Sam's posts

The things that resonated with you this year

The Shift’s ten most popular pieces of 2024 (paywall-free til the end of December) and what I learnt from my viral post

Dec 19, 2024 •

"Women of a certain age" are full of rage and sick of everyone's shit

As British TV presenter Gregg Wallace has discovered

Dec 5, 2024 •

Books to deliver a little hope this Christmas

No no no! Not another gift guide! Well, no. And, yes. Consider this a highly subjective list of books that gave me a little joy – or at least eased the…

Nov 28, 2024 •

Look what happens when women take control of TV

This started out as an essay about the representation of older women on our screens but ended up as a love letter to Bad Sisters

Nov 21, 2024 •

It's time to write ourselves a new story

Where to start when there are no words

Nov 7, 2024 •

Notes to my ten years younger self

Apologies if this sounds like I’ve eaten a Pinterest board. There's wisdom on them there boards!

Oct 31, 2024 •

Why do so many women love to be scared?

Plus my pick of the best spine-chilling, horror-filled reads

Oct 24, 2024 •

What wearing a uniform really looks like

You said you wanted to see more of my wardrobe. Well, be careful what you wish for

Oct 17, 2024 •

Five years of watching the conversation around menopause change

In 2019 I had an idea for a book about perimenopause and midlife – (almost all) publishers told me no one was interested in middle-aged women. This week…

Oct 3, 2024 •

The unexpected power of the #OOO

Turns out the digital emperor has no clothes. And other things I learnt in seven days off-line

Sep 26, 2024 •

“Men are afraid women will laugh at them, women are afraid men will kill them”

A personal story. (I guess I should add a content warning here. But that would mean putting one on many women’s lives)

Sep 12, 2024 •

When do you stop being two people?

And, equally, when did you start?

Sep 5, 2024 •

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