Five: memories of me trying out dating in San Francisco American style - one no show date, one cringey date and one good date.

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Four: Christmas Day memories of a perfect spell-breaking itinerary that helped heal winter memories and was the start of a new way of celebrating the holidays ... visiting Grace Cathedral, glide church, and having a ball at the Hotel Vitale.

Three: a break up in San Francisco and how it led me to Esalen on Big Sur coast.

Clare is an artist, therapist, writer, and risk-taker. A mistress of storytelling and creativity, she weaves raw everyday experiences and heartaches into poems, art, and stories to heal the soul. Follow her work at clarebeloved.com.

Two: memories of visits to spas and women’s bath houses in San Francisco and osmosis Japanese spa ... as my friendships in California deepened.

Clare is an artist, therapist, writer, and risk-taker. A mistress of storytelling and creativity, she weaves raw everyday experiences and heartaches into poems, art, and stories to heal the soul. Follow her work at clarebeloved.com.

One: memories of how I first got to San Francisco and my first visit, hills and high heels and snuggling bagels.

Clare is an artist, therapist, writer, and risk-taker. A mistress of storytelling and creativity, she weaves raw everyday experiences and heartaches into poems, art, and stories to heal the soul. Follow her work at clarebeloved.com.