Freelance journalist: health and social care, inequalities and women's topics with interest in parenting. Women's health advocate. ADHD and endometriosis.
I'm building my followers as I transition from working in youth mental health to women's health advocacy. Personal exp. ADHD, endo, maternity. Broad interests across the sector. Writer, speaker, trainer/facilitator. Open to collaborations and new projects.
Yesterday I was excited to attend the press preview of 'Endometriosis: into the unknown' @vagina_museum. It was a wonderful exhibition in collaboration with amazing people @OxfordEndoCaRe . It was thought-provoking(go) and gave me lots of article ideas I need to find homes for!
I'm really excited to be attending the press preview of this, but still looking for a home for my pitch around it. Leads very welcome! #JournoRequest#Network#JournoFriends
Our exhibition Endometriosis: Into the Unknown opens this November. It will take you on a voyage of discovery from the basics of endometriosis to the cutting edge of research, exploring myths and the reality of living with the condition along the way. https://t.co/UK6MJrGwsR
#ADHD was only formally recognised in adults in 2008 in the UK. Of COURSE there has been an increase in diagnosis. Of COURSE that means there are more people on medication, but it doesn't have to mean a shortage. Preparedness should have countered that. That feels basic...
#FreelanceJournalists I have a press preview invite, what are the conventions around pitching a piece on it and claiming expenses from commissioning publication?
Time to try out Bluesky...I don't have many contacts here, as this account is pretty new, but feeling hopeful, for the sake of my freelance career... #JournoRequest#FreelanceWriter
Them: You don't look autistic
Me: You don't see it because my autism mostly affects me. I've spent most of my life minimizing the impact it has on others (for them, not for me)... and now you don't see it, but I feel it twice as much
"Endometriosis has been described as a disease of the reproductive system, which is why treatments up until now have been limited to hormones or surgical removal. Scientists now know endometriosis is, in fact, a whole-body inflammatory condition."At last! https://t.co/HimqDLVLbu