Editor and copywriter Annie Ridout on how she earns a living while looking after her kids…
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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…
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)…
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…
“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…
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)…
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)…
(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?
The Guardian: I love working at 5am. But my schedule wouldn’t suit every mother
An Opinion piece for the Guardian, inspired by Samantha Ettus’ controversial new book…
The Guardian: Motherhood led to my dream career
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’
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.
