Author Archives: Maria Claridge

Wow. What a process! Publishing I decided to self publish all three of my books. For The Hare and Tortoise Have Counselling, I did not try to find a publisher for it. For The Hafu Child and This Girl Can I went all out, and how tricky it is to land a good home/publisher! IContinue reading “Publishing and Marketing Books”

This Girl Can. (sometimes): A brave and true story of a bi-racial woman navigating Bipolar Disorder My book is finally out! Through out the book I cover a variety of topics; from suicide, love, mental health, fitness, meditation, eating, yoga… The list goes on! I am hoping through this book, it will help people feelContinue reading “This Girl Can (Sometimes)”

So I am currently in Japan, and having such an amazing time travelling and exploring new parts.  Japan is my motherland and the country holds a special place in my heart.  Posting my photos on instagram and facebook I have friends messaging – wow, looks like you are having such a good time!  I reallyContinue reading “Heavy Sigh”

We need to talk about this. We should have been talking about this a long time ago.   BUT can 2020 be the time for change? I sure want it to be. Don’t you? It seems the whole world has a deep history of racism and oppression, and while some progress has been made, itContinue reading “SO why do we need to talk about race?!”

PRESS RELEASE The Hafu Child- An insight to multicultural childhood  Maria慧 Claridge’s inspiring first children’s book, The Hafu Child, is welcome news for readers interested in gaining a perspective on growing up in a multicultural environment. This is her second published book following her work Hare and Tortoise Have Counselling. Claridge’s delightful children’s book debutContinue reading “The Hafu Child”

I started mediation over a year go and now I meditate 5 minutes everyday. On days i’m feeling good I meditate for 10 minutes. Harvard researchers and others continued to study meditation and found that it can: Lower blood pressure, cholesterol and the risk of heart disease and stroke, It can help relieve stress, depression,Continue reading “Benefits of Meditation”

How surreal. My book is now available on amazon to buy! Hare and Tortoise Have Counselling A winning approach to counselling realised through a classic fable. Maria 慧 Claridge’s inspiring first book, Hare and Tortoise Have Counselling published in this year, is welcome news for readers interested in counselling, self-help, education, wellness and psychology. As the titleContinue reading “My Book: Hare and Tortoise Have Counselling”

So first of all building a website? Not easy. Fortunately Alistair and my brother helped a great deal, but boy oh boy did I feel weepy and stressed. After investing money and time into my site I now feel very vulnerable putting my website out there. What if it’s unsuccessful? What if people don’t likeContinue reading “Brave To Be Vulnerable”

My Three Year Reflection Left photo 2016 I had just come out of hospital, moved back to home from London, felt a bit friendless and didn’t feel I had direction or goals. The struggle was real to establish routine and come back to reality. I was anxious and unable to sit with my thoughts. RightContinue reading “My Three Year Reflection”

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME To Our New Beginnings Yoga Day! It was lovely to see so many faces! The structure of the day is below, broken up to 4 parts in case you would like to join next time 🙂 Stay tuned! We will be running another one soon x Free your mindContinue reading “New beginnings Yoga Day”