Author, Freelance Writer, Nutrition Coach
This summer has been crazy for me! While I won’t recap everything, I do want to record my experience competing in Turf Games London Summer Festival back at the start of July. For those not in the know, Turf Games
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Considering how much I write about health, fitness, and wellbeing for my clients each week, it makes sense that I take care of my body by training – otherwise I would be a bit of a hypocrite. 🤷♂️ Now, I
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Last time I posted on this site was just before the arrival of the global pandemic (remember that?!), after my return from Los Angeles and an epic trip to Gold’s Gym. So where have I been for the last two
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In February 2020, I took a trip to Los Angeles. It had been a decade since I last went and I fancied doing a few things I hadn’t the first time around. One of these was visiting the iconic Gold’s
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You wake up at 3am, in a cold sweat. ‘What’s wrong?’ asks your partner/dog/cat. ‘I just had a nightmare… that Chris Carra guy hasn’t had a book published for a while.’ ‘Don’t worry’, he/she/dog/cat replies. ‘His fourth book, The Bluffer’s
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Happy New Yea… hang on, I’m a few weeks late. If you are slow to the party, for the first three weeks of 2019 I have been living as a vegan, after committing to participate in Veganuary. I wrote a
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This January I have decided to give ‘Veganuary‘ a go. Usually I snub any themed months (things like Movember, Dryathlon, etc), but I find veganism resonates with me very strongly. I am passionate about animal welfare, the environment and my
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Anyone can call themselves a freelance writer – just like I can call myself a freelance heart surgeon. Thing is, I don’t get any work as a heart surgeon. As a freelance writer though, I can barely keep up. A
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For those who don’t know, I have played guitar for around 17 years. I’m no Eric Johnson, but I’m not bad. ‘Decent’ – that’s the word! As a teenager, playing guitar was my main activity, alongside being moody and awkwardly
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I love coffee, even though these days I tend to drink more decaf than the actual good stuff. I even had a… tea the other day (gasp). And, as a freelance writer, I’d rather work from cafes than go stir
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