It was such a pleasure to recount some of my safari experiences in this article for Vacations Magazine. Thank you so much to Ensemble Travel for publishing my piece. I think I probably miss Tanzania every day! For more personal essays, click here.
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Emotional Literacy: Bedrock Learning
I love writing for Bedrock, who keep giving me fascinating topics to explore. The latest post about emotional literacy might have been my favourite. Let me know what you think! Picture credit: Bedrock Learning More blog posts available here.
Delish UK: An Endless Quest for Monster Munch: The British Food I Never Thought I’d Miss
Thank you so much to Delish UK for publishing my piece, which is essentially an extended ode to Monster Munch. If you liked this, you can find more personal essays here.
How to teach students inference skills: Bedrock Learning
Everyone will remember their English teacher explaining inference to them at school: ‘Just read between the lines’. But what does that actually mean? And what are the practical steps towards teaching it? In my latest guest blog post for Bedrock Learning, I explore what inference is, why it’s important and how we can teach it….
Ask Amy: Conflict in the Workplace
My work colleague, who I manage, keeps taking things that I say out of context to use against me. What should I do? I’m no mathematician but I reckon that if we work five days out of seven, we spend about 70% of our lives getting ready for work, commuting to work, and actually at…
Jessie Burton’s ‘The Confession’
I do a lot of my reading via audiobook these days. I am working alone, for the first time ever, and I like the company of a story as I run around the French countryside, or eat my soup for lunch, or fold up the laundry from the rack. Working from home can feel mundane;…
Ask Amy: Dealing with my parents’ separation
My parents recently separated after 45 years of marriage. My dad is 70 and heartbroken. How do I help him through this and work through my anger towards my mum? What a horrible shock this must have been. There seems to be a belief that children whose parents separate have it more difficult than adults…
On Making a Friend For Life in Lockdown
Thank you so much to GirlTellMe.com who have published a personal essay that I wrote about making friends in lockdown. You can read it here. It’s a tribute to one special friend who kept me sane during a time of insanity. I would love to know your thoughts! You can read more personal essays here.
Daisy Buchanan’s ‘Insatiable’
I was fortunate enough to attend an interview with Daisy Buchanan run by the London Writers’ Salon (who, incidentally, have changed my writing life with their daily writers’ hour – check it out!) and I bought Insatiable straight afterwards. The idea of a book which was uncompromising about female sexuality and sexual adventures sounded right up my…
Social Media for Social Good (for Naturally Social)
It was a pleasure to write this blog post for Naturally Social all about some brilliant brands who use social media for social good. Head over and take a look – and while you’re there, peruse the rest of the blog. There’s plenty of great stuff to be found. More guest blog posts are available…