Here you will find a selection of features I have written on lifestyle, health, beauty, crafts, weddings and travel. I have also worked as a commissioning editor and regular contributor to health publications and websites (for example, writing a regular real life diabetes story for each issue of Sweet magazine).
Make Money From Your Hobby Allaboutyou.com, 5 November 2010. How to sell what you make.
New! Sell What You Make Online Allaboutyou.com, 11 November 2010. Harness the power of the internet to promote and sell your handmade goodies.
How I Make It Work Sunday Times Style, 31 October 2010. The fabulous workstyle of Sally Bailey, chief executive of clothing retailer White Stuff
The Top 12 One-day Cookery Schools Allaboutyou.com, 11 October 2010
The Best Craft Shows To Visit Allaboutyou.com, 5 October 2010.
Eat Your Heart Out, Heston Sunday Telegraph Stella, 26 September 2010. Spinach ice cream, anyone? Or how about a nice bowl of offal bourguignon? Olivia Gordon meets the cooks-cum-artists behind a new culinary craze
Found: The New Skills You Never Knew You Had Red, October 2010. 15 women give their inspiring tips for transfering skills from an old career to a new one.
Dave's Doppelgangers The Daily Mail, 16 August 2010. Believe it or not, these Cameron lookalikes can earn up to £500 a day...
Big Day, Small Wedding Conde Nast Brides, September 2010. Downsizing is on the up. Ditch the mega guest list and go for a bijou blowout, says Olivia Gordon.
Make It From A Kit: Jewellery Allaboutyou.com, 13 August 2010.
The Best Needlework Kits Allaboutyou.com, 13 August 2010.
The Best Sewing Project Kits Allaboutyou.com, 3 August 2010.
The Ten Best Knitting Kits Allaboutyou.com, 14 July 2010.
Books: Summer Reading CAM (Cambridge Alumni Magazine), summer term 2010. What will you be reading on the beach this summer? Whether serious or frivolous, CAM's alumni and academic panel has a recommendation to delight every bibliophile. Featuring interviews with Katie Derham, John Simpson, Simon Russell-Beale and more... Also in this issue: A Global Network. There are over 370 alumni groups worldwide, but what do they actually do? Olivia Gordon discovers that the answer can be rather surprising.
Vital Homes Book of the Week Allaboutyou.com June - August 2010. Each week in this series, I review one fabulous new interiors book. Here's number three
Our Road To Resilience Red, July 2010. Resilience is the new buzzword in happiness psychology. From surviving a brain tumour to bankruptcy, I interviewed three women about how they found an inner strength they didn't know they had - and came out fighting.
Those Were The Days! Prima, July 2010. Remember when holidays involved three generations of the family, one enormous suitcase and a glamorous granny competition? We take a trip down memory lane...Four readers get nostalgic about holidays of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.
Those Crafty Victorians Simply Knitting, 20 May 2010. Nowadays, it's fashionable to advertise things as 'Not your nana's knitting' - but those Victorian knitters could still teach us a thing or two! All about Victorian knitting...
How Knitting Became an Urban Art Form Allaboutyou.com, 11 May 2010. Discover the growing craft trend known as yarn bombing.
Don't Let Jetlag Spoil Your Holiday Allaboutyou.com, 7 April 2010. Real women share their top jetlag-beating tips.
Why I Couldn't Wait To Get My Skates On The Express, 22 March 2010. What it's like to learn ice-skating.
Top Men's Health Issues Allaboutyou.com, 10 March 2010. Ask a man what his biggest problem is and he'll probably reply 'Women'! The typical man thinks sticky toffee pudding's a health food - so here are the commonest men's health problems to be aware of, just in case he isn't.
Stop That Stress: 10 top remedies to take Allaboutyou.com, 10 March 2010.
Come Dine With Us Red, April 2010. From the perfect loaf to jelly as an art form, these women's foodie passions will make your mouth water. Including an interview with the lovely Nadia Sawalha.
