Judy Cogan
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Freelance writer | Bylines in @theipaper @thetimes @waitrose @MetroUK @CultureTrip @tempusmagazine @TelegraphTravel | judy.cogan @gmail .com | Vedic meditator ✨
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Exactly a year ago today I flew to Maui, Hawaii with a heavy anniversary looming. Here's my piece in
@theipaper
on how the experience helped me heal and is a time I will cherish forever. The cheeseburger looks as lonely as I felt that day!
#travel
#Hawaii
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📢WORK NEWS📢Delighted to announce I've joined the brilliant
#iweekend
features team at
@theipaper
three days a week as a freelancer. PRs I'm interested in travel, food, wellbeing, fitness, books, relationships/ dating, lifestyle: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk. Thanks!
#journorequest
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Writers: I'm commissioning for the May/ June issue of Selamta, the magazine for Ethiopian Airlines. Original stories based in an African country or with an African connection: trends; interviews; features with a compelling human angle. Timely hooks essential. 1/2
#journorequest
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It's my last week (for now) shifting at
#iweekend
@theipaper
so thank you to my brilliant editor
@HannaTavner
and to all the PRs and experts I've worked with on features. I start a new, exciting role on Monday, so keep in touch: judy.cogan
@gmail
.com
#journorequest
#prrequest
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🗺️ WORK NEWS 🗺️ Delighted to have started back at
@inkglobal
as editor of Selamta, the magazine for Ethiopian Airlines [mat cover for
@FlorenceDerrick
] an exciting year lies ahead. The mag: New email: judy.cogan[@]
#travel
#Africa
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Hello, I'm doing a bit of research and compiling a list of wellbeing/ meditation/ mental health focused podcasts out there. So please raise a hand if you host/ PR / listen to any good ones. Thanks very much
#journorequest
#podcasts
#wellbeingpodcasts
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Hi, I'm writing about "the wellness apps that will change your life" next week, so hit me with recs across: sleep, mental health, motivation, fitness, stress relief, anxiety, joy etc. Thanks! *Might be Monday when I reply: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
#wellnessapps
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Hi, I'm looking for a travel + lifestyle writer in Chicago or somewhere nearby with easy access to the city. An interest in yoga is also useful. Get in touch, thanks
#journojobs
#journorequest
#Chicago
#USwriters
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Hello, I'm working on a feature for
#iweekend
on 'ways to give back this Christmas and boost your wellbeing'. Looking for expert suggestions on everything from how to make a stranger smile to volunteering etc. and the benefits. Pls use: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
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One of my better decisions in 2023 was to book a solo trip to
#Venice
over Christmas. It was scary, but I had an absolute ball and felt very grateful to be in a position to go and backed by family and friends who understood my reasons. Happy new year! ✨
#solotravel
#solohohoho
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Writers: I'm open to pitches for the July/ Aug issue of Selamta, the mag for Ethiopian Airlines. It's a SPORTS SPECIAL. Stories need a strong African connection and a compelling human angle. Timely hooks essential. Deadline Friday 8th. E: judy.cogan
@ink
-global.com
#journorequest
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Morning, I'm working on a feature for
#iweekend
on winter days out around the UK, so PRs please send me any ideas today: Judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk thanks!
#journorequest
#prrequest
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Hello, I'm working on a feature for iweekend on how to stay motivated and keep fit during the cold + dark winter months. Looking to PTs, sports pros and health experts for tips + advice. To send tips or for more info pls email me on: Judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
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I always enjoy
@elizabday
's podcast How to Fail, but the episode with
@Emmabarnett
left me utterly winded in the best way. What a privilege to listen in on such a beautiful and sensitive conversation. From a childfree woman to another I am quietly rooting for you Elizabeth. ❤️
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Hello, I'm looking for psychologists/ life coaches/ performers who work at guiding people on how to tell their story or teach storytelling for live performance. For a magazine feature. Please comment on this post or DM (rather than email). Thanks
#journorequest
#storytelling
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Hello, I'm working on a feature on how to slow down to live faster. Looking for psychologists, sports people, health experts, GPs, transformational coaches to give tips and insights. Short deadline. Pls get in touch: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
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Morning! I'm working on an
#iweekend
feature and need experts - Drs/ Neurologists/ psychochologists - to share ways to 'exercise' your brain for greater clarity, focus, calm etc. Deadline for comments 4.30pm today, Pls email: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
#prrequest
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Hello, I'm working on a new feature: 'the biggest fitness myths debunked' for a national newspaper and looking for stats and qualified health + fitness experts. Happy to share more details + list of myths. Email in my bio. Thanks!
