one, step mum of two and dog mum to Yogi. A veg-growing, food-loving, trashy TV addict. I write openly about life, parenting and my quest to be healthier in mind, body and bank balance. Now a bride to be!

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💔Openly grieving my Partner & Mum

I feel like im being punished as I wasnt the nices I feel like im being punished as I wasnt the nicest, calmest most selfless person over the last couple of years. I fear this is my punishment in the worst way possible and I dont know how to continue coping like this alone
#grievingpartner #grievingdaughter #grieveoutloud
The second I wake these questions and feelings ove The second I wake these questions and feelings overtake my brain and the panic sets in.
Its exhausting and terrifying.
Will this ever stop?
#griefjourney #grievingprocess
Grieving and mammograms are quite the combo #griev Grieving and mammograms are quite the combo
#grievingprocess #widow #mammogram
Crying loudly in a supermarket is quite the experi Crying loudly in a supermarket is quite the experience
#grieveoutloud #griefjournal #grievingsucks
I cant believe its been 4 weeks since I had that p I cant believe its been 4 weeks since I had that phone call from your sister and my world fell apart.
It brought me to my knees and I laid on the kitchen floor screaming for hours afterwards.

Only 12 days after my mum passing, days after you assuring me you'd be back for her funeral to be by my side. 

There was no goodbye,  no preparation.

I don't remember our last conversation or when I last said I love you and it haunts me

This pain is unbearable. Im grieving you, us, who i was before this happened and our future.

The pain of not having you here to grow old with, to talk to, to hold. I miss your voice, your smell, your walk.

You could calm me and understood me like nobody ever has.

I wish we had more time but im grateful we had 7 and a half years. 

I hope you wait for me, as you are my person my soulmate, my everything.

Stoob and Cloob forever 

#grievingpartner #widowlife
#griefandhealing #partnerloss #mumloss #griefandhealing #partnerloss #mumloss
#boundariesarehealthy #grieveoutloud #boundariesarehealthy #grieveoutloud
Loneliness and anxiety high today I want to figure Loneliness and anxiety high today
I want to figure out a pattern to this grief rollercoaster to try to work with it as todays been such an anxious one after a more ok day yesterday 
#griefjourney #grievingwidow
Gut punches whenever the phone buzzes, to panic at Gut punches whenever the phone buzzes, to panic attacks from memories surrounding me.
Been another rollercoaster of a grief day
#grievingwidow #grievingdaughter
The guilt of grieving heavily for my partner and l The guilt of grieving heavily for my partner and less for my mum is a topic in my head today
#grievingdaughter #grievingwidow
Anger phase is hitting hard today #grieveoutloud # Anger phase is hitting hard today
#grieveoutloud #grievingprocess
The pain and comfort of videos and voice notes is The pain and comfort of videos and voice notes is hard to explain
#grieveoutloud #audhdwoman
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