Welcome
Dr Claire Lownie is a Psychiatrist and Coach, who focuses on improving mental health and optimising performance.
Stories
Childhood Challenges
Adolescent Awkwardness
Trauma
Nightmares
Stress and
Sadness
About
Dr Lownie graduated with her medical degree (MBBCh) from Wits University in 2003.
She completed her internship at Groote Schuur Hospital in 2004 and her community service at East Griqualand and Usher Memorial Hospital in Kokstad. Thereafter Dr Lownie was diagnosed with a form of cancer which carries a prognosis of less than 20% chance of 5-year survival. As a result of the treatments and surgeries which she had to undergo, working in clinical medicine was almost impossible and so Dr Lownie worked for several years as a clinical trial coordinator, research programme manager and ultimately became the Trauma Programme Manager at Netcare Milpark Hospital.
" It's your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life story will develop."
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf