My end-of-year blog is usually my favourite to write. But this one felt different. It's taken me a long time to collect my thoughts, process 2021 and decide how I feel about the coming months. The last year has been really hard for me (and many others, I know). 2020...
Lack of diversity in the outdoors is relevant to all marginalised groups. But I'm here to talk specifically about women in the outdoors and adventure. Because that's what I am a champion of via the women's adventure community I founded, Love Her Wild (although we do...
I’m writing a book (I’ve also already started the next one and, if I'm honest, the one after that as well), juggling a community (which has rocketed in the last year), prepping for online talks and getting ready to launch a new podcast….all while getting used to being...
One of my favourite things I read last year was this article by Mark Manson. He interviewed 1,273 people to ask what they had learnt about 2020. If ever there was proof that this has been a shared experience then this article is it! The lesson that struck me most from...
I’ve already made public my first big announcement this year, the arrival of my little one! So now is the time for the second big news that will make 2020 a year that will be filled with positives as much as negatives……I got a book deal! Writing a book is something...
There seems to be a huge spectrum when it comes to Coronavirus and how it is affecting people. On one end are those who have had their lives completely turned upside down. And on the other are those sharing memes along the lines of ‘we’re just being asked to sit and...
On the 9th of February 2017 I launched a Facebook group. I called it Love Her Wild - an adventure community to celebrate and encourage more women to get outdoors. At the same time, I published a post inviting women to apply to join me on The Everest Adventure. It was...
I'm so terrible at acknowledging and celebrating my success that when I got to the end of 2019 I thought it'd been just ok. Growing Patreon, passing 25,000 monthly visitors to my blog, increasing my online following, finding a literary agent, learn how to rock climb,...
(Note: This blog shares my personal thoughts and worries when it comes to having children as a passionate conservationist. It is not intended as criticism on others choices or beliefs. Or as a disregard of other women's circumstances.) I run a women's adventure...