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Why I Think Older Women Using Filters Is Damaging to Self-Esteem

So THIS is why women use filters, I thought to myself. It took just 12 minutes of me trying "beautifying"…

4 years ago

How My Mental Health is Inextricably Linked to My Physical Health and Fitness (and Other Things)

I could have called this post "I wasn't okay but then I was but now I'm not again", but it's…

4 years ago

10th Blogiversary: A Brief History of My 10 Years Online

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY. Where have 10 years gone...? In celebration of Not Dressed As Lamb turning 10 (and the…

4 years ago

Mental Health Update: I’m Actually Doing Okay (Honestly)

My first blog post in two months went out on Friday and in that I promised I would write a…

5 years ago

Finally Admitting I’m Struggling With My Mental Health

It's taken me a while, but just recently I finally admitted to myself that I'm struggling. Struggling with my mental…

5 years ago

Ad | My Body, Not Fighting the Ageing Process and Self-Acceptance #ItsWhoIAm

We took this photo of me wearing lingerie and nightwear especially for this post (always tricky). My immediate reaction on…

6 years ago

Generation X Women Blowing Kisses at the Camera: Weird and Awkward or Not?

Something I've been asked to do many times on video and photo shoots is to blow a kiss at the…

6 years ago

Extracts From My 1980s Teenage Diaries

We moved house 18 months ago. In the process of sorting out 'stuff,' I came across my 1980s teenage diaries.…

6 years ago

My Greatest Photographic Moments of the 2010s

For most of the last three or four New Years I've looked back on the previous 12 months and picked…

6 years ago

“Yes, Your Bum Looks Big in That” – Brutal Honesty: My Thoughts

"Well, I'm just being honest." Five words that make red mist rise up in me. [Reading time: 4 mins] Something…

6 years ago