<![CDATA[The Freelance Parent ]]>https://cathufton.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U-UK!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb5b25e1e-c97c-46a0-be43-7985fa36dacd_1280x1280.pngThe Freelance Parent https://cathufton.substack.comSubstackWed, 02 Sep 2026 02:59:19 GMT<![CDATA[I've come to realise that having it all is a lie]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/ive-come-to-realise-that-having-ithttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/ive-come-to-realise-that-having-itThu, 30 Jul 2026 11:10:28 GMT

Me and my youngest son enjoying a sunny day on the common.

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There’s a lot of talk at this time of year about the big juggle of the summer holidays, and as we all know, it can be a lot for working families to manage. In our household, for three days of childcare for four weeks, we’ve paid nearly £1,000. I also won’t be working quite as much as usual so the…

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]]><![CDATA[Last month I lost my most reliable client]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/last-month-i-lost-my-most-reliablehttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/last-month-i-lost-my-most-reliableWed, 22 Jul 2026 13:19:46 GMTThe Freelance Parent is a newsletter aimed at helping its subscribers thrive professionally and personally. If you find this week’s issue helpful, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for just £4 a month (the price of a coffee). Your support will help me create more great content for you and paid subscriber benefits. It would mean the world if you…

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]]><![CDATA['Change, they say, is the only constant. And certainly in parenting that’s been true'.]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/change-they-say-is-the-only-constanthttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/change-they-say-is-the-only-constantFri, 10 Jul 2026 11:12:54 GMTThe Freelance Parent is a newsletter aimed at helping its subscribers thrive professionally and personally. If you find this week’s issue helpful, please consider becoming a paid subscriber for just £4 a month (the price of a coffee). Your support will help me create more great content for you and paid subscriber benefits. It would mean the world if you…

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]]><![CDATA[How beneficial is social media to freelancers?]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-beneficial-is-social-media-tohttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-beneficial-is-social-media-toTue, 23 Jun 2026 13:13:29 GMT

A recent photo I shared on my Instagram page

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]]><![CDATA[A week inside my life as a freelance journalist and mum of two]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-week-inside-my-life-as-a-freelancehttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-week-inside-my-life-as-a-freelanceFri, 12 Jun 2026 12:43:12 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Why do children collect things? ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/why-do-children-collect-thingshttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/why-do-children-collect-thingsWed, 03 Jun 2026 14:34:41 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[A letter to the friends I met in the playground]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-the-friends-i-met-inhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-the-friends-i-met-inTue, 26 May 2026 08:49:42 GMT

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Mum friends often get a bad rep. I’ve seen many an opinion piece written about bitchy mum clicks …

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]]><![CDATA[What does success mean to you? ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/what-does-success-mean-to-youhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/what-does-success-mean-to-youWed, 20 May 2026 13:43:13 GMT

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I’ve had so many conversations with friends and colleagues recently about a shift in the publishi…

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]]><![CDATA[How I use manifestation techniques to navigate the turbulent world of freelance writing ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-i-use-manifestation-techniqueshttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-i-use-manifestation-techniquesTue, 05 May 2026 12:13:20 GMT

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After a really nice long weekend of pottering around, spending time in the garden and taking the kids to the park, I managed to totally switch off. I didn’t think about work at all and even deleted social media apps off my phone for a couple of days - just so there was no risk of anyone or anything interrupting that peace. But then last night, a quick a…

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]]><![CDATA[I’ve been freelance for a decade ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/ive-been-freelance-for-a-decadehttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/ive-been-freelance-for-a-decadeThu, 19 Mar 2026 11:36:18 GMT

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I can barely believe it myself but in April, it’ll be 10 whole years since I plucked up the coura…

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]]><![CDATA[When I turned into a podcaster ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/when-i-turned-into-a-podcasterhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/when-i-turned-into-a-podcasterTue, 25 Nov 2025 13:30:48 GMT

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Hello dear readers,

First of all, an apology. I’ve neglected this newsletter for far too long but there has been a good reason. I started a podcast.

