First things first, you need to know this about me… until recently, I’d always played the role of the good girl. The geeky academic. The hard worker. The people pleaser. The straight-A student who did what was expected… not necessarily what she wanted.

At my school, if you were half bright, you were “gently encouraged” toward Medicine or Law. As science bored me to tears (sorry, science peeps), Law felt like the better fit. I’d probably watched too much Ally McBeal (showing my age here), or maybe it was because my teenage boyfriend wanted to study Law. (I mean, you think you’ll be together forever at that age, don’t you?)

So off I went to the University of Nottingham, equal parts terrified and excited to leave my cosy Lancashire life behind. I loved uni life… but I hated my degree. So, what did I do? Change courses? Do something that lit me up? Of course I didn’t! I carried on being the good girl… doing what was expected of me.

Fast-forward a few years: I graduated, completed Law School, qualified as a solicitor, bought a house, married a man I didn’t love, and did everything “right.” I should have been happy… proud even. But I wasn’t. I was anxious, exhausted, unloved, borderline bullied, and downright miserable.

Then, just before Christmas 2008, the Universe delivered the biggest kick up the backside: I was made redundant.

It was terrifying. But honestly? I felt like a blessed relief. For the first time in years, I could breathe. I didn’t have to keep showing up to a job that was sucking my soul.

That unexpected shake-up gave me the freedom (and the nudge) to finally listen to my intuition. A week later, I landed my first freelance copywriting job and I’ve never looked back.

By 2014, I’d built my own business helping clients find their authentic voice and bring their message to life. And now, when I’m not writing for others, I’m working toward publishing my first rom-com novel… proof that storytelling has always been at the heart of who I am.

And as for the husband? Let’s just say the Universe had me covered there too!