Life on the B Side

Autumn has always felt like a natural reset — a season for slowing down, turning inward, and finding comfort in small rituals. And I am going ti milk autumn as an excuse for all of the above this yea…

Today I am celebrating 21 years of marriage to a man I met at a work event.

And with that in mind, I decided to share (without planning or script or anything for that matter) the brief story of how t…

It's a bit of a stretch to say that there are life lessons to be found in foam parties and champagne diving in the Med. But as I've had cause to think about the holidays I took in my twenties, I thou…

Need some life coaching? Best place to start? Classic 1980s John Hughes films…

What does a day off with Ferris Bueller have to do with how we see our own lives?

Quite a lot, actually. In this episode…

Camping isn’t just a holiday — it’s a crash course in family life.
From sleepless nights in a teepee tent to teens glued to campsite WiFi, and one unforgettable trip with a stubborn VW campervan name…

Bit of a nostalgia trip in this episode — but not the dreamy, golden kind.

Today I’m taking you back to the summer I was 16. A holiday that was meant to be a break from real life... but turned into t…

Ever feel like you're the glue holding everything (and everyone) together?

Same.

In this episode, I dive into the reality of being the family linchpin and the trap of being a ‘capable woman’. And I a…

I gave up booze – and it wasn’t all gains.

In this episode, I talk honestly about what I lost, what I found, and what surprised me when I stepped away from alcohol.

No preaching, just real talk about…

This episode is 4 days late. 4 days! And that’s all down to the one skill I have comprehensively mastered, honed and turned into an art form. Procrastination.

Come with me to discover how you too can…

Yes, I have been missing for two weeks!

But I come back and bring you tales of post-natal ghosts, house-buying and my very own Nurse Ratched.

And yes they are all linked!!

Just because school’s out doesn’t mean we don’t keep learning a thing or two.

What a f*cking ramble this is! It’s been like a parent therapy session for me :)

The ‘lessons’ and observations in here a…

What do a broken penis, a bad acid trip and a gun have in common?

Answer is they are all stories from one 6-month house-share.

These are absolute A-side stories because I’m not sure my B-side brain c…

There was a time I had a look. I was styled, curated, possibly even iconic (in my own head). But now? My wardrobe won’t return my calls.

In this episode, I’m digging through my style history — from t…

This week on Life on the B Side, I’m taking a nostalgic trip back to the 80s and 90s — the mixtape years where we learned about patience and the lost art of just being bored.

Join me as I share three…

Is it just me, or does life start to feel... compact as we get older? Not in a minimalist, Zen kind of way — more like, “When did my idea of a big night out become a garden centre café and a browse i…

It’s really easy to let encouraging and supporting your child to reach their potential turn into living through them and their achievements. In doing so you can end up claiming victory for yourself w…

You don’t get to this age without the odd look around to see how successful you are in comparison to others.

But wait!

Should we really be measuring our life’s success in monetary value and volume of…

PART ONE: Getting Your Timing Right

From talking to teenagers, sliding doors moments and bank robberies. Adulting is all about timing. And that’s not sexy. Or fun.

While this episode started off under the guise of being about GCSEs and real-life work experience, it ended up using the phrase ‘faecal chatter’ more than once.

All I can do is apologise for this on…

We all chase a dream – the dream life, the dream bod, the dream relationship, the dream bank balance! And in pursuit of these goals, we invest HEAVILY. We invest our money, our energy and our time. B…