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The Independent Journalist Helen Coffey asks me why is it so difficult to get a date with a dating app? There are so many reasons chatting online is not converting. Find out why here.
January 2024
https://bit.ly/3UqfdgC
Journalist Olivia Petter in her review of Sam Levinson’s black-and-white Netflix film Malcolm & Marie asked me to comment on the normalisation of abuse in relationships.
February 2021
https://bit.ly/3jFH2x5
“Zendaya being called ‘cold’ is yet another sexist example of people trying to police women’s emotions.”
I’m quoted byThe Independent journalist Emma Cope about how women are still pressured to be sugar and spice and all things nice, while men are allowed much more latitude in how they behave.
January 2021
https://bit.ly/3qvpTsn
How to create the perfect Tinder profile
I was commissioned by Journalist Sarah Manavis as a relationship therapist for GQ magazine. I worked with three volunteers Sarah found to upgrade their online dating profiles to increase the chances of them successfully finding their ideal partners. The feature focuses on a therapy method I’ve developed specifically for people looking for love called ’The Perfect Day Protocol’.
October 2019
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/tinder-dating-tips-best-openers-bios?fbclid=IwAR13cmXSTzg38CrBg3maPKf_yBsIq0GSHfcH-WfwMalfVOoc-4a5Juhm_o8
New York Post
One in ten women ‘never feel confident during sex': survey
I was commissioned to provide expert comments and quotes to accompany the results of a survey carried out on behalf of online health care clinic ‘euroClinix’ about the sexual confidence women feel during sex and in their own sexual abilities.
23 January 2019
https://nypost.com/2019/01/23/one-in-ten-women-never-feel-confident-during-sex-survey/?fbclid=IwAR18uiusxOM4WWnJ8gJA-d7nVKWL0tQgCDzLCmel3EWq6iedB2DCvfRfoXc
The Telegraph Journalist Georgina Fuller inspired by the Channel 4 TV series about the swingers next door asked me about outline the pitfalls and boundaries to agree on to protect couples who are increasingly exploring inviting other people to share their intimate relationship.
November 2023
https://bit.ly/3NSS8z0
‘Divorce by social media’: what’s the etiquette... and why you should never get friends involved. I’m quoted by journalist Flic Everett about the pitfalls of oversharing or shaming & blaming on social media about divorce or an ex’s appalling behaviour.
March 2021
https://bit.ly/3kRWvuI
Sun Newspaper Fabulous magazine Journalist @RGIZZA about stealthing - removal of condom without consent & the serious sexual assault this cruel act is when perpetrated against unsuspecting partners.
June 2023.
Print version only.
Metro UK Journalist Ella Glover asks ‘Do you find yourself over explaining?’ I explain why people feel as though they have to justify their actions.
October 2022
https://bit.ly/3yX0iPq
Metro UK Journalist Edaein O’ Connell for including my comments on body language giveaways when lying inspired by BBC The Traitors series.
December 2022
https://bit.ly/3PZC9iN
The Metro “Asking for a Friend” column Ever wondered why you choose partners who let you down or behave badly towards you? Journalist Ella Glover asked me why.
June 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/12/why-do-i-keep-choosing-bad-partners-16806386/
The Metro There are so many deal breakers to negotiate in a relationship. Journalist Ella Glover asks me if a difference in libido is the hill to die on or not?
June 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/19/asking-for-a-friend-are-opposite-libidos-a-relationship-dealbreaker-16847781/
The Metro What do stereotypes like ‘U-haul lesbians’ & ‘commitment-phobic straight men’ tell us about relationships. Thanks to journalist Jessica Lindsay for asking me to unpick these popular tropes.
June 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/09/what-to-learn-from-the-u-haul-lesbian-stereotype-in-relationships-16789642/
The Metro Feeling the electrifying buzz of a whirlwind romance can be truly exhilarating. Thanks to journalist Ellen Scott for including my comments on the upside and downside of being swept off your feet.
January 2022
https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/08/whirlwind-relationships-risks-signs-and-how-to-slow-things-down-15885429/
The Metro When you fake an orgasm are you fooling yourself or your partner? Thanks to journalist Ellen Scott for including my comments.
October 2021
https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/02/how-to-stop-faking-orgasms-without-hurting-your-partners-feelings-15353422/
The Metro Whether we spot red flags or are open to green flags says more about us than them. Thanks Journalist Ellen Scott for inc my dating and relationship comments.
October 2021 https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/16/experts-share-the-green-flags-you-should-look-out-for-when-dating-15432283/
The Metro Does the idea of your friendship groups mixing cause you anxiety or are you cool with letting them get to know each other? Thanks to Journalist Siobhan Smith for including my comments.
