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On people who shame you around wanting to be paid

I didn't expect my mid-life crisis age to be 44

Single women and their cars

Witnessing a 50-year marriage

Envy and jealousy – the canary in the mine

A quickie on Pamela Anderson, Drew Barrymore and being make-up free

Recognising when you are in a place of scarcity

Getting older and the myth of the shrinking dating pool

Friends with kids – the 40s edition

Entering Protective Hag Era

Writing mentoring sessions - limited availability

Who are these childfree (by choice) articles for?

A Year Of Cluelessness On Substack

Why can I never rest when I'm ill?

I'm not demure or mindful, I'm a goblin

When you didn’t expect to exist at the age you are now

Three things to take away from Love Is Blind UK around dating and relationships

Can we end the ‘what advice do you have for your younger self’ question?

I'm just trying to get home

What does it mean to decentre men?

On being an aunt and the ethos of WWLD

On wanting to be a golden retriever

An update for subscribers to As I Was Saying...

‘We never talk of a woman’s pleasure’

On romance, angst, texting and getting older

I think I hate parties?

The one thing that has helped with my imposter syndrome

A reformed rusher

Publishing and writing non-fiction and fiction workshop: 9 June

When you can’t bear witness to another person’s life

Cosy Sunday read: an extract from my new novel This Is Fine

A few little observations about having shorter hair

Evolution of the hardest day

Navigating the Substack overwhelm even when you’ve been writing for years

I’m done with zeitgeisty, peer-pressure TV

Can we ban the word anti-ageing already

An exclusive extract from my second novel This Is Fine

Wanting to quit being the person who organises everyone and everything

The imagined importance of men's only institutions

'I just wanted it to be my turn': the problem with the current narrative of love

Intimidating women

Ask Me Anything: Letting Go of Friendships, Starting Weights in the Gym and Tips for New Writers

The Instagram snark on Substack is getting tiring

A solo date sounds cringe but it's an important act of self care

The dangers of defaulting finance stuff to men is perfectly highlighted in Reesa Teesa's 'Who TF Did I Marry?'

Three writing pitfalls I’ve experienced on Substack as a 20+ years editor and writer

Why I’m going to stop saying ‘I wish I’d started this when I was younger’

I'm sorry, I have to go

On women using the Big Voice and being paid fairly (or at all...)

The art of making new friends

When grief is quite literally the thing with feathers

Some updates and changes to your subscription to As I Was Saying...

In the restful houses of women who live alone

Reflections on being in a place where people’s faces look like their face

Death to gym knickers

How do you set goals when you haven’t a clue what you want?

7 rules I use to determine whether a fitness influencer’s account is good for me