2019 Has Not Been a Great Work Year
This year hasn’t been a vintage year for me work-wise and that’s not something I’ve advertised on social media or elsewhere. Whenever I’ve mentioned it to friends or family, they’ve all said the same thing: ‘you’d never know from the outside.’ So much of real professional success is about how…
The Truth About Being a Freelance Mum
Over the past year, I’ve been fortunate enough to build an incredible community of mothers on social media @mamalovesgrey. Through the endless conversations I’ve had with hundreds of mums, I’ve gained an insight into the front line of feminism and one of the biggest sticking points is how the household…
‘It Was of its Time’: The Noughties Were Horrendously Un-Woke & I Was Part of The Problem
A few weeks ago, I was emptying out my miscellaneous drawer—the one spot of the house that hasn’t been Marie Kondo’d as there are ostensibly important things in there—and I came across my ‘book’. In the pre-internet, pre-social media days, as a journalist you built up a portfolio of hardcopy…
The Fourth Trimester Series: BIRTH
Sharing your birth story has almost become a rite of new motherhood passage, with both film and photography becoming pretty normal delivery room add on. And while there is plenty to say about, for me personally and for many other mums I’ve since met and spoken to, your little one’s…
The Fourth Trimester Series: FEEDING
You’ve been through the birth, got your bundle of joy home and are looking forward to getting to know each other. But, for many women, the ‘bubble’ of newborn bliss isn’t quite the glowy fantasy they had imagined with feeding challenges consuming the whole experience. Struggling with both the physical,…
I Didn’t Know About Prenatal Anxiety—Until It Happened to Me
First published on MyDomaine.com HERE, this account of my pregnancy experience addresses the little-discussed challenge of pre-natal anxiety and the impact it can have on your happiness, mental health and pre-birth preparation. When you’re unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant, your evening dreams and daytime reveries are often occupied with imagining…
Fashion Entrepreneur Roberta Benteler On Buying, Burnout & Bouncing Back
German entrepreneur and influencer Roberta Benteler is a front row stalwart and one of the most stylish women on the international fashion circuit. Launching her own game-changing business—the now-shuttered digital fashion destination Avenue 32—and managing a team of 45, from the outside she appeared to have self-assured success in hand.…
Rejina Pyo on Being Broke, Nearly Closing Her Label & Not Taking Maternity Leave
One of the most talented emerging names on the London Fashion Week scene, Korean-born, St Martins-trained designer Rejina Pyo has become both a retail and street style superstar. But building a brand rarely translates into overnight success and often the years of graft are edited out of the story. Here…
Two Trimesters Of Getting Dressed & What I’ve Learnt
It’s not news that dressing a bourgeoning bump can be a challenge—grappling with a constantly changing body shape which goes through random growth spurts over the nine months of pregnancy is clearly no cakewalk. However, you don’t need to entirely ditch your personal style just because you’ve got a little…
LA Fashion Designer Lauren Alexander on Insecurity & Why Her 20s Were the Worst
Lauren Alexander is the co-founder and designer of LNA, one of Los Angeles’ most successful and enduring independent casual wear brands. Since 2007 she’s been ‘living the dream’ with a fashion brand worn by celebrities and stocked in innumerable ritzy stores. But it’s only in the past two years that’s…