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I love writing these health reports for Take a Break - this one looks at the most important life lessons we were not taught in school. Hopefully today’s kids are being taught more than algebra because communication, emotion regulation, well-being, hell, even budgeting, would have been a lot more useful!
Read MoreIt’s me! Writing about me! I love doing these Challenge features for Woman magazine. In this one, I attempted to break up with my apps, which was great fun and highlighted just how dependent I’ve become on my phone and all the seductive little ways it convinces me to pick it up. Beware of your Black Mirror!
Read MoreI absolutely loved writing Michelle’s story because she’s a brilliant and inspiring example of a woman who went through the worst of times and came out stronger. Suffering with debilitating anxiety, Michelle decided on a whim to enter an obstacle course race. The feeling of accomplishment changed her life and she now competes in obstacle races all over the country. She has overcome many obstacles - literal and metaphorical. Out now in Best!
Read MoreI love writing health reports for Take a Break, I can really dive into them and I learn lots too! Here, I wrote about happiness, exploring what we’ve learned about happiness from lockdown and what we want from our lives as we emerge into a post-pandemic world. Huge thanks to Walls for the super-interesting survey which sparked the idea. We want happy! I love that - here’s hoping we build back happy.
Read MorePhilippa told a very difficult and painful story with an open heart and an incredible determination to help other parents who have faced their worst nightmare: the loss of their child. You don’t see many stories about what happens to women who lose their babies and how it feels to face a society seemingly brimming with them. But of course, any woman who has faced what Philippa has, will know how she felt in her darkest hours.
For support, please visit Our Sam. Here Philippa will help anyone who has experienced baby loss.
Philippa’s story is out now in New magazine.
This is the poignant, heartbreaking story of Becky and the lessons she learned from her mum’s suicide. It is not an easy read, but Becky is the most wise, wonderful, warm woman who came narrowly close to repeating history before realising the value and importance of honesty, of putting her truth out there, and asking for help. Beautifully told to Best magazine.
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