Article for the Guardian’s Women in Leadership: ‘I thought motherhood would make me weak and passive but it has filled me with fury and passion instead’
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Interview for The Sunday Times on Motherhood, Business and Childcare
An interview for The Sunday Times about the high cost of childcare and how it made returning to full time employment pointless for me…
Alternative therapies helped me conceive
A piece I wrote for Baby Centre about how using alternative therapies (acupuncture, hypnotherapy) helped me to conceive my daughter. You can read the full article here.
New motherhood: like starting school again
An article for Selfish Mother – about how similar motherhood can feel to starting school. The hierarchies, the wanting-to-please people, the ‘feeling a bit left out’…
Interview series: When I Was Happiest…
I worked on a series of interviews for Motherland, asking women in their 20s through to 90s when they were happiest. It was rather enlightening.
The truth about fathers and postnatal depression
Dads can develop postnatal depression too, though this is often overlooked as we focus on the mother. I interviewed two fathers about their post-birth mental health for Motherland…
Bare Reality by photographer Laura Dodsworth
Laura Dodsworth’s book Bare Reality features 100 topless women and their stories. I interviewed her for Motherland…
Weddings with a baby: a guide
I have a baby and I’ve taken her to two weddings, which makes me a total expert on how to make it work. So I wrote a guide for The Huffington Post. If you have a wedding coming up and would like some top tips, have a read…
A Heavy Burden: anorexia during pregnancy
Eating disorders during pregnancy are increasingly common. I spoke to a Beat representative, a nutritionist, a mother with an eating disorder and a body image specialist about what this means for both mum and baby and wrote it up for Motherland…
The Subtext on Resonance FM: a feminist debate
Last night I was on Resonance FM talking about that Protein World ad, feminism and online activism. It was for The Subtext – a great show hosted by Louise Simpson and Rosy Rickett. You can listen here.
Pillow Talk: How sex changes once you’ve had a baby
Sex after a baby can be tricky: less time, less energy, less inclination. I spoke to the experts about the physical and emotional changes that affect women – and men – post birth and wrote it up for Motherland…
How to have a green(er) baby
Having a baby is notoriously un-green. I was feeling guilty about my baby-shaped contribution to the end of the world, so I did some research on how to have a green(er) baby for Motherland…