#journorequest
#fitnessmyths
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Hello, I'm working on a feature for
#iweekend
on how to rebuild confidence when dating/ finding love. I'd like a range of experts to share different confidence building tips and tricks. Pls send to judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk today with credit included. Thanks!
#journorequest
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Morning! I'm working on a feature for
#iweekend
on ageing myths across fitness, beauty, careers, health, lifestyle etc. I'm looking for experts to debunk myths (from an approved list I will share) today. Deadline 4.30pm pls email: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
#prrequest
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Hello, I'm writing a feature today on morning routines and need health experts + psychologists to contribute, happy to provide more details on the angle of the piece. Pls get in touch: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thank you!
#journorequest
#PRrequest
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I'm looking to speak to young people with a hobby commonly associated with the elderly (lawn bowls, bridge, tea dances...) and people 60+ who enjoy typically "young people" activities. Open to ideas! For a magazine feature, happy to share more details.
#journorequest
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Morning! Today I'm looking for a range of experts to contribute to an
#iweekend
feature on the key signs you're lonely without knowing it and what to do about it. Happy to share more details. Thanks. Please get in touch today: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#PRrequest
#journorequest
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Morning! I'm looking for a SHY PERSON to talk me about being shy. Its for a positive piece in a lovely illustrated wellness magazine (no pics needed). Happy to share more details. Resisting the urge to say 'don't be shy'. Ah, sorry.
#journorequest
#shyness
#freelance
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Hello! I'm compiling a list of top PODCASTS to listen to right now for a national newspaper. Please hit me with any that you love/ want to plug!
#journorequest
#podcasts
#podcaststolistentonow
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Hello! I'm looking to speak to a mix of nutritionists, psychologists and doctors for a food-themed feature this week going in
#iweekend
@theipaper
. Happy to send more details on the concept, deadline. Email judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
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“We only have now. We only have today. So just enjoy it.” - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
@WOWisGlobal
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🌵NEW WORK🌵 my travel piece in
@MetroUK
on Cactus Thiemann: a surreal 17 acre cactus farm (and the largest in Africa) on the outskirts of Marrakech. Love the headline, can't take credit for that.
#travel
#freelancewriter
#VisitMorocco
#marrakech
#cactifarm
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Morning! I'm putting together a guide to Sober October for
#iweekend
and I'm looking for experts to provide tips on how to navigate a month booze free and reach the end goal. Pls email me on: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
#prrequest
#SoberOctober
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Morning! I'm now working on a feature on Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and what can be done to avoid it this winter. So prevention, rather than cure. Looking to speak to Drs and health experts. Please get in touch today: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
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For the competitive ones, here's my latest feature for
@waitrose
weekend on how to win Monopoly this Christmas, according to experts. Stay in jail, don't buy hotels and play with the smallest token among the tips. May cause rows, sorry. Out now
#Monopoly
#Christmasgames
#waitrose
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NEW WORK: I wrote this feature for Breathe magazine on how shorter friendships can be just as positive, powerful and profound as longer-lasting bonds – and often bring about big changes for the better. What do you think? Out now with illustrations by
@agnesbic
#freelancewriter
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Hurray, my work announcement was a hit! *tiny mind blown*. Thanks everyone and hello new followers - I'm sorry in advance for posting dull sea-related pics. I'm now working my way through a gazillion emails😂
#journorequest
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What a remarkable woman and powerful story. The moment Nazanin talked about being arrested and subsequently separated from her daughter Gabriella (so small she was still breast feeding) and a new born baby started crying in the audience and moved her to tears ♥️
@WOWisGlobal
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Morning Twitter!🍦Today I’m looking for the best indie seaside ice-cream parlours around the UK for
#iweekend
Do you have any favourites? Please email me on judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk
#journorequest
#prrequest
#insidescoop
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A wonderful Sunday morning spent exploring
@CharlestonTrust
the modernist home and studio of Vanessa Bell + Duncan Grant. So many extraordinary creative details and their presence is strong. If only the walls could talk.