My goal this year was to push myself out of my comfort zone and…

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]]><![CDATA[One week left of nursery ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/one-week-left-of-nurseryhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/one-week-left-of-nurseryMon, 14 Jul 2025 06:02:14 GMT

It's another hot, sticky night in July and like clockwork, I hear the bedroom door click. It's you, my love. Creeping out of the cosiness of your bedroom to find solace with me yet again.

You slip beneath the covers as you always do. Head so close to mine it makes my neck sit awkwardly. But I stay here for as long as I can. Your arm is tightly gripped ar…

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]]><![CDATA[Love vs Attachment ]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/love-vs-attachmenthttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/love-vs-attachmentFri, 17 Jan 2025 15:10:15 GMT

Just before Christmas I was finding this whole parenting lark a bit hard. Actually, not a bit hard. Very hard. So hard in fact I was having delusions about running away to the circus. Jokes aside, it wasn’t a very good time.

The skies were grey and oppressive, and every school run felt like I was trudging through sludge. My children were exhausted from …

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]]><![CDATA[The Women I'll Be Thinking of This International Women's Day]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/the-women-ill-be-thinking-of-thishttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/the-women-ill-be-thinking-of-thisThu, 07 Mar 2024 16:51:50 GMTThe Freelance Parent is a free service-based newsletter aimed at helping its subscribers thrive professionally and personally. If you find this week’s issue helpful, please consider supporting the newsletter by donating £3 here and sharing with your friends. ANY DONATIONS MADE THIS WEEK WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE UNFPA. Don’t forget your donation can …

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]]><![CDATA[A Life-Changing Chiropractor Appointment]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-life-changing-chiropractor-appointmenthttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/a-life-changing-chiropractor-appointmentMon, 19 Feb 2024 15:27:03 GMTThe Freelance Parent is a free service-based newsletter aimed at helping its subscribers thrive professionally and personally. If you find this week’s issue helpful, please consider supporting the newsletter by donating £3 here and sharing with your friends. Don’t forget your donation can be claimed as an expense against your business too.

As I write to …

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]]><![CDATA[Why Professional Envy isn’t Always the Negative Emotion You Think It Is]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/why-professional-envy-isnt-alwayshttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/why-professional-envy-isnt-alwaysWed, 06 Dec 2023 14:52:16 GMT

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I have a love-…

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]]><![CDATA[How to talk to your kids about upsetting events in the news]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-upsettinghttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-upsettingSun, 15 Oct 2023 17:44:47 GMT

After my previous newsletter and discussing it on X with a few of my followers, Kat Storr, a fellow freelance writer suggested I also cover how to manage children hearing about the news in Israel and Palestine. Like Kat, your children may be too young to really understand why you turn off a distressing news bulletin, but if they’re slightly older and ha…

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]]><![CDATA[How to cope with the news from Israel as a parent]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-to-cope-with-the-news-from-israelhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/how-to-cope-with-the-news-from-israelThu, 12 Oct 2023 07:06:16 GMT

It has been an extraordinarily horrible week of news. If like me, you have consumed a lot of content over the last few days, trying to make sense of what happened in Israel, you are as probably as sad and horrified as me. I, and some of my friends, haven’t been able to sleep, have had nightmares, have felt angry, even, at the reaction or apathy of other…

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]]><![CDATA[Tales from the school run]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/tales-from-the-school-runhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/tales-from-the-school-runThu, 25 May 2023 13:22:29 GMT

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Oh hello, it's…

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]]><![CDATA[Holidays with children]]>https://cathufton.substack.com/p/holidays-with-childrenhttps://cathufton.substack.com/p/holidays-with-childrenMon, 20 Feb 2023 07:15:32 GMTThe Freelance Parent is a free service-based newsletter aimed at helping its subscribers thrive professionally and personally. If you find this week’s issue helpful, please consider supporting the newsletter by donating £3 here and sharing with your friends. Don’t forget your donation can be claimed as an expense against your business too.

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I’ve always lo…

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