“Monogamous people need to talk to one another about how to design their relationship just as much as polyamorous people do. Unfortunately, they don’t.” Arnelle Paterson interviews Zoe Platek about polyamorous relationships…
Author: Arnelle Paterson
Mornings
If murder mysteries are your thing, Joanne Smedley is your woman. She designs dinner party games, manages murder mystery events around the globe and is an aspiring mystery writer. We talk mornings, murder weapons and work life with the mum-of-two…
Wellbeing
After being told by teachers that she was lazy and stupid (she was dyslexic) Bex Hough went on to complete a master’s in education. She is now working as a holistic pregnancy coach. She discusses work, and her secret fear of failing as a parent…
Mornings
“It’s that moment at 4am when you see something in the lab that no one in the world (or perhaps no one in the universe) has ever seen before…” We talk science, time travel and fatherhood with Philip Moriarty, Professor of Physics at Nottingham University…
Mornings
We interview the founder of Bravura London, and mum-of-three, Amanda Elias about her morning routine, life in rural Wales, working around her daughters’ routines and why she set up a beauty company, selling skincare products…
Mornings
We catch up with fashion designer Jessica Baah to talk mornings with her four-year-old son Elijah, what it’s like to be a single mum, juggling a 9-5 job with running her own business and missing her family in Ghana…
Mornings
“The greatest challenge when running your own business in the makeup industry is staying relevant,” says makeup artist Sadia Akhtar or IBESADIA. She entered the industry at 16, left to complete a law degree, and is now back, making “people feel beautiful”.
Work Life
“To be a black female academic is challenging, rewarding and fulfilling,” says Dr Deborah Gabriel, who lectures at Bournemouth University in politics, media and marketing communication. She talks us through her career journey…
Mornings
Charlotte Purdie is director of The Milk Lounge, the UK’s first specially designed infant feeding café in Nottingham. We ask her what it’s like to run her own business, alongside working nights and raising a 17-month-old…
Mornings
Single mum-of-one and hula-hooper extraordinaire Rachel Conlisk tells The Early Hour about teaching hula-hooping, performing around the UK, desperately craving a lie-in (but choosing to get up early) and finding it hard to delegate…