Category Archive: HEALTH & FITNESS

WOMAN’S WEEKLY | ‘I WANTED TO BE INVISIBLE’

I recently did some freelance writing for Woman’s Weekly, where I used to be senior writer. Click here to read my real life feature on adult anorexia.

WOMEN’S HEALTH MIDDLE EAST | THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SCENT

A gorgeous feature to research and write, all about the neurological links between perfume and memory

GRAZIA | How To Recognise You Aren’t Just Sad About The Weather, But Have SAD

I’ve struggled with Seasonal Affective Disorder for pretty much my whole life (hence moving to Dubai!). I wrote about it for Grazia – click here to read the feature online

WOMEN’S HEALTH MIDDLE EAST | THE CURE

  I went to Austria’s Vivamayr Altaussee clinic to try ‘the world’s toughest detox’ – and lived to tell the (kinda hilarious) tale

WOMEN’S HEALTH MIDDLE EAST | SEEING RED?

I investigate the Gulf’s ‘anger epidemic’ (it’s a thing!)

BUZZFEED | 21 SECRETS GIRLS WHO LIFT WON’T TELL YOU

Another viral post on being a woman who lifts (this one at 1.9 million views and counting!). Click here to read 21 Secrets Girls Who Lift Won’t Tell You on Buzzfeed

WOMEN’S HEALTH MIDDLE EAST | EBB AND FLOW

This was a fun feature! I lived for a month according to a ‘hormone horoscope’, to see whether our cycle really impacts our everyday behaviour

WOMEN’S HEALTH MIDDLE EAST | WOULD YOU POP A PILL TO FORGET YOUR EX?

This was such an interesting feature to research. It’s all about memory erasure therapy, how close it is to entering mainstream mental healthcare, and its implications for our emotional lives

BUZZFEED | 15 THINGS GIRLS WHO LIFT ARE TIRED OF HEARING

Click here to read my viral post (1 million+ views and counting!) on weightlifting for Buzzfeed, 15 Things Girls Who Lift Are Tired of Hearing