“You have so many strings to your bow you are practically a harp.”

Based in London, UK, I am a generalist journalist – and I dare you to say that three times in a row. I write features for The Times and Stylist, reviews for The Telegraph, opinion pieces for The Independent and The Guardian, host events for the London Book Fair, British Library and Waterstones, conduct corporate speaking engagements, and am active across social media creation and consultation.

My first book, It’s Not a Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult, was published in February 2024. It is a support group for anyone either waiting for an assessment or coming to terms with a recent diagnosis, with plenty of insight for people who just want to find out more about this ‘trendy’ condition, which has been documented in medical texts since the 18th century, and elsewhere long before. I am so proud of them both and thrilled to have this opportunity to put them into the world.

My second book, No One Talks About This Stuff, was published in March 2024 and is actually the one I wrote first – very ADHD! It is an anthology of 22 personal essays from men, women, and others about their experiences of infertility, baby loss, and childlessness and was inspired by my own. This is the support group I wish I’d had, as well as the book that wasn’t either about the science or from one viewpoint with a ‘traditional’ happy ending. It is purposefully not organised by experience (although there is a trigger index for readers to be able to protect their hearts) and borrows the idea of “listening to the similarities and not the differences” from the recovery community.

I am available for commissions and projects in all areas – if you can think of it, chances are that I know how to do it (and have!), from desk cover to editing, copywriting to event hosting. My principal topics of interest are ADHD, infertility, horse riding, books, stigma, internet culture, and The Archers – but really anything with a human interest component, or that simply requires words written or edited in a clear manner. My aim with work has always been to entertain people and to help. Sometimes I’ve managed this, sometimes not, but it is something that I really hope comes across in my books and when I interview people about their own work.

I have held roles at BBC Four and BBC Radio 4, British GLAMOUR, Twitter, The Telegraph, The Times and EMPIRE and the agency That Lot. I’ve won a film journalism talent scholarship at EMPIRE, and a Cruise Journalism Award for The Lady. I have also had arguably the ultimate accolade of being quoted on Have I Got News For You. For fun, and to my great joy, I captained The Jillies on the 2022-23 season of BBC Two’s Only Connect, and co-host Pop Culture: The Soft Drinks Podcast in which I explore the world of non-alcoholic drinks with my co-host and friend, the film journalist Helen O’Hara – she gave me that lovely quote up there, which I used on my CV for about 10 years! Whatever you have come here for, I hope you find it.