health, lifestyle +
culture journalist •

words @ the strategist/ny.mag, huffpost, vice, daye, the i, the independent, woman & home, cosmopolitan, giddy, juno.bio, evvy, ro, metro, digital spy, the femedic, bustle, gal-dem, dwell + others

copyright © all rights reserved.

is lactobacillus iners protecting or disrupting my microbiome? — evvy

british language is shifting, is code-switching becoming a thing of the past? – huffpost

you can thank british beach town nostalgia for the “coastal grandmother” tiktok trend — dwell

danny boyle's pistol explores the extreme highs + lows of an iconic '70s band — bustle

ruth negga on passing’s shapeshifting protagonist — gal-dem

dogecoin investment: how the crypto gold rush is being played out in micro whatsapp groups — i

how the uk’s jamaican diaspora unite behind england’s caribbean heritage players at the euros — i

will house prices drop in 2021?: experts weigh in both ways, plus the would-be buyer who feared they would — i

australia trade deal: new work visa proposals for brits’ explained + why it might be smoke and mirrors — i

‘it put us in a pressure cooker’: how no travel, sex-life shifts + anxiety shaped relationships in lockdown — i

‘is it just the latest plaything for billionaires?’: how space travel ethics + tech giants make us sceptical — i

dababy: hiv falsehoods use 80s hysteria to vilify lgbt groups, black women + drug users — i

aesthetics doctors warn ‘temporary’ fillers can cause long-lasting changes to the face — i

‘black tiktok content is often ripped off’ says u.s creator, and uk dancehall + afrobeats educators — i

‘alcohol can fuel behaviour’: the link between lockdowns, major football games, and rising domestic violence — i

abortion access in northern ireland remains scant, despite rising rates of women opting for them across the uk — i

the psychology behind reviving old romances — i

like harry and meghan, my family pass on first names, but there’s competition for the best ones — i

‘do you actually speak for me? I don’t think you do’: how mainstream feminism still rejects women of colour — i

39 fiction + non-fiction books by black british authors, recommended by booksellers + creatives — the strategist

‘I had to be my own advocate’: the women in their 30s facing decades on hrt because of early menopause  — i

new investor on dragons' den says his digital background gives him an edge on the show — i

16 books about the british asian experience (by ESEA authors) recommended by experts — the strategist 

25 black british history books, recommended by creatives, educators, bookshops + activists — the strategist

feeling suicidal or depressed while pregnant isn’t the anomaly you think it is — daye

i finally found a sustainable toothpaste that actually protects my teeth — the strategist

estrogen: when it's high, when it's low + how it changes throughout your life — ro

you shouldn’t have to be a father or a husband to know misogyny is wrong — huffpost

‘it’s a slap in the face’: young black people respond to boris johnson’s race review — i

the rise people get from pegging their partners — giddy

wtf is prostate milking (+ does it hurt?) — giddy

what an injectable hiv drug means for hiv treatment — giddy

black women, bv + thrush: why are they disproportionately affected? — daye

the problem with the rise in virtual sex — cosmopolitan

the culture at britain's top schools has to be disrupted if we are to tackle racism — i

vue banned 'blue story', but the film just earned £1.3m anyway — vice

having people from ethnic minorities in power doesn't mean racism is over — metro

how top boy's sully upended expectations in netflix's debut season — digital spy

vue cinemas' decision to pull blue story from theatres feels rooted in anti-black racism — the independent

black women are (still) being held back by sexual double standards — the femedic

depression and brain fog: when basic tasks seem impossible — the femedic

abstinence-based sex ed will leave young women vulnerable — the femedic

we need to talk about iudˢ and copper toxicity — the femedic

tampon fibre shedding is common, but is it safe? — the femedic

lube can alter vaginal pH. here's what to look out for on the label — the femedic

is it safe to masturbate with thrush? — the femedic

abortion access in northern ireland is a human right, not a bargaining chip — the femedic

can stress disrupt hormone function? — the femedic

i'm taking antibiotics, could this affect my period? — the femedic

what do anal orgasms feel like? we asked three women — the femedic

we erase women's agency by assuming all violent porn is degrading — the femedic

women in the u.s could die because of the heartbeat abortion bill — the femedic

i live with chronic utiˢ because i can't access public toilets in my wheelchair — the femedic

rom-coms with plus size leads, that aren't rebel wilson — gal-dem

consent is not a commodity. tech can never make it one — the femedic

black women's access to hiv testing is a public health issue — the femedic

it's harder for bme women to access mental health care. here's why — the femedic

the real ron stallworth on becoming the blackkklansman — gal-dem

Using Format