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Emma Pritchard

Writer, Performer, Hayfeverer

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Category: Mental Health

One for my dog.

When I was 13 I was awkward. I spent all my evenings after school writing medical drama fan fiction, eating … More

death, dog, dogs, family, grief, life, lifestyle, love, memories, mental health, nostalgia, personal

Secret Diary of a Tall Girl #1

I thought it could be fun to do a wee diary series on the blog. I’ve never done one before, … More

comedy, diary, health, honest, humour, lifestyle, mental health, realism, series

Learning lines and learning limits.

It’s Sunday evening on a bank holiday and I’m horizontal on the sofa – or as horizontal as I can … More

blogging, brighton, comedy, health, humour, lifestyle, money, personal, realism, relaxing, sleep, theatre, twenty something, weekends, work

Goodness, grief, and getting back up again.

Heartbreak is a funny thing. For a long time I’ve thought I’ve known what it is. That bit in The … More

family, grief, humour, love, realism, storytelling

What I’ve learned about money, self-worth and happiness when you’re chasing a dream.

In the same way I’m open about my boobs because they’re small I’m open about my bank balance because it’s … More

arts, comedy, dreams, graduates, home, humour, lifestyle, living, money, pressure, realism, survival, theatre

How I’m not afraid of my birthday (but still scared of watches)

I’m turning 26 next week and I still can’t wear a watch. I’m aware it sounds crazier than giving up … More

anxiety, birthday, comedy, goals, humour, lifestyle, mental health, nostalgia, realism, time, twenties, twenty-somethings, watch

Oops, I’ve gone off alcohol.

Once upon a time (a very, very brief period of time) I had a lifestyle that could possibly be interpreted as “cool”… that is … More

adulthood, comedy, confession, drinking, humour, lifestyle, london, mental health, realism, twenties

The abnormal cell block tango.

Recently I reached a point of very low, winter morale. You’ll know the one. The kind of suffocating, plunging mood, … More

25, abnormal, advice, anxiety, appointment, boyfriends, cancer, cervical cancer, comedy, doctors, experiences, fear, feminism, girl talk, girlhood, google, growing up, harry potter, health, hospital, hypochondria, lifestyle, london, mental health, nhs, results, smear tests, tests, twenties, woman, women

Shaving my way to sexy.

I feel like I haven’t written a blog post in aaaages. I wish this was for a really exciting reason, … More

baths, beauty, bodies, body image, comedy, feminism, girls, growing up, hair, herbal essences, hrry potter, humour, lifestyle, mental health, products, puberty, razors, sex, sexy, shampoo, shaving, shower, showers, taylor swift, women

A Smear Test Story (Because I’m Worth It)

Since all I do is write about being 25 and IMO the most significant thing that happens to you when … More

25, adulthood, brad pitt, cancer, cells, cervical cancer, comedy, doctors, friends, growing up, health, health tests, healthy living, honesty, humour, hypochondria, legs, lifestyle, london, mental health, nhs, realism, security, smear test, swab, twenties, twenty something, virginity, world cancer day

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