#charleston
#thebloomsburyset
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The best podcasts to listen to right now is out today in
@theipaper
🎙Thank you so much to everyone who came forward and helped. Delighted to have included your pods and favourites!
#podcasts
#iweekend
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Definitely the most personal feature I’ve written to date - how this horse helped me heal after losing my dad suddenly last year. The Telegraph was my dad’s favourite newspaper and so I’m sure he’d a proud as punch ❤️
@TelegraphTravel
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Hi travel PRs! I'm working on a "Last-minute UK by the sea" feature for a national newspaper covering B&Bs/ hotels/ glamping/ self-catering accom with decent availability b/w now and end July. Deadline EOP tom. Comment of DM. Thanks!
#journorequest
#travel
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Six years in prison as a government “commodity” the first nine months isolated in solitary confinement. “The good thing about the human mind is you forget the bad things and the good things will always be there.” Nazanin Zachariah-Ratcliffe 🙏
@WOWisGlobal
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Morning! I'm working on a feature on how to beat brain fog and would love experts to contribute insights into what causes it and tips on boosting mental clarity/ focus. Pls get in touch today if you can help. Thanks
#freelance
#journorequest
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✨NEW WORK✨ The 30 wellness apps that will change your life: from Thor’s fitness secrets to substance-free psychedelics, out in
#iweekend
@theipaper
and online now
#wellnessapps
#freelancewriter
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Aloha 🌸 This is where I’ll be in May. Admittedly I had no idea the flight from LA is so long (six hours) and ocean-heavy (I’ve been reminded LOST was filmed there, thanks pals😬).
#travel
#hawaii
#holiday
#freelance
#remoteworking
#usa
#journorequest
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I interviewed
@thewhitmore
all about her brilliant new book No One Can Change Your Life Except For You⚡️it’s out today in
@theipaper
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My recent feature out in
@theipaper
on how to become a super communicator and learn to talk about anything to anyone, with tips and advice from the Pulitzer prize-winning author Charles Duhigg
#iweekend
#conversation
#communication
#freelancework
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I saw Barbie last night and I loved it. I remembered I gave this Barbie a punk makeover for an A’level art project. She’s pretty cool, right?🔥 *found in my mum’s garage.
#weirdbarbie
#punkbarbie
#barbie
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My sister, who lives in Orkney, saw the Northern Lights from a bedroom window before bed on Thursday night. They all immediately bundled into the car to get a better look and my 16 year-old niece Zara took these pictures 🤯 beautiful
@bbcweather
#northernlights
#orkney
#kirkwall
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📢NEW WORK📢 My latest feature, out now in Breathe magazine: on Emotional Independence and why it's important to build an internal structure that nurtures resilience during difficult times. Brilliant illos by
@Gracie_25
🎢
#freelancewriter
#wellness
#Breathemagazine
#mentalhealth
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Hi, I'm working on a feature for a national newspaper on the best dating apps for different stages of your life. Looking for relevant stats + studies, plus dating experts/ coaches to speak to - happy to share more details. Email in bio. Thanks!
#journorequest
#datingapps
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Lifestyle PRs: I'm pulling together info on new weird and wonderful spa treatments and wellness therapies for an early 2023 round-up in a luxury magazine. Please get in touch with any suggestions. UK based preferred, but not essential
#journorequest
#wellness
#spatreatments
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To mark the first anniversary of losing my dad I went out for a burger in his honour. It was something we loved to do together and I could just imagine him opposite me ordering extra onion rings. The restaurant, Cheese burger in paradise, certainly delivered on the view 🍔🏝️
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A casual start to the week. This morning I was interviewed by
@TVNaga01
live on BBC radio about my experiences dating during lockdown! Thank you for having me on
@bbc5live
, I really enjoyed it all
#loveinlockdown
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Morning! I'm looking to talk to a UK couple who met during the pandemic and are still together and all😍today. For a national newspaper, need both sides and a cute pic.
