Category: Articles

When your body changes, and you don’t quite recognise yourself

Claire Gittins April 20, 2026 No Comments

Sarah was in her mid-50s when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. At the time, it didn’t fully land. The changes had been small to start with. A tremor in…

Your relationship has been running in the background. Then there is just the two of you..

Claire Gittins April 16, 2026 No Comments

For a lot of women, the years of raising children are busy in a way that leaves very little space for anything else. Life tends to revolve around routines, responsibilities,…

A Christmas Letter To You

Claire Gittins December 22, 2025 No Comments

You might be reading this on Christmas Eve feeling calm, surrounded by people you love, with a sense that things are steady and warm and more or less as they…

The December Crash: When You’re Just Too Tired to Keep Going

Claire Gittins December 22, 2025 No Comments

By this point in December, something strange often happens. The build-up is over. The momentum has gone. The adrenaline that carried you through plans, preparation, expectations and emotional labour has…

When Grief and Invisible Loss Stir the Snow

Claire Gittins December 12, 2025 No Comments

Christmas carries a strange kind of nostalgia – the lights, the music, the rituals, the traditions.For many people, this brings comfort.But for just as many, it awakens something far quieter,…

When Family Dynamics Shake Your Snow Globe At Christmas..

Claire Gittins December 9, 2025 No Comments

Christmas has a funny way of turning even the most grounded adults into their teenage selves. You can be living your best grown-up life – therapy, boundaries, emotional insight, the…

The Ghost Of Christmas Perfectionism: When “Making It Special” Turns Into S’elf-Destruction

Claire Gittins December 2, 2025 No Comments

The Ghost of Christmas Perfectionism has a talent for sneaking up on even the calmest of people and whispering,“Make it magical… but also effortless… and preferably Instagrammable.”And just like that,…

When Christmas Isn’t A John Lewis Ad: Understanding Chaos, Stress, Anxiety and the “Snow Globe” Mind

Claire Gittins November 29, 2025 1 Comment

Christmas is presented as the happiest time of the year — all connection, celebration, and cosy warmth.But for a huge number of adults (and yes, I am very much including…

Struggling to cope emotionally after becoming disabled: when life changes faster than the you can keep up

Claire Gittins November 26, 2025 2 Comments

There are moments in life when everything changes all at once, but our emotions do not catch up. Becoming disabled, whether suddenly or gradually, can feel like your body has…

Online and Phone Therapy: How Connection Works Beyond the Room

Claire Gittins October 31, 2025 No Comments

When people first hear that I offer online and phone therapy, they sometimes look a little unsure. “But isn’t it better face-to-face?” they ask. It’s a fair question, because most…

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