Before I started Love Laid Bare, I had always wanted to make this an inclusive platform. I do feel that there is a plethora of areas for women specifically, so I wanted to create a space where men felt welcomed and could also have their stories heard. Personally, I believe that male self-esteem can be […]

‘I Don’t Think I Believe In Monogamy’ Welcome back to season two of Love Laid Bare and we are starting off with a bang!  If you’re wondering why we have been missing for such a long time, please see our previous post. This episode is quite a rarity. I say this because it is very seldom […]

Before I get started, firstly allow me to explain myself.  I gave no warning that season one of Love Laid Bare would come to an abrupt end, and for that I apologise profusely. The reason for this extended hiatus is for two reasons.  One being that I have now taken up the position as a […]

Today I am speaking with Charlotte, 34 from Nottingham. She works for an education provider and is also a stylist. She has two children from two previous relationships; a girl who is a teenager and a boy who is under 5. We discussed how co-parenting with two partners has affected her and her children. Listen […]

Co-parenting was always going to come up at some stage.  I had made a list of topics I wanted to cover when I first came up with the concept of Love Laid Bare and co-parenting was featured quite high on the list.  I even had listed the people that I thought would make the best […]

Listen to the podcast discussion on todays topic here I am joined by Rheaz, 30 from East London, who has kindly shared his story about growing up and being raised by his stepfather. Today’s story explores the challenges of being raised by a stepfather whilst dealing with the fractious relationship with his real father.   […]

Listen to the podcast discussion here. Today, I am talking to a lady named Arja from Croydon, South London. She is currently studying for a degree whilst working as an Education Advisor.  By her own admission she has had a successful career so far, and has two children who are 8 and 2 years old. […]

Listen to the podcast here. Today I am speaking to Ayo, 37 from Dalston who works as an I.T specialist and has no children.  Ayo was in a relationship for 5 years until he caught his partner being unfaithful with a friend from work.  He has since been single and is actively dating over the […]

Listen to the podcast here. Today I am speaking with a lady called Keleigh who is 35 from South London.  She is an Accounts Manager for a Media Firm in London. In her mid-twenties at the time, Keleigh began dating a relative of her best friend.  Initially the relationship started off well but it did […]

These Are Some Serious Times “Dont gain the world to lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver and gold” – Robert Nesta Marley Eleven years ago, I was sat in my car with a friend overlooking Croydon and the surrounding areas. The visibility was not great that night. It eventually started to pour down […]