Bathed in the late summer sunshine on the western fringes of the Isle of Lewis, it’s easy to see why Great Bernera, with its white sandy beaches and ancient history, might appear the perfect balm for a troubled soul.
And so it must have seemed for 62-year-old Claire Kellerman, a self-described mystic healer, when she first washed up on the tiny Hebridean outcrop (population 250) two summers ago, following an early life of privilege in Hollywood, shot through with unbearable heartache.
Yet ‘healing’ and ‘peace’ have been in short supply since her arrival.
This week it emerged that Claire – who is the
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