November 2021
https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/03/why-mixing-friendship-groups-gives-us-the-fear-especially-now-15528533/
Metro UK Thanks to Journalist Ellen C Scott for asking me if being ‘touch starved’ during lockdown has made us more impetuous or more cautious in our dating.
July 2021
https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/24/how-to-make-sure-being-touch-starved-doesnt-wreck-your-dating-life-14983661/
The Metro UK Journalist Kimberley Bond asks me if feeling like the main character in your life a good thing or not.
June 2021
https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/22/what-is-main-character-syndrome-and-why-is-it-so-popular-14810447/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Is unrequited love an unlucky experience or an unconscious strategy to keep you safe?
I’m quoted here by Metro Journalist Molly Quirk.
February 2021
https://bit.ly/3jMDcSV
The Metro Quoted by journalist Almara Abgarian for the Metro to explore what sexual taboo will define the next generation
May 2019
https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/29/sexual-taboo-will-define-next-generation-9689501/
Daily Express Journalist Frankie Edwards asks me what the future might hold as Harry performs his last duty to The Firm by attend the coronation of his father King Charles III.
April 2023
https://bit.ly/40ronJa
Mr Porter Journal Writer Tom Ford asked me to comment in his feature as he explores ways to resolve conflict with parents.
April 2023
https://bit.ly/3LQfvHR
The I Paper Journalist Emma Reed asked myself and other relationship experts ‘How do I know if I’m with the right person?’
November 2022
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The I Paper Thanks to journalist Emma Reed for including my expert relationship advice on exploring the secrets to a long and happy marriage.
July 2022
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/long-marriage-secrets-success-communication-sex-1755223MWI0c
The I Paper Okay, even though POTUS President Biden says this is okay, thanks to journalist Kasia Delgado for including my comments about not try this at home if you value your relationship
June 2022
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/bidens-argue-text-message-therapists-nightmare-way-resolve-conflict-1663412
Mail Plus (Daily Mail Online) Journalist Francesca Spector asks me to comment if you want ‘APP-y ever after to forget the looks and consider a personality test instead.
April 2022
https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/femail/relationships/114670/so-syncd-dating-app-does-this-online-personality-test-method-actually-work?utm_source=linkshre&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shared_link
Daily Star Journalist Sophie Blackman interviewed me for her feature ‘Has your porn habit escalated during lockdown & is now effecting your ability to a have a full & varied sex life?’
uly 2021
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/love-sex/i-struggle-orgasm-after-relying-24584601.amp?__twitter_impression=true
The Lantern is the independent, award-winning student voice of Ohio State University promotes Sex Week 2021 during which Sally Baker presents “Online Dating:101”.
February 2021
https://bit.ly/2OD60C1
“Why Winter Seems Filled with Romance” Journalist Ria Wolstenholme asks me to comment on the seasonal drives to coupling up.
January 2021
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210122-why-winter-seems-filled-with-romance
Journalist Iris Goldsztajn wrote "Lovesickness Is Real and It Feels a Lot Like Anxiety" including my comments on the physiology of emotions.
April 2021
https://bit.ly/2PgqSzs
“Do I Really Like You or Are You Just Not Giving Me Attention?”
Izzy Copestake explores why we romanticise rejection along with my comments on commitment-phobia.
March 2021
https://bit.ly/2OH29Ub
Irish Examiner to coincide with Earth Day 2020 I’m quoted in a Press Association feature ‘Why eco consciousness is the key dating trend right now.’ The article explores how singletons are increasingly looking for potential mates who share their views on saving the planet. They consider people who are eco-aware are more empathic which is an attribute they value in a mate.
22 April 2020
https://bit.ly/2SdSl3h
Global News
Why some people have sex even when they don’t want to
Quoted by journalist Laura Hensley on how maintenance sex can be a way to retain or increase intimacy in long term relationships https://bit.ly/2v4epRV
12 April 2019
LadBible
'Think you’re missing out on Valentines night?'
Well you’re not alone. I’m quoted in The LadBible about the truth about sex and relationships.
13 February 2019
https://www.ladbible.com/community/interesting-almost-half-of-brits-wont-be-having-sex-this-valentines-day-20190118
BBC Radio Wales phone-in with Oliver Hide. Sally Baker was invited to talk about how to be savvy about online dating and to share her story.
January 2024
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Newsweek Journalist Lucy Notaranto included my opinion about how breaking family traditions that don’t serve you draws a line in the sand.
