Hi. I’m Amity.
Welcome to Lost & Found, a space for women navigating change, recovery, and creative return.
This newsletter is part personal essay, part cultural commentary, and part companion for anyone in that strange, often uncomfortable place between who you were and who you’re becoming. I write about midlife identity shifts, burnout (and what happens afterwards), motherhood, creative reawakening, and the quiet courage it takes to reshape your life into something you love, not just something you survive.
If you’ve ever felt lost — tired, uncertain, stuck — but also right on the edge of rediscovering something important about yourself, you’ll feel at home here.
I’m a freelance journalist, former midwife, mother to two teenagers, and the author of Overdue, a memoir about burnout and leaving the NHS. In a big leap out of my comfort zone, I’ve also recently begun work on my first novel. But this newsletter is where I return to my writing roots and what matters most: telling the truth, writing things that resonate, and building connection and community through words.
You can expect:
Weekly essays that are honest, sometimes funny, sometimes raw
Observations on burnout recovery, ambition, creativity, motherhood, and life in the messy middle
Writing from someone who doesn’t have all the answers and refuses to pretend otherwise
If you’d like to come along as I write my way through the next chapter, I’d love to have you. Tell me about yourself in the comments and join in the chat community if you’d like to meet other women going through and thinking about the same things.
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I am so glad to be with you in this space. Thanks for reading!
