One Thing with Claire Russell on feeling unseen in motherhood.
The Therapy Edit
Anna Mathur
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Claire, early years specialist and Mum of 3 boys previously known as the 'play lady', is now helping Mums with more than just play.
After having her third baby Raffy in 2022, Claire was struck with the uncomfortable feeling of being lost. I didn't recognise myself.
In Claire's words 'It didn't look like me, I didn't feel like me and I wasn't doing all of the things I used to enjoy. I missed the 'old me'. At the time I didn't realise it but I was suffering from 'lost identity'. I felt like I was the only person feeling this way. Something had to change, it was my turn to step off the sidelines and into the spotlight! And it all started with getting to know myself again, love myself again and look after myself again. Since then I have grown physically and mentally stronger, pivoted my online business and set big goals to achieve my desired life. And now I'm enjoying helping other women to do the same and start their new chapter, whatever that might look like!'
You can find out all about what Claire is now up to here.
Of course you can also follow her on Instagram too.
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| 0:00.0 | Blanket, check. Cool bag, check. |
| 0:02.0 | Map, compass, check. |
| 0:04.0 | Wokeetockeys. |
| 0:05.0 | Check. Right, let's hit that park. |
| 0:08.0 | Take summer seriously. |
| 0:10.0 | At Asda, so do we. |
| 0:11.0 | With picnic and deli bites, three for just seven pounds. Mix a match across pizza parcels, |
| 0:15.7 | Mediterranean inspired deli platter and Gaelic and herb olives. |
| 0:19.4 | Umbrella, check. |
| 0:21.5 | Asder, that's more like it. Selected stores and lines subject to a Check. Hello and Hello and welcome to the therapy edit with me psych therapists mom of three and author Anna Martha |
| 0:37.0 | every Friday I invite one guest to tell me the one thing they would most like to share with mums everywhere. |
| 0:46.3 | So join with me as we hear this dose of wisdom. |
| 0:50.3 | I hope you enjoy it. Hi everyone, welcome to today's guest episode of The Therapy Edit. |
| 0:57.0 | I have a returning guest on today. |
| 1:00.0 | There's only a few guests that have come back on, but I spoke to Claire Russell ages ago, |
| 1:08.0 | and I think we were talking about her book, which was called Play Heray, and Claire was a really prominent feature on my feed during the lockdowns |
| 1:16.0 | as she was so passionate about |
| 1:19.0 | well she's an earlier specialist and she's got three boys now |
| 1:22.0 | she got a handful but she was really passionate about She's an earlier specialist and she's got three boys now. |
| 1:22.8 | She's got a handful, but she was really passionate about |
| 1:25.2 | equipping as parents with the tools to play with our children. |
| 1:28.0 | And she had this mission and I remember just feeling so encouraged by her words that our kids don't need a house full of expensive toys, |
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