Other Work

As well as writing here, I have also written and been featured in other publications…

My writing

Here is a list of other places my writing has been published…

• I wrote a blog for my local newspaper called An Inspired Mum: Parenting in Salisbury. I also had a column in the free paper for two years.
• I wrote a piece for Mumazine about how I kept post-natal depression at bay
• I wrote an issue for the first issue of parenting magazine Visit from the Stork about food in pregnancy
• I wrote an article for Damsels in Success about “Goal Setting for Goddesses“
• I wrote about “From Chaos to Calm” at Damsels in Success
• I wrote a column for Valley News in July 2014.
• I wrote a guest blog for Mumsnet about having a nervous breakdown
• I wrote an article for Good to Know about celebrating Fathers’ Day as a single mother.
• I wrote an article for MeMeMe about my experience of breastfeeding
• I wrote an article for Good to Know about surviving your first term as a school mum
• I wrote an article for Good to Know about calling children names on social media

Quotes and Interviews

Here is a list of places I have been quoted or interviewed:

• I was interviewed on the Home Style Directory about domestic abuse
• I nominated Kit Pennington for a Mother & Baby Big Heart award and she won; there was an article in the magazine.
• I was quoted in The Times in January 2015 about having an only child
• I was quoted in The Observer in October 2015 about cuts to Tax Credits
• I was quoted in The Independent in October 2015 about cuts to Tax Credits
• I was interviewed on Self Employed Single Mum in  May 2017 as a “Successful Single Mum”
• I was interviewed for Metro in May 2017 for a piece on food banks
• I was featured on Jennifer Hamley’s blog for Q&A Monday in May 2017
• I was quoted in the Telegraph in June 2017 in an article about children and sleep
• I was quoted in an article on Huffington Post in July 2017 about being “the other woman”
• I was quoted in an article on Entrepreneur and Investor in July 2017 about working from home
• I was quoted in an article on SmallBusiness.co.uk in July 2017 about flexible working businesses
• I was quoted in an article on Go Compare in September 2017 about things today’s teens will never have to deal with
• I was quoted in an article on Self Development Secrets in September 2017 about the best self-help books
• I was quoted in an article in the Daily Mail in September 2017 about Bulletproof coffee
• I was quoted in an article on Metro in October 2017 about depression and anxiety
• I was quoted in an article on Wooden Furniture Store in October 2017 about quality family time
• I was quoted in an article on Readers Digest in October 2017 about single parents
• I was quoted in an article in The Sun in October 2018 about the budget

Radio/Podcasts

Here is a list of radio and podcast appearances.

• I was a guest on the One Bad Mother podcast in February 2014
• I was interviewed by Graham Torrington on BBC-WM in March 2013 about giving up social media for Lent
• Until the feature ended, I was a regular contributor to BBC Wiltshire’s People’s Panel on their Drive Time show
• I have appeared on LBC Radio several times, speaking about issues affecting single parents
• I have appeared on BBC Radio London several times, speaking about issues affecting single parents and parenting in general
• From 2014-15 I had a short feature on Wave 105’s Sunday evening show entitled “5 Things You Need to Know This Week”
• I appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today  Program in September 2015 speaking to John Humphrys about reactions to Jeremy Corbyn becoming the Labour leader
• I was on LBC’s breakfast show in November 2016 giving my responsen to the Autumn Statement
• I am a regular contributor to BBC Wiltshire’s Don’t Get Me Started with Graham Seaman
• I was on Talk Radio’s breakfast show  with Paul Ross talking about the side effects of antidepressants in July 2017

TV/Video

Here is a list of TV/video appearances

• I was featured in The Trussell Trust campaign video for becoming a Trussell Trust Friend
• I was on ITV This Morning in October 2014 speaking about my experience of having a nervous breakdown
• I appeared on Russia Today  in January 2015 speaking about fuel poverty
• I was on ITV Good Morning Britain in October 2015 talking about cuts to Tax Credits
• I was on ITV Good Morning Britain in February 2017 peaking about customer service