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By : annieridout September 28, 2018

How to safeguard your mental health when you’re freelance

Growing numbers of women are being lured by flexible hours, working in pyjamas and a healthier work/life balance promised by going freelance. But how does it affect your mental health? 

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By : annieridout August 29, 2018

What To Do When People Don’t Acknowledge Your Business

I was interviewed for Forbes, about how to make it clear to friends and family that you’re working, even if it doesn’t look like it – a classic freelance issue…

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By : annieridout August 15, 2018

‘I was slowly losing myself’: why I developed a panic attack app for high-performing women

I interviewed Kim Palmer, founder of Clementine App, about how her panic attacks at work led to her coming up with the idea for a women’s hypnotherapy app – and then wrote up the story for The Telegraph…

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By : annieridout August 14, 2018

Super-commuters: a London salary, with lower living costs … and a beach

Three women reveal the benefits and pitfalls of travelling long distances to work, while their partners look after the children… (for Guardian Money)

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By : annieridout May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

Guardian Money: ‘I work online and fit freelancing around my family’

Editor and copywriter Annie Ridout on how she earns a living while looking after her kids…

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By : annieridout April 20, 2018

Female entrepreneurs share how to avoid feeling isolated

‘From co-working to mentoring, women who started up solo share their tips on how to tackle feelings of loneliness.’ – I was interviewed for the Telegraph about how isolating it can be as a mum, setting up a business, but how networking can help…

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By : annieridout April 7, 2018

Stop typing. Say hello to the old person who just sat at your table

An article and short film I made for Metro about elderly people and loneliness, based on a comment my grandma made about going to coffee shops so that she has someone to talk to (but being ignored because everyone has their head down, looking at a screen)…

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By : annieridout April 7, 2018April 7, 2018

Red: How to reconnect with your sexual self

According to a new book, reconnecting with your sexual self (full-body orgasms without penetration), starts by forgetting everything you think you know about sex – and starting again. I tested it out for Red Magazine…

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By : annieridout April 7, 2018

“Why we need to stop judging pregnant women’s baby bumps”

Khloe Kardashian has been forced to respond to criticism about how she presents her baby bump on social media. In this article for Stylist Magazine, I argue that a woman’s pregnancy should be nobody’s business but her own…

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By : annieridout November 18, 2017January 7, 2018

Stylist: “Don’t tell me my PMS is all in my head – for me it’s utterly debilitating”

An article for Stylist Magazine about how debilitating women – like me – can find premenstrual stress (PMS)…

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By : annieridout September 26, 2017January 7, 2018

Talking colic on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine Show

I spoke on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine Show about colic. And whether it actually exists (the jury is out)…

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By : annieridout May 26, 2017January 7, 2018

(Just about) making it work as a freelance mum of two

An article I wrote for Doing it for the Kids (a brilliant website for freelancing parents) about how I make it work. Just about. With two young kids, a business and freelance work. Who else is finding the ‘juggle’ pretty tough?

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