Ok I’ll admit it … I spend a lot of my time thinking about the way I look. You might not think it to look at me but I carefully craft myself into the image I want you all to see. This can mean purposely not wearing make-up or not brushing my hair. Turning up … Continue reading
Guest blog: @happyboypricey (Jimmy Brades-Price) After reading this Wired article earlier this week I felt like jotting down a few words somewhere. I am no doubt shouting into the void but alas my narcissism knows no bounds. Behind the tweet rants and last week’s pretty indecipherable press conference is the cold harsh reality that the US Government will now be … Continue reading
“So how much weight are you planning to loose before the wedding?” I’m asked by a doe eyed shop assistant as I begin to perusing the rows of long white gowns. She’s asked people this many times before. Because of course everyone loses weight before their wedding right?! I feel the anger bubbling inside … Continue reading
If you live your life with ‘no regrets’, to be honest your probably a bit of dick I’ve been thinking recently about the concept of regret. As is, on instagram and twitter, we love to post inspirational quotes and I so often see ones like “live life with no regrets”. Celebrity’s and public figures often … Continue reading
This month’s DAS podcast is all about anxiety and whether it is part and parcel of modern life. We talk about the varying levels; as of course this can be as mild as it can be severe. How do our lifestyles affect our own anxiety? How do we deal with the stress of the modern … Continue reading
Trigger warning – this article contains content describing sexual assault. There have been a few instances in my life where I should have said no. I’m interested to know if by reading the statement above you assumed I said yes? Because then I think we’ve got to the crux of the problem. At the moment … Continue reading
I’m been quite quiet on the old blog recently as I’ve been beavering away at another project. And here it is. DAS is a podcast made by myself, fellow TV producer Rubina Pabani, journalist Caroline Kent and Graphic designer Hanna Benjamin. Our mission is this … As women in the media, we feel that it’s important … Continue reading
From my Huffington Post blog. It’s taken me a while to digest George Osborne’s announcement in the Autumn Statement. The government decided to put the £15m tax raised from putting VAT on tampons and sanitary products towards funding women’s shelters and refuges. Groups like Sisters Uncut have been campaigning heavily and quite rightly for better … Continue reading
Whether you’ve realised it or not we’re changing the way we write history. In years gone by our history books were written by the wealthy and elite. The lives of everyday people where seen through a periscope of privilege, with glimpses of ordinary lives seen only through letters or a second hand perspective. In … Continue reading
What on earth is the “tampon tax”? The phrase actually refers to luxury taxation the government puts on items they don’t see as essential. Items that are considered essential (therefore exempt from additional tax) are things like; incontinence pads, medical products, razors and children’s nappies. I’m nodding at these and thinking good. Perhaps razors aren’t … Continue reading
Embracing wild time from step one
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