The Best New Gardening Books Allaboutyou.com, 5 March 2010.
Hooked on Crochet? Allaboutyou.com, 15 February 2010. The best new crochet books.
Knitting: How It All Began Allaboutyou.com, 12 February 2010.
The Top Ten New Cookbooks Allaboutyou.com, 25 January 2010.
The Top Ten New Healthy Eating Books Allaboutyou.com, 7 January 2010.
Getting Fit - and Doing Good Sweet, January/February 2010. By trekking across the Arctic Circle, one man is making sure sick children get the care they need, and beating his type 2 diabetes on the way. Plus many other inspiring real life stories in this and other issues.
The Best New Craft Books Allaboutyou.com 30 December 2009.
The Best New Sewing Books Allaboutyou.com, December 2009. Reviews of the top new and upcoming sewing books.
Knitting For The Troops The Knitter, December 2009. The Knitter takes a step back in time to reflect on the role of hand-knitting for the military, visiting the curator of Britain's largest collection of wartime knitting memorabilia.
The Traditions That Make Christmas Special Prima, December 2009. This festive time of year is all about families regrouping in the comfort and safety of home, to celebrate customs and share fond memories. Readers and experts discuss Christmas family traditions...
Mind Control Sunday Times Style, 1 November 2009. When drugs didn't work, the bipolar sufferer Dr Liz Miller began to map her moods. Now she is cured, and mood mapping has proved effective for everything from stress to depression. Olivia Gordon reports.
He Sleeps, You Don't Sunday Times Style, 18 October 2009. All mothers expect interrupted nights after their baby is born. But anxiety and overtiredness can lead to insomnia. How do you break the cycle? Olivia Gordon reports.
Star-struck Stitches The Knitter, October 2009. The Knitter heads backstage to learn about costume design and what it takes for knitwear to make it to stage and screen. Words: Olivia Gordon
The Best Craft Shows To Visit Allaboutyou.com, 30 September 2009.
Learning From Experts Simply Knitting, September 2009. An interview with legendary knitting designer Sasha Kagan.
Eight Ways To Preserve Your Recipe Legacy Allaboutyou.com, 7 July 2009. Don't lose those wonderful recipes your grandmother knew by heart. Here's how to keep them forever.
Knitting Holiday Blogs Simply Knitting, June 2009. What's it like to go on a knitting holiday in the south of France? I reported live from the holiday for Simply Knitting's website with a daily blog and pictures.
Join The Great Outdoor Workout Allboutyou.com, 17 June 2009. Exercise in the open air feels good and does you good. Olivia Gordon explains how...
The Best New Knitting Books Allaboutyou.com, 16 June 2009. We've picked the cream of the crop of new knitting books.
Can Crash Diets Be Good For You?; Extreme Diets Sunday Times Style, 7 June 2009. New research shows that far from being bad for you, crash diets can be an effective way to keep the pounds off (personal note: I actually believe diets are a fast track to misery...My crash dieting days are long gone! But my statements to this effect got cut to fit the wordcount.) Plus: the crash-and-burn diets we love to hate
Want To Join A Knitting Group? Allaboutyou.com, 3 June 2009. Are you a lonely knitter? Do your knitting needles crave the sound of others clicking nearby? Read on...
Casting On For Love The Knitter, Issue 6 (July 2009). Knitters have long been expressing passion and romance through their creations, as Olivia Gordon discovers.
Snooze, Don't Lose Sunday Times Style, 3 May 2009. Frazzled and finding it hard to concentrate? You need a power nap, says Olivia Gordon - and the scientists agree.
Tatler Spa Guide 2009 contributor
Curl Up With The Best New Craft Books Allaboutyou.com, 25 March 2009. Crafts and books are a match made in heaven - here are ten of the best new craft books.
10 Reasons to Love Knitting Allaboutyou.com, 31 March 2009. It's so much more than just a hobby. Here's why we love knitting.
