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Kat Wheeler @KatTMWheeler

Award-winning journalist. Bylines | Guardian, The i paper, Mslexia, Metro, more. Features Editor @happifulhq. Also writing fiction & poetry.

Joined June 2013
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Kat Wheeler@KatTMWheeler
1 May 2024
Back in February, I got married in a dress I made myself. I wrote about the joyous, empowering experience of sewing and wearing it for the @guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

A moment that changed me: I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection

A bloodstain here, a wonky seam there: it had its flaws, but so do I. And I’m absolutely fine with that

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I'm no longer checking X regularly – can't scroll without being bombarded with awful and absurd stuff – so if you need me for commissions, tips, editing, ghostwriting, or anything else, contact details can be found on my website (I'm also on the Blue app) kathrynwheeler.co.uk/

Kathryn Wheeler | Writer, Journalist & Editor - Kathryn Wheeler

Award-winning journalist, writer and editor exploring mental health, culture, identity and social change through reporting, essays and narrative storytelling.

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The Happiful Poetry Prize closes at MIDNIGHT tonight! If you've got a poem exploring a mental health topic, get it in ASAP. Details here: happiful.com/enter-the-happi… #poetry #PoemCommunity #poem #competition

Enter the Happiful Poetry Prize 2025

We’re looking for poems that explore the topic of mental health and wellbeing in unique, engaging, and empowering ways. The competition is free to enter.

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The Happiful Poetry Prize closes for entries at midnight on MONDAY 🚨You've got the weekend to submit your poems exploring mental health. Go, go, go! #poetrycomp happiful.com/enter-the-happi…

Enter the Happiful Poetry Prize 2025

We’re looking for poems that explore the topic of mental health and wellbeing in unique, engaging, and empowering ways. The competition is free to enter.

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There is just over a week left to submit your poems on mental health to the Happiful poetry prize 2025. Free to enter, £100 and other prizes up for grabs ✨ #poetry happiful.com/poetry-prize
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There's one month left to enter the Happiful Poetry Prize. We're looking for poems that explore mental health in unique and empowering ways. It's free to enter, with prizes and publication on the cards – so, what is there to lose? #poetrycompetition happiful.com/poetry-prize
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Lauren is on the look-out for wellbeing products to feature in Happiful magazine again – please reach out to her, details below! #journorequest
Kat Wheeler@KatTMWheeler
17 Jun 2024
Reminder that @happifulhq is always looking for wellbeing products to feature in our monthly recommendation pages. We especially love products with a sustainable, ethical, or social mission. Get in touch with my lovely colleague: lauren.bromley-bird@happiful.com #journorequest
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I'm looking to commission a writer who has first-hand experience with chronic fatigue syndrome for a feature in @happifulhq. If this is you, please reach out and I can send more details: kathryn.wheeler@happiful.com
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Thanks to everyone who has reached out – this is now filled. I've had a wave of emails, so sorry if I haven't been able to come back to you!
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The World Mental Health Day theme is: ‘It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace.’ Conversation about workplace mental health is incomplete if we do not acknowledge that being unable to work due to MH is a barrier many face in the UK. happiful.com/world-mental-he…

WMHD ‘24: What happens when you can’t work due to mental health?

We’re taking a look at what you can do when work isn’t working, and how to take care of your mental health during this time.

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BPAS@BPAS1968
29 Sep 2024
Factcheck: Maternity pay has existed since 1911 & is essential for women to make informed, supported reproductive choices. It is also currently at a level where 71% of women worry 'a lot' about money during maternity leave and 35% of new mothers skip meals to afford to live.
Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot
29 Sep 2024
NEW - Kemi Badenoch tells Times Radio that maternity pay has "gone too far." “We need to have more personal responsibility. There was a time when there wasn’t any maternity pay and people were having more babies.”
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ACORN the union
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Sally Rooney on the psychological toll of renting:
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Kat Wheeler@KatTMWheeler
4 Sep 2024
The Happiful Poetry Prize is back and open for entries 🥳 - We're looking for poems that explore the topic of mental health - Winner will receive £100, and four shortlisted poets will receive a £25 National Book Token. - Deadline 18 November 2024 ... 🧵
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5 Sep 2024
Big thanks to @KatTMWheeler for helping to document part of my personal journey in the ‘Money on Your Mind’ series for @happifulhq. It’s great to look back and see how far I’ve come. stylisa.com #Happiful #PersonalFinance #ManageYourMoney #STYLISA #HappifulMagazine
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The Happiful Poetry Prize is back and open for entries 🥳 - We're looking for poems that explore the topic of mental health - Winner will receive £100, and four shortlisted poets will receive a £25 National Book Token. - Deadline 18 November 2024 ... 🧵
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The competition is free to enter; the only thing we require is a passion for writing. The best writers are great readers, so use our poetry prize hub to discover interviews with previous winning poets, plus tips for getting started. happiful.com/poetry-prize
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People who write newsletters/share creative #writing and #poetry opportunities, please make yourself known to me! I have an exciting upcoming opportunity that has accessibility and community at its core - I'd love to tell you about it (UK based)
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All pregnant women are entitled to free dental care, but the NHS dental crisis leaves this entitlement meaningless. The perk exists on paper, while most have no choice but to fund their own care. For this high risk group, this issue is crucial inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/…

I'm pregnant, my teeth are crumbling - but only free NHS dentist is 5 hours away

Dental care during pregnancy is a necessity and is supposed to be free, but women like Kathryn Wheeler cannot access what they're entitled to

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D&D players ⚔️ I'm looking to chat to Dungeons & Dragons players for a feature exploring how roleplaying games can help support our mental health for a feature in @happifulhq . Reach out: kathryn.wheeler@happiful.com #journorequest
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Happiful's new interview series exploring the daily reality of money and mental health has launched. If you're interested in taking part in future editions, please get in touch: kathryn.wheeler@happiful.com #journorequest happiful.com/money-on-your-m…

Money on Your Mind: Patience’s week

In our new series, Money on Your Mind, we explore the reality of money and mental health in the lives of real people

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I'm looking to speak to men and women who have experienced hair loss for a sensitive piece about the mental health impact in @happifulhq. If this is you, please reach out: kathryn.wheeler@happiful.com (not looking for experts, thanks!) #journorequest
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