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I’ve been writing this newsletter (in its current form) since 2023, and have published 150+ essays.

My work is categorised into various sections:

• Personal essays about grief, trauma and recovery

• Cultural Recommendations

• Community conversations

• Writing and creativity (including The Understory Conversations, an interview series on writing trauma)

• The Artist’s Way (& The Artist’s Advent Calendar)

• Motherhood

• Ask Clare (my advice column)

• Resources

• Survivors on Screen (a now-retired column on how sexual violence is portrayed on TV & film)

Here are some of my most popular posts:

SurvivorStack: A directory of newsletters about life after trauma

Bad Faith

What happens when you’re sexually assaulted at work

Reasons I’m Glad I Lived

You never get over that kind of loss.

I survived only because I am a writer.

🏳️‍🌈 I shared my coming out story with the Huffington Post.

How I wrote my personal essay for the Huffington Post

Ask Clare: How to find a good therapist

Ask Clare: How I set my boundaries as a writer

Ask Clare: Wedding Advice

27+ resources to shape your perspective on writing about trauma