Since 2014, I have been lucky enough to have worked with some fantastic people at varying different sites and magazines. Here is a selection of some of my favourite pieces I've written across the years.
Rewriting The Mind - Word & Sole
At some point in our lives, many of us will be struck by something or afflicted by a feeling so devastating that it changes everything. We face the thought of our future and every dream we have envisioned for it and suddenly it is as if we have no control. We are blinded by the light of the unknown, seeing only a distorted, anxiety-ridden glimpse into what could be or rather what will never be. We find ourselves indulging in reductive and often baseless assumptions that box us into categories we do not deserve to be caged into…
Letting Go - Thought Catalog
It’s hard, I get it. I am one of those unfortunate souls with a tendency for wearing my heart on my sleeve and then throwing that sleeve at everyone that shows me kindness. I put everything into my friendships and if I find a select few people who make me so uncontrollably happy, I will put all my effort into returning that happiness. It’s not always as simple as that, though. It’s not just love and mutual love, happiness for happiness and both parties giving equal effort. Sometimes life springs surprises on you, when you least expect it, or when you do expect it, and have a sickly feeling in your stomach, but it happens to someone or with someone you never thought it would…
Extinct Animals of 2018 - Unwritten
Extinction is not just exclusive to the old days of dinosaur history. We are still seeing consistent numbers of beautiful animal species disappearing off of the face of the earth for the rest of our lives. Climate change, poaching, and human selfishness could be the cause of this. It has to be said we are still not looking after our animals the way we should be, or at least not enough of us…
Healing from Hurt - The Mighty
But not everything is pain and when shared, the experience can end positively. I started telling people, and started looking out for positive videos and articles and tried to understand my condition and my life. I gave myself more of a chance, I listened to friends, and though my trust issues and my loneliness and fear of my own agency at nights is still present, I am healing. I am healing enough to tell my story and hope that, in some way, someone may have the belief to heal themselves after hearing this…
What Happened at Santander - Finextra (Financial Journalism).
UK exit rumours, regulatory tensions and market instability; a short-lived rumour about Santander’s future on the UK high street emerged recently. Despite a rebuttal from its executive chair Ana Botín, the saga revealed a bubbling weakness under the surface of retail banking. Here’s everything you need to know.
The story began a week ago, when The Financial Times reported that due to lower than expected profits and overall struggles with performance in the UK, internal conversations pointed to the possibility of their exit…
Tariffs & Fintech Growth - Finextra (Financial Journalism)
For a number of years now, we have been weathered by a series of destabilising events: Brexit, trade wars, cybersecurity breaches and global military conflicts. It’s an unsettling mix and the financial markets have needed to be permanently alert. This continues to be the case with the announcement that the new US President Donald Trump is ramping up similar actions from his first term by levying controversial tariffs against multiple countries: China, Canada, Mexico and potentially the EU…
