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Nov 17
2 min

LOVE

I have tentatively started reading into my research topic ‘Love Pedagogy in Youth Work’ for my Ph.D. I have commenced this journey with...

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Clare Fisher

May 5
2 min

I am Literally Over Everything a Blog by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

It has been a while since I have had a neurodivergent meltdown in a public setting, as I am rather good at masking and controlling my...

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Clare Fisher

Apr 27
2 min

Chronic, Dynamic & Neurodivergent Blog by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

I should have seen the warning signs, my speech has become muddled and I am slurring my words, so much so this week I have had to explain...

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Clare Fisher

Apr 17
2 min

What the @#&!? by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

Warning: This article contains very strong 'ducking' language that may offend some readers. Respectfully, I love a good solid well...

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Clare Fisher

Apr 12
2 min

Sticks & Stones & Verbal Acuity by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

In 1830 Alexander William wrote “Sticks and stones may break my bones” (but words can never hurt me), the idiom ‘Sticks & Stones’ has...

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Clare Fisher

Mar 31
3 min

Creative Writing for Wellbeing by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

After a long day of therapy, I told my daughter “I need to decompress, so I am going to do some writing”. “How pretentious!” was her...

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Clare Fisher

Mar 26
3 min

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! Blog by Clare Fisher Psychotherapist

I like to think of myself as a truthful person, as honesty is one of the core values that guides my morality. Studies have shown that...

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Clare Fisher

Mar 19
4 min

It’s not black or white! Blog by Clare Fisher

I am going to tell you an uncomfortable story, so please make yourself comfortable. Trigger warning - no-one was injured and the...

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Clare Fisher

Feb 27
3 min

Social Media ‘To Detox, or Not to Detox, that is the Question’ by Clare Fisher

One morning after another disturbed night’s sleep, I reached for my mobile phone and temporarily snoozed my alarm then proceeded to...

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Clare Fisher

Dec 6, 2022
2 min

50 Years and still........... by Clare Fisher

After a restless night with a sick teenager, I was woken up this morning at 8.24 am to a wonderful text from my mentor of 33yrs which...

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Clare Fisher

Dec 5, 2022
1 min

The Poops by Clare Fisher

"There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen." Rumi I always trust my gut, after all, folk more intelligent than myself consider the...

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Clare Fisher

Sep 9, 2022
2 min

My new Mug & Comfort Characters

Do you have a comfort character? These fictional characters from film, tv series, comics, books, video games are often either hero’s,...

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Being Alone does not always equal Loneliness

Clare Fisher

Jun 12, 2022
4 min

Being Alone does not always equal Loneliness

I don’t have many friends! there I said it, it’s out there now for everyone to judge, to pity or to start considering me as a social...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 29, 2021
2 min

I LOVE STUDENTS! Blog by Clare Fisher

I work with many students who find essay writing a very stressful process. All of these scholars experience their essay writing anxieties...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 26, 2021
1 min

'Saying Yes to Opportunities Is Difficult' Blog Clare Fisher

Parra For Cuva - Paspatou (Official Video) https://youtu.be/DY4EcyPkJ6c via @YouTube In 2018 I was lucky enough to feature in this...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 26, 2021
2 min

Mix Tape for Mental Health Blog Clare Fisher

Music can elicit our moods, memories, imagination & emotions. It can take us back to a moment in time, it can reflect our present mood...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 23, 2021
2 min

Body Choice Not Just Body Positivity Blog Clare Fisher

I have put on a lot of weight during lockdown, due to lack of physical activity & the eating of copious amounts of biscuits. In the first...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 23, 2021
1 min

'The Cat Sat on The Mat' Blog by Clare Fisher

“Please close your eyes and visualise a cat sat on a mat for me.” I cannot visualise, there is no cat in my minds eye and no mat on which...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 18, 2021
2 min

Its now all just a memory! Blog by Clare Fisher

I have a chronic condition called Fibromyalgia, which affects a lot of the aspects of my life from; pain, sleepless nights to sensory...

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Clare Fisher

Nov 9, 2021
2 min

I don't have a Magic Wand Blog by Clare Fisher

“You know that pain and guilt can’t be taken away with the wave of a magic wand! They’re the things we carry with us, the things that...

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