author, journalist, presenter and public speaker
Despite regularly having to write a “bio”, I find the process a bit self-promoting and awkward. With that said, so as to protect me from your judgement, please continue to read on for a list of my achievements. All of these can be explored on the pages of this website.
recovery
I’ll start with my proudest accomplishment to date: on 22nd April 2014 I got clean and sober from a cocaine and alcohol addiction that almost stole every good thing from my life. I was in Paris at the time and with the help of supportive friends, a local church and support group meetings, I turned my life around.
Since experiencing that freedom for myself, I ran a Christian recovery service in West London for five years and got a Master’s degree in Addiction Studies from Kings College London, in order to help others find he same.
writing
I am a qualified journalist. I went straight from the pressure of the NCTJ shorthand exams to the pressure of a busy newsroom, working for four years as a digital features writer for national tabloids. Later I went freelance and wrote for: Vogue, Huffington Post, Marie Claire, Red Magazine, Mail Online, The Star, The Belfast Telegraph, Premier Christianity, Woman Alive, Church Times, Sober Girl Society, The Good News and others.
public speaking
I regularly speak about addiction, recovery, faith and love at both corporate and Christian events. In 2018 I gave a TEDx Talk about my personal story of addiction and recovery which has more than half a million views. I’ve also spoken at a number of conferences and festivals including; New Wine, Focus, Satellites, Wildfires, Summer Madness, Jubilee+, Shift, St Andrew’s Literary Festival and more.
book
I’ve written three books; Notes on Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church (SPCK, 2021), Notes on Feminism: Being a Woman in a Church Led By Men (SPCK, 2024) and Drawing As Prayer: Connect with God through the Bible and sketching (SPCK, 2025). Plus I’ve ghost written another six books, but you know I can’t tell you any more about that.
presenting
For three years I hosted the dating show on Christian dating app Salt’s YouTube channel. I was one of three hosts on TBN UK’s Sisterhood and more recently am co-host of podcast Cross Culture that discusses pop culture and current affairs from a Christian perspective.
what else?
I’m also the proud owner of a Blue Peter badge and have a grade four ice-skating. I feel I should reward anyone who has bothered to read this right to the end with a nugget of new information that you can’t find anywhere else. So, I will take the opportunity to confess that I brush my teeth with warm water. I like it better, it’s like a hug in my mouth and I think everyone should do it too.
If you want to discuss my work or offer a rebuttal on my argument for warm-water teeth brushing, use the contact page to drop me a line.
