It’s a Lot, Actually
by Claire Fitzsimmonsin 🏥 Health & Wellness
It’s a Lot, Actually
About the Substack
For emotionally exhausted women navigating midlife
Free Subscription Benefits
- Occasional public posts
Paid Subcription Benefits
- Subscriber only Five-minutes of Emotional Self-Care posts
- Access to occasional community meet-up
- An archive of posts on all the feelings
Paid Subscription Plans
- £60 a year
- £8 a month
About Claire Fitzsimmons
Will follow curiosity anywhere | Helps people feel all their feelings | Lover of beautiful words | Idea collector | Seeker of places that can hold us | Gets lost sometimes too.
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