I write essays, features and first-person journalism on motherhood, identity, travel, birth culture, Italy and life between countries.
My published work spans personal essays, reported features and reflective travel writing, with bylines in News.com.au, The Australian, VICE, The Sun, SurfGirl Magazine, Ramona Magazine, The Times, The Telegraph and the New Zealand Herald.
Selected pieces appear below.
Travel + belonging
Insiders, Outsiders — The Australian
Broke, Deflated and Disheartened in London — News.com.au
Reported features + culture
What Breastfeeding Really Feels Like — The Sun
What Londoners Really Think of Australians — VICE
7 Emerging Designers from London Fashion Week — Harper's Bazaar
TV presenter and model Jameela Jamil starts body positive trend thanks to a picture of the Kardashian —The Sun
Woman divides Mumsnet opinion when she suggests foreign colleagues should speak in English round the office… but is she right? —The Sun
Would you fork out £279k on a HANDBAG? Rare Hermes Birkin bag costs as much as a house—The Sun
Motherhood + identity
I Gave Birth in Italy. Here Is Why It Is a Wildly Different Experience Than Australia — News.com.au
Motherhood: The Bold and the Beautiful — Ramona Magazine
Why Your Thirties Can Feel More Fragile Than Your Twenties — Ramona Magazine
Returning to the Lineup After Birth — SurfGirl Magazine
My Postpartum Body Was Finally Mine. Then I Discovered I was Pregnant Again: Ramona Magazine
Postpartum Rage, Loneliness and Joy: The Truth About New Motherhood Abroad: Romana Magazine
Early Cultural Reporting
The Todas: The Contemporary Lifestyle of an Ancient Community: The Madurai Messenger, March 2014
Field-reported feature from the Nilgiri Hills, South India, exploring the Toda community’s relationship with pastoralism, modernity, tradition and ecology.
Later shared as reference material with the team behind Living Lightly, an exhibition on pastoralism.
Original clip available on request.