In the last 24 hours alone, I’ve been a mum. A wife. An investor. A consumer. A homeowner. A train user. A friend. It’s easy to forget the power we hold as we navigate these differing roles (and more) each day. So I’ve pulled together eight broad ‘slices’ of what I call our ‘power doughnut’* where we can enact change each day. They’re in no particular order, as each slice differs based on your personal circumstances. Funder We
How imperfectly sustainable actions collectively create systems change
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“When your mind tells you that you are just one person, too small to make a difference, so why bother, you can remind yourself that tipping points are non-linear”—Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac, The Future We Choose It’s a rite of passage on our journey to trying to be a little bit less sh*t during the climate emergency to wonder whether your personal actions actually matter. Your opinion probably falls somewhere between the two following extremes: Personal purity &
+ Eco-Anxiety with a Dose of Mum Guilt
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Eco-anxiety, eco guilt or environmental guilt – whatever we call it, many of us embody this new modern shame as we wake up to the climate emergency and our part in driving it. A subset of this is parental or “eco mother” guilt. In this post I’m not referring to the shame of increasing my carbon footprint by having children (regardless of what movements like Stop Having Kids and anti-natalism imply). I don’t restrict my measurement of the
+ My Plant-Based Pregnancy
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It’s a special moment in a woman’s life when she can tell people “I’m pregnant!” When you’re vegan and/or eat minimal animal products though, people immediately become concerned about your nutrition. Barely a ‘congratulations’ had passed people’s mouths before questions regarding nutrition were directed my way. I tried to be patient and share my perspective, but it was made more frustrating when you consider that no-one would dare dream say to an unhealthy pregnant woman eating a high-fat,
+ Evan’s Newborn Photoshoot at Home in London
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While pregnant with Evan, I knew I wanted to immortalise the early weeks with him as babies change so quickly! I was able to find a fantastic photographer called Kate Elliott via Instagram and her Arrow and Lo photography blog. What I loved most about her style was that they were unposed, didn’t require props and she was also happy to take some extra shots on request too (for example a line-up of bamboo breast pads drying on