#journorequest
#relationships
#inews
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My first
#waitroseweekend
cover story. Flip flip hooray indeed! Thanks to all the flippin’ brilliant people who contributed stacks (sorry) of tips, recipes and topping ideas for my feature on all things pancakes!
#pancakes
#waitrose
#shrovetuesday
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Hello Twitter! I'm looking for a variety of accredited dating coaches + psychologists to give expert advice on how to date and find love in real life - offline, no dating apps. Happy to send more details, please email me on judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
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It was a joy and a privilege to talk to Kenan, Maghol and Ayman who fled for their lives and are determined to build a new future in the UK - and families who helped them. All you need is a spare room. Thanks to
@RefugeesAtHome
@CityofSanctuary
@RoomForRefugees
#waitroseweekend
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Hi, I'm looking for a qualified expert to comment on the importance of using sunscreen this summer in a piece for
@Netmums
. Deadline EOP today. Email in my bio. Thanks!
#journorequest
#sunscreen
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Hello! 👋I'm working on a 'How Christmas 2023 are you?' feature for a mag + I'd love to know any key festive trends and food/film/deco choices for this year. E.g. trees going up in Nov, are seagulls the new turkey, are office parties back, still debating Die Hard??
#Journorequest
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Hello, working on a relationship feature for iweekend on edition and need psychotherapists/ rel experts to give tips - very tight turn around. Pls get in touch and I'll give more details: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
#prrequest
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Morning, I'm looking for a psychologist to comment on the rising figures of loneliness among young people. For a feature in a national newspaper. Please get in touch for more details and deadline. Email in my bio.
#journorequest
#freelance
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2/2 Please email pitches to judy.cogan
@ink
-global.com by Friday 9th February. You can get a feel for what we do by viewing our previous issues here:
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Hello, next up I'm writing a feature for
#iweekend
and need dating experts + psychotherapists to contribute, happy to provide more details. Deadline tomorrow. Pls get in touch: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thank you!
#journorequest
#PRrequest
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I absolutely loved
#PoorThings
every performance is flawless, the costumes + set design are refreshingly bananas. I left the cinema wanting to go straight back in and watch it again. It’s funny, fabulous, filthy - a joyful adventure of self-discovery through furious jumping.
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Oh it’s just been one of those great magical weekends to remember and sometimes it’s good to know those come around ♥️✨🎄And also the top I have on is a thong body, so nothing is ever perfect 🤨
#wedgy
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🎄Here are some lovely ideas on how to give back this Christmas 🎄thank you to all the experts who took part. It'll be in print in
#iweekend
tomorrow:
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Hello, I'm looking for experts in sleep/ neurology to offer up dos and don'ts on napping as an adult: when to do it, for how long, how often etc. etc. with the benefits. I'm on a tight deadline so pls email D&Ds over today on judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk with experts credited. Thanks!
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@eliistender10
I did! I’m a journalist and have wanted to be since I was eight. The pictures I drew most often were made-up newspaper front pages 😂
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A slightly different end to Christmas Day this year. Booked a Vivaldi four seasons concert in Venice and I only got seated ON the stage 😆 and I accidentally dressed like the musicians, sitting there like a needy understudy. What a lowkey venue too. Loved it
#christmas
#venice
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Good morning! I have two tickets for YAYOI KUSAMA: INFINITY MIRROR ROOMS at the Tate Modern on Saturday (3pm time slot) and would any one like them? I can forward the e-tickets, no charge. My friend and I can no longer make it, so I’d rather see they don’t go to waste. Thanks!
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My latest feature out in
@Waitrose
Weekend this week: How Christmas 2023 are you? Find out with this fun quiz! And so it begins...🎄
#newwork
#freelancework
#Waitrose
#Christmas2023
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I'm urgently looking for a relationship expert/ psychologist to talk to me about when pets cause couples arguments... for a national newspaper
#journorequest
#urgentjournorequest
#relationships
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Morning! Calling publishers and PRs - I'm looking for psychologists who have written a book(s) about or including how to avoid burnout, specifically. Book must have been released recently. Pls get in touch: judy.cogan
@inews
.co.uk Thanks!