A Guide to Britain's Best Craft Shops Allaboutyou.com, 23 March 2009. Where can you can browse for beautiful craft supplies, get inspiration for new projects, ask experts for tips and chat to other crafters?
Britain's Coolest Campsites and Hippest Hostels The Guardian, 21 March 2009. (Supplement)
Craft Classes to Inspire You Allaboutyou.com, 19 March 2009. Do you wish you could make ceramics or jewellery, do you need to brush up on your knitting or dressmaking skills, or would you love to try something really different like glass-blowing, scrap-booking or traditional rural crafts?
Why Can't I Get to Sleep? Sunday Times Style, 15 February 2009. It's 4am, you're wide awake and your mind starts racing. Why do so many of us suffer from early-morning waking, asks Olivia Gordon?
New! The Knitter Profile: Sonia Rykiel The Knitter, March 2009. We're used to challenging the stereotypical image of knitters as fuddy-duddy grannies. The reality is that knitting has never been more fashionable, and although the long-acknowledged global queen of catwalk knitwear may now be a 78-year-old grandmother, she is one of the most glamorous women in the world...
'Go Your Own Way' Cosmo Bride, Feb-March 2009. What does a newlywed wish she had known when she got engaged? Words of wisdom from brand-new bride Olivia Gordon
The Rise of the Late-Night Beauty Salon Sunday Times Style, 21 December 2008. Want a blow-dry or a manicure at 9pm on a Friday? Now you can, thanks to the new after-hours salons
My DIY Guide to Being Santa's Little Helper Sunday Express, 7 December 2008. When it comes to Christmas presents, is it really the thought that counts? Or is it the expense? Olivia Gordon found out when, bored and credit-crunched, she decided to handmake gifts for her entire family
In Bed With...Hugh, Jamie and Nigella. Red, December 2008. When it comes to bedroom reading, nothing does it for Olivia Gordon like a good cookery book.
Period Piece Sunday Times Style, 5 October 2008. It's healthy, cheap and eco-friendly, so surely it's time we ditched our tampons for the menstrual cup? You first, says Olivia Gordon
You're Invited - I Think. Cosmo Bride, October/November 2008. In the first months of engagement, sitting down with a piece of A4 and a glittery pen to draw up a wedding guest list is as fun as it is totally vague and impractical...From semi-friends to pesky plus-ones, here's a guide to beating guest-list angst.
My Strange Encounter with the World of Tantric Sex The Independent, 20 September 2008. It was a yoga class gone mad...we only survived by making 'get me out of here' faces and talking about our cats.
Hotel review: Dunbrody House, Ireland. Tatler, September 2008.
Match Made in Ireland BMI Voyager inflight magazine, September 2008. This September, thousands of singletons will head to Ireland's small town of Lisdoonvarna to see if a bit of old-fashioned matchmaking can change their lives.
Modern Marriage Guidance Cosmo Bride, August/September 2008. Miss to Mrs isn't just a change of title. Every bride-to-be on Facebook knows the power unleashed when you change your status from 'single' to 'engaged'. With one word, all your friends see you in a different light. Here's how to make your new status work for your career, friendships and sex life.
Your Day, Your Way Cosmo Bride, June/July 2008. Discovering that having the wedding you want isn't as easy as you hoped? Bride-to-be Olivia Gordon feels your pain
I was a panelist discussing the ethics of cosmetic surgery on Press TV, an Iranian news channel, on March 16 2008. See the programme here.
Far East Meets West Sussex Sunday Telegraph, 24 February 2008. Orientalism is blooming in the county's great gardens. Olivia Gordon explores a perennial favourite.
Take to the Open Road The Telegraph, 6 October 2007. Travel report on self-drive South Africa.
Want to Explore More? The Telegraph, 6 October 2007. Travel report on exploring Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa
I have written about 25 consumer health features for the new NHS website (see some examples below).
