A planning call about a dog revealed a much bigger question: which parts of ourselves do we remove from our business photographs before anyone has told us they don’t belong?

The dog absolutely needs to be in the photographs

My daughter went to bed at half past six in the morning. It got me thinking about summer, social media, and why spending half an hour improving your website might be a better investment than publishing another post.

Feeling guilty about posting less?

“Be yourself” sounds like lovely business advice, but it doesn’t tell you what to communicate. A more useful question can make your website, content, and brand photographs much easier to plan.

Why “Just be yourself” is pretty dreadful business advice

The night I picked up a bass guitar for the first time – and discovered what getting out of your comfort zone truly teaches you about confidence and joy.

Confessions of a secret rocker (or what getting out of your comfort zone teaches you)

Judged in Paris, blurry in the heat, and quietly chuffed anyway. Here’s what a shadow photo taught me about showing up – and being seen for who you are.

Showing the real you in brand photography: what I learned in Paris

Venice, solo. Mild terror, major breakthrough. Here’s what a wobbly train trip taught me about fear, confidence, and showing up on camera anyway.

Confidence in front of the camera: what my Venice trip taught me about doing scary things

Even my dog knows how to make his presence known! Find out why consistent visibility matters for your business, and how you too can be as memorable as a favourite lamp post.

A dog, a lamp post, and showing up for your brand

The danger of making assumptions really can make things go horribly wrong!

The danger of making assumptions

I’m writing this on 10 April, at the start of 2022’s World Homeopathic Awareness Week. But first, let me take you back to the mid-90s …

Homeopathy: brilliant or bunkum?

Photographing your family Christmas – find out here how to capture Christmas in photographs and still be present to enjoy the moment. 6 top tips to make sure you think properly about what you want to do, and then how to do it!

Photographing Christmas: 6 top tips

7 things I’ve learned this year – good, and not so good! How did YOUR year go? What did you learn from it, and what’s the best and worst things that happened?

7 things I’ve learned this year

Working mum guilt … Poisonous, isn’t it? As I’ve been a working mum for many years now, and as most of my clients are also working mums, I’m going to tell you exactly why we can all ditch the working mum guilt which plagues so many of us.

Here’s why to ditch working mum guilt – 5 surprising reasons the children benefit from your job

Two years ago, my poor overworked smartphone gave me an obscene gesture and yelled “nooooooo, gimme a rest!”.

Then it died.

Here’s how I fared, and why I’m scared of the slippery slope.

Smartphone addiction is real