Hi, I'm Clare and I’m a post-menopausal empty-nester and counsellor, recently diagnosed with autism (ASD) trying to process what the heck it all means! I look back over my life and try to understand why I had been feeling like a 'misfit' and SO different from everyone else.
I wade through it all, trying to learn how I can break free from the weight of the 'mask', and prepare to explore who I truly am and decipher all those "weird" bits about myself, that have never made sense to me. Armed with more information about adult autism, perhaps now I can start to be who I REALLY am and work on self-acceptance without fear of judgement. No masking. No pretending. No acting.
I chew over all my thoughts and experiences as I work through this process of discovering what is ME and what is FAKE, by looking back AND looking at my future plans.   
I am planning my escape to France next year, (planned before my diagnosis) seeking to design a peaceful and free lifestyle that can now truly fit with my ASD needs and desires; my utopia in this world.

I'd like to hear from you if you are on a path towards your reinvention, self-acceptance, self-discovery and are creating your own healthier actualizing conditions, where you are able to thrive authentically, feel more fulfilled, and realize your true potential in life.
Let me know YOUR story by emailing: [email protected]   

Hosted by Clare Bailey, counselling psychotherapist, author, transformational life coach and hypnotherapist (BA Hons) MBACP MNCPS Acc. DHP Acc.Hyp.