I'm going on maternity leave! Somehow there's only a week left of 2021, and there's no doubt it's been another very weird and very challenging year – globally, nationally, and individually, in many different ways for all of us. I'm conscious that I personally have...

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My work provides a feminist angle on mental, physical and sexual health – covering everything from abortion rights to work-life balance.
Gender inequality and sexism have huge health implications – from the staggering rate of male suicide, to the ongoing attacks on women’s sexual and reproductive rights. As a feminist health journalist, I’m particularly interested in those areas where feminism and wellbeing collide. I explore this in more detail on my women’s health blog, Hysterical Women.
This blog is a place to curate my recent work, profile the small business clients I love working with, and reflect in a more personal way on freelancing, mental health, and feminism. Expect ups, downs, recommendations, and occasional vulnerability. See my blog policy for more details.

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Recent writing: gynae cancers, women’s health research and the Covid-19 vaccine
The first three months of 2021 have been pleasantly busy after several months of pandemic-induced freelance drought last year. I've been commissioned by a couple of new publications (which I'll be able to share in the next couple of months), as well as the old...
Feast, famine, and freelancing in a pandemic – a 2020 work update
In July I celebrated six years as a freelancer. Over the last six and a bit years, I've got pretty good at working from home, and navigating what freelancers refer to as the 'feast and famine cycle'. But 2020 has been a freelance year unlike any other. In March I made...
Recent writing: Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2020
For this year's #SmearForSmear (Cervical Cancer Prevention) Week I again worked with Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust on a couple of pieces, for both The i and Stylist. The first explores the myths and stigma that still surround HPV - the virus that causes the majority of...
Recent writing: The world’s first Vagina Musuem, and how periods affect your sleep
The back end of 2019 was a quieter period for me, at least in terms of journalism. In November I visited the world's first Vagina Museum on behalf of Refinery29. Then, between Christmas and New Year they asked me to investigate the many ways that having a period can...
Recent writing: fibroids, dementia, period poverty, and incurable cancer
As you might have noticed from recent posts, I've been doing a lot of work for The i newspaper lately, with a focus as always on women's health stories and health inequalities. In early August I started researching and writing a long-read for them on sex and gender...