Working Differently

Thoughts from me plus interviews with interesting people on how to change your work life to give you more of what you want

Working Differently

Lockdown made us all rethink the concept of work-life balance, but how have people changed their lives and work to invest in the things that matter to them?

I’m Emily

I’m a journalist, edit producer and playwright. I live in South-east London and always have. I’m interested in the ways people think. I have a cat called Kiki who is a selfish bastard, but he gives good cuddles when he’s in the mood. Eight years ago, after seven years at a national paper, I was made redundant and instead of re-applying for a different job I chose to go freelance – I started off writing the same stuff for the same people but then I started to think about how I might stretch myself. I started reviewing more theatre, I signed up for a novel-writing course, I worked in TV. In a bizarre career cul-de-sac, I took a year of evenings to study psychodynamic psychotherapy - which, to…