Archive - Clover Stroud: On The Way Life Feels

On staying sober, and a habit I use to simulate the big, wild feelings I sometimes miss about being drunk

One of the hardest things about giving up drink is losing the peaks of big feeling alcohol takes you too, but I've discovered a special way to get there…

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I was sent some hate mail, and some fan mail; this is what those two letters reminded me about confidence and self-belief

I got a letter from a reader telling me they hated me and my writing, on the same day that I got a letter full of praise. The letters taught me a lesson…

Jul 1 •

June 2025

On being back in England, a publishing party and the posts you love the most

I've had a beautiful, emotional, flat out week in England, and I'm writing this from my car before I grab a last few hours in the sunlight in a field in…

Jun 24 •

A video for you, on depression, which I hope might feel like a hand reaching out if you're feeling low; and some words Saturday's protests

Watch now | I'ver recorded this video as I know this is exactly the kind of thing I want to hear and see when I am in the darkness.

Jun 17 •

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Two autumn dates added: I'll be hosting exclusive Writing & Creative Living Retreats in the Cotswolds in September

After the last retreat sold out in 48 hours, I've added new dates for two special one-day life writing & creative living day retreats, with a discount …

Jun 15 •

What two brutal periods of postnatal depression taught me about living with depression, and ten things I do to manage low mood now

I've accepted now that I live with depression, but it's taken me five decades to recognise the triggers, and understand what to do when they arrive.

Jun 10 •

What is sacred to you?

We all have our very own sense of what's sacred, and when we identify it, we can use it to experience a much richer experience of the every day

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Ten things I did to our rental house to instantly turn it into HOME

We moved from a colourful, vibrant home into a rental house with grey walls two years ago. This is how I turned it into a home instantly without…

May 27 •

Let's talk about phone addiction, deep thinking and human connection

I'm really trying to manage my phone addiction, because apart from the barrier it creates between me and the world I care about, I also hate the way it…

May 20 •

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Join me on an exclusive Writing & Creative Living Retreat in the Cotswolds on 23rd June

I'm so happy to announce I'm hosting a special life writing and creative living day retreat, at Berry Farm in the Cotswolds, with a special discount …

May 15 •

If your life was a film, which movie would it be? Also please can everyone stop taking Ozempic?

Certain films have had a big influence on my life, but I'm still trying to figure out which one I'm living in now. And Ozempic? Just say no.

May 13 •

Sharing with you ten things I've learned about grief

Grieving my mum in 2013, then my sister in 2019, has showed me how strange, transformative and, yes, beautiful grief can be. I wanted to share these…

May 6 •

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