#journorequest
#prrequest
#burnout
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It's officially party season🎉🪩Here's a guide I wrote with the help of some brilliant experts on how to boost your social stamina throughout December
#iweekend
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Loved watching
@Asma_KhanLDN
on
#sundaybrunch
just now, hilarious (onions aren’t ready until you’ve infused your neighbour’s house 😂) and moving too - what a woman! ❤️
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An incredibly emotive, informative and motivating (+ very entertaining) hour spent listening to this brilliant lineup
@nazirafzal
@ShobnaGulati
@AliceVSherwood
@misszing
@SadiqKhan
with
@judekellystudio
#conwomen
#forgottenwomen
#haveaword
#rememberme
@WOWisGlobal
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Morning! I'm working on a "Last-minute UK hols by the sea" round-up for a national newspaper covering B&Bs/ hotels/ glamping/ self-catering. MUST have decent availability in July. Deadline lunchtime today: judy.cogan
@gmail
.com. Thanks!
#journorequest
#travel
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Hello, I'm working on a quick turnaround feature for a national newspaper on
#worldmentalhealthday2020
and need input from an expert in this field. Please get in touch if you can help/ recommend anyone. Happy to give more details. Thanks!
#journorequest
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Hi Hotel PRs! Anyone have any newly opened (or open this year) hotels in Liverpool to put forward for a review? Luxury or boutique. Thanks!
#journorequest
#prrequest
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Hello, I'm urgently looking to speak to professional board game players/ experts or societies please? Or a media contact at
@Hasbro
would be great. For a mag feature, happy to share more details. Thanks!
@BoardGameGeek
@KenKoury
@LoBcompetitions
#journorequest
#prrequest
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My feature on the impulse to People Please and the impacts it has on ourselves and others. Controversially is PP actually about control? Out now in issue 63 of
#Breathe
magazine. illustrations by NDBlankenburg.
#wellbeing
#TheJoyofSayingNo
#peoplepleasing
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Hello lovers! I'm looking for couples out there with an interesting love story, who are happy to share how they make their relationship work. For a new online series with
@theipaper
please get in touch!❤️
#journorequest
#lovestories
#callingcouples
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I wrote about gorgeous cider farms to visit around the UK this summer for
@waitrose
🍏Expect sweeping countryside views, sun-dappled orchards with great food and tangy pints. Pip others to the post (sorry).
#freelancewriter
#cidercountry
#summer
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Ever wondered what your food personality is? Of course you have. Here's my feature on how identifying what type of eater you are can improve your health. Out in
#iweekend
tomorrow. Thanks to all the experts who contributed🥫🍉🥪
#freelancewriter
#newwork
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A Sunday read: Taking the slow lane, being the tortoise not the hare, might just benefit your life in a number of different ways. Thanks to the brilliant experts who took part in this feature, out now in
@theipaper
#iweekend
#slowdown
#freelance
#snailpace
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Morning! I'm looking for LOVE STORIES and the myriad ways couples make their relationship work, as part of a new series for a national newspaper. Please get in touch for more details/ to share
#journorequest
#relationships
#lovestories
#positivenews
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I’ve been single for a billion years but here I am giving out free advice on how to get your love life back on track post-lockdown. NEXT UP: A guide on how to smash it at homeschooling (not long now, surely?), by me, a child-free 37 year-old who lives with her mum. 👍
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My two pieces in
@theipaper
this weekend: dating apps for every stage in life + what we learned this week from a dog with a 5in tongue to the end of ‘ducking hell’
#iweekend
#freelancewriter
#inprint
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I wrote this piece about unapologetic and inspiring Irish women for
@CultureTrip
with my Irish passport strapped to my bosom!🍀
@TheSineadBurke
@SpaceNorah
✨✨✨
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Singles, had your fill of dating apps? Here’s my feature for
#iweekend
on how to take dating offline to find love in real life. Disclaimer: the advice on talking to strangers + making eye contact in public may disturb Londoners.
#DatingAdvice
#datingapps
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A rare shot of Joel, Joel and Joel. The look of fondness
@kiripritchardmc
is something quite beautiful ❤️😂
#birthdayboozed
#angels
@joeldommett
#covidarms
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Hello, I'm looking for a media-friendly body language coach or expert who is available to comment within the realm of dating/ flirting today. Pls let me know, thanks
#journorequest
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