I'm Annie Ridout.
Author, journalist, poet and coach.
Work-life...
I'm the author of three non-fiction books:
Raise Your SQ: Transform your life with Spiritual Intelligence (2023)
Shy: How being quiet can lead to success (2021)
The Freelance Mum: a flexible guide for better work-life balance (2019)
I'm also a freelance journalist for national news and women's magazines (Guardian, Forbes, Grazia, Red Magazine, Stylist, Metro, Telegraph, the Independent, ES).
And I'm a poet.
Two of my poems have gone viral - 'I've just had a baby' and 'what I want' , after being shared by thousands of women around the world, including Paloma Faith and Busy Philipps.
So I turned them into prints and books, which sold globally - across Europe, the US, Australia, Canada and more.
Lastly, I run an online platform: Raise your SQ. It's all about adding more magic, focus and meaning to your life. You can sign up for one-to-one and group coaching sessions with me there.
Home-life...
I was born and raised in north London and had my own three children there but now we live in Somerset.
It's rather lovely - running through fields and meadows each morning, breathing in the fresh air, lighting fires in the garden.
I play the piano and guitar and compose music, and I dream of starting an a capella choir.
Come and find me on Instagram: @annieridout / @annieridoutpoetry and Twitter: @annieridout.
(I love an online chat).