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In this week's episode, I’m talking to author, journalist, and founder of Thought Leadership PR, Helen Croydon.
Helen is a former journalist, the author of three books including ‘Screw The Fairytale: A Modern Girl’s Guide To Sex & Love’, and the founder of her own PR practice, Thought Leadership. She is also a passionate triathlete and lover of the outdoors.
Topics that Helen & I cover are:
- how Helen’s book, Screw The Fairytale, came about;
- how her literary agent told her that they didn’t think the book would be popular because of the topic;
- why she wanted to challenge the conventional idea of what a relationship is;
- the resistance that Helen met in response to her attitudes towards relationships;
- the common phrases that Helen dealt with over and over again during her single years;
- why Helen believes there has been a shift in the societal narrative around less traditional relationships over the last ten years;
- why her current relationship is unconventional and doesn’t fit the ‘fairytale’;
- how the vast majority of writing on singles is geared around dating and looking for love;
- how during her book research, Helen stayed at a polyamorous commune in the Scottish Highlands;
- how both Helen and I are ‘extroverted introverts’;
- how Helen came up with the idea of ‘the single gene’ when she was writing her book;
- how Helen is very grateful that she loves her own company and believes that it’s a gift;
- how Helen thinks there is a correlation between enjoying your own company, and being driven.
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www.helencroydon.com
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