About the Author

Emily Writes is a mum of two, a columnist, an activist, a volunteer, a writer and a friend. She is currently making a living from her online newsletter subscriber base. She is also the director of Awhi nga matua - a charity supporting parents of disabled and medically fragile kids.

Emily now has 42,000 followers on Facebook (up from 29k in 2018) plus a locked IG account with just 17,000 'close friends'.