Feed Your Child's Mind http://www.nhs.uk/
Help, I Need Somebody http://www.nhs.uk/
10 Ways To Fight Your Fears http://www.nhs.uk/
Talking Therapies http://www.nhs.uk/
Talking To Children http://www.nhs.uk/
Talking To Your Teenager http://www.nhs.uk/
Brain Boosts For Over-60s http://www.nhs.uk/
10 Ways Quitting Smoking Will Make Your Life Better http://www.nhs.uk/
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Take Me Out of My Comfort Zone Psychologies, September 2007. Travel feature on a flamenco dancing holiday in Spain.
The Insider Seven Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph 22 July 2007. The moor the merrier: Olivia Gordon travels to Haworth for a Bronte fest...
Cape Town Calling July 2007. An extract from my book The Agony of Ecstasy has just been used in this new South African anthology of contemporary writing on the mother city.
Stop Stressing Now! NW, July 2007. A 6-page 21st-century guide to career, cash, body...and even babies!
Get on the Waiting List Now! NW, June 2007. These treatments are so red hot, you're gonna have to get in line
Never Mind the Gap Stella, 28 April 2007. More women than ever are taking up with much younger partners. But why do they do it - and what have they got against men their own age? Four 'down-daters' tell Olivia Gordon about the benefits and burdens of cross-generational love.
Meet the Ancestors Psychologies, April 2007. Olivia Gordon travels to Lithuania to find out about her family's history...
Are You in Hormone Hell? NW, April 2007. Hormones driving you mad? Not to worry...
Living With a Real Size-Zero Observer Woman, 11 March, 2007. Four men tell Olivia Gordon about the women they love, for whom 'thin' is a constant state of mind
Here Comes the Sun NW, February 2007. How one reader stopped her self-harm
What I know Now She, November 2006. Having married the man of her dreams, Nuala Bingham, 39, predicted a rosy future. Little did she know that her happiness, and her very existence, would soon be tested to the limit. She tells her story to Olivia Gordon.
Woman's Hour Review Observer Review, 1 October 2006.
The Hormone that Makes You Fat Daily Mail, 12 September 2006. When Chessy put on three stone in a few weeks, doctors said she must be eating too much. In fact, like millions of women, she suffered from an undiagnosed problem with her thyroid.
Babies Look Like Maggots to Me REAL, 2006. The extreme phobias ruining women's lives
How to Make an Extra £20,000 This Year REAL, January 2006.
Wedding Heaven and Hell REAL, 2006. More and more couples are marrying abroad - but is it always the paradise it's cracked up to be?
The Curse of the Ex Wives REAL, 2006. It's his second try at marriage and you're both in that blissful honeymoon period - what could possibly go wrong?
Eat Yourself Super REAL, 2006. Superfoods for vitality
Destination: Danger Zone The Guardian (G2), 24 August 2006. How many of us think of the health risks when booking holidays in far-off places? Olivia Gordon offers a guide to what to avoid where.
Not Wasted, Not High and Not Crazy The Guardian (G2), 27 April 2006. Sarah Jenner has a condition which caffects her speech. When she was viciously attacked in her own home, police dismissed her as drunk. She tells Olivia Gordon about life with ataxia.
Baby Yoga I-Child, 2006.
Top Days Out for Under-Fives I-Child, 2006.
Daddy Cool REAL, 2005. Would you let your husband stay at home?
Deja Vu You REAL, 2005. Olivia Gordon tries out past life regression to find out who she was before
Diets For the 21st Century REAL, 2005. Three readers road test the latest diets
Foods for Health & A to Z of Anti-Ageing REAL, 2005.
The Biggest Loser REAL, 2005. The story of a woman who lost weight on a reality show.
Up to Date REAL, 2005. One reader gets a dating makeover
Eye Catching REAL, 2005. A reader's eye cosmetic surgery diary