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Behavioural scientist and digital business consultant delivering people-centred behavioural design for good

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Speaking

How Apps Can Shape Your Future Self
Habit Summit
San Francisco, California

 

October 2017

Wired Retail
London, UK

 

September 2017

eTail Connect
St Albans, UK

 

June 2017

What’s New in Google Play
2017 Google EMEA App Summit
Dublin, Ireland

 

Boost Your News App with Behavioral Insights
Google News Publisher’s Day
London, UK

 

May 2017

Boost User Retention with Behavioural Insights
Google I/O 2017 conference 
Mountain View, California

 

April 2017

Moderated a developer panel 
Google Play’s App Subscriptions Day
London, UK

 

February 2017

Engaging Health & Fitness Apps
UCL Digital Health Conference 2017 
London, UK

 

November 2016

Get Your Health & Fitness App into Shape
Slush 2016
Helsini, Finland

 

September 2016

Utilising Big Data to Monetise Wellness Panel
Concentric and Bloomberg’s E-Wellness & Technology Trends 2016 
London, UK

 

Sustainable App Growth
Google Playtime EMEA 2016
London,UK

 

April 2016

Fireside Chat
Womenize
Berlin, Germany

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THE PARENTING PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX How is that na THE PARENTING PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX

How is that nailing the hard job of keeping children alive and thriving can feel so “unproductive”?

My day gets eaten up by nothing yet everything all at once. 

Raising children is heavily devalued in modern culture- did you know that the average wage for US child-carework is less than that of dog catchers or traffic meter collectors?! And that over half of UK childcare workers earn poverty wages?

I’ve also never had so many “selfish” things I want to do with my time yet so little autonomy to do them. I’m trying to make time to volunteer for my local @thegreenparty to do my bit. But some nights my baby won’t settle until 9pm and then wakes 3.30-5am… I‘ve literally become the candle burnt at both ends🧨

Guilt rises up within me, despite literally having ZERO time alone, without my baby in my arms, on my boobs or out of sight. I feel this overbearing sense of my wings being clipped. Of my failure to not be doing more “productive” things with my time.

Disclaimer: I fiercely love my kids, this post is a diatribe on modern notions of productivity and the undervaluing of essential needs!

#domesticlaborislabor #modernmotherhood #ecomumguilt #childcarecrisis #caregiving #mumlife #emotionallabor #emotionallabour #breastfeeding #maternityleave #matleavelife
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY EV! This past year Ev transiti HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY EV!

This past year Ev transitioned from a thumb-sucking, giggly toddler to an assertive yet kind boy almost 100cm tall!

Having children is often initially centred around what WE get from it: “I want to have a child. I want to be a mum”, but what’s so fascinating is that the situation flips. You unquestioningly put aside (many of!) your own needs to focus on what fulfils them. 

Raising Evan taught me to become more unflappable, to keep my eye on the long term and to practise gratitude and mindfully reflect on my own shit first! 

Thank you Evan for being such a smart, gorgeous bundle of life and hope! I already know you’re more than equipped to face this changing world whatever it may throw your way xxx
Just over 8 weeks of being mummy to this little on Just over 8 weeks of being mummy to this little one 💕

Ned and I are exhausted beyond belief with two but trying to savour the special moments in between the nappy changes, toddler tantrums, unloaded dishwasher, overflowing laundry basket and oh yes… project managing tradesmen each day in our unintentional house renovation 😂

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