April 2023
https://bit.ly/3URwn5c
Newsweek Senior Lifestyle and Trending Reporter Lucy Notarantonio in the dilemma column asked for my agony aunt advice wife who kicked her husband out.
February 2023
https://www.newsweek.com/pregnant-womans-reason-going-nuclear-kicking-husband-out-cheered-1779712
Newsweek Senior Lifestyle and Trending Reporter Lucy Notarantonio in the dilemma column asked for my agony aunt advice about hair loss caused marriage breakup.
February 2023
https://www.newsweek.com/tiktok-reddit-woman-shares-heartbreak-dumped-hair-thin-1778144
Newsweek Journalist Alice Gibbs asked me to comment in their relationship column on a original @Reddit post when a pregnant woman was backed for locking her husband out of her personal fridge.
December 2022
https://bit.ly/3YEirwI
Newsweek Senior Lifestyle and Trending Reporter Lucy Notarantonio What Should I do dilemma column invited me to give my expert advice for husband who finally left his wife of 28 years of being accused of being unfaithful.
November 2022
https://bit.ly/3VR2B0h
Newsweek Senior Lifestyle and Trending Reporter Lucy Notarantonio dilemma column invited me to give my expert advice to man seeking help initially on Reddit about his wife’s out of control jealousy.
November 2022
https://bit.ly/3F2PNOE
Newsweek Senior Lifestyle and Trending Reporter Lucy Notarantonio in the dilemma column asked for my agony aunt advice about living with an impossible lazy husband.
November 2022
https://www.newsweek.com/wsid-heavy-drinker-husband-lose-job-wife-1760434
Boots UK Health & Beauty Magazine Quoted by writer Alice Snape for a cover story in the Spring Edition on how to spring clean your relationships. Print version only.
April 2023
Mashable Journalist Charlotte Colombo looks into what self care really is and includes my comments on how the internet has turned wellness into a scam.
October 2022
https://mashable.com/article/self-care-wellness-scam
Huffpost Love Struck Column Thank you to Journalist Habiba Katsha for including my relationship advice if you find you are struggling to express your needs to your partner.
December 2021
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/how-to-express-your-needs-in-a-relationship_uk_61b87ec7e4b0490e9bd82814/
‘Mothers who had abortions share their stories’
A personal account of my experience with abortion as told to journalist Rachel Ross. Nov 2019
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/we-were-mothers-when-we-had-abortions-these-are-our-stories_uk_5dc9832ee4b0fcfb7f6a5bc3
HuffPost
Half of all couples aren't having sex on Valentine's Day
I was quoted by journalist Sophie Gallagher about sex and Valentine’s Day.
14 February 2019
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/half-of-all-couples-arent-having-sex-on-valentines-day_uk_5c583d20e4b09293b2062a94?ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4&utm_campaign=share_email
VICE Hey man! men's advice column Journalist Rhys Thomas includes my relationship advice about what to do if you think your partner is losing interest. September 2022
https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/akejdz/losing-interest-relationship
Vice Hey Man: 'I Can't Stay Hard During Sex With My Girlfriend'
I was quoted by journalist Rhys Thomas for Vice UK Men’s advice column on erectile dysfunction.
October 2020
https://bit.ly/3dmkbn0
RED Magazine Loved speaking to the fabulous writer Alice Snape who asks the best questions about the psychology of flirting.
May 2022 print edition
Glamour Magazine UK Journalist Mollie Quirk for including my comments about why soft launching your latest squeeze is a ‘ting. October 2021|
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/soft-launching-dating-trend
Glamour Magazine Journalist Kimberly Bond asked me to comment on the potential emotional fall out of posting heartbreak hashtag TikToK video clips when in a vulnerable state.
April 2021
The Face Thanks to resident Agony Aunt Beth Ashley for including my comments on how to date if you’ve not come out yet. August 2022
https://theface.com/life/how-to-date-if-you-havent-come-out-yet-lgbtq-exploring-sexuality
Woo.com People tie themselves into knots trying to make sense of who they are and their relationships with significant others. Thanks to journalist Beth Ashley for including my comments on how attachment styles have been wrongly blamed.
June 2022
https://woo.itv.com/posts/attachment-theory-tik-tok-trend-or-relationship-saver
Yahoo Life Journalist Kate Ng asks for my insights into the myriad of reasons that couples renew their marriage vows.
September 2023
https://bit.ly/3PJNaWW
Yahoo! Life It’s not just JLo who has multiple marriages. Thanks to journalist Marie Dorking for including my comments about why people persist in marrying in the face of damning statistics.
June 2022
https://bit.ly/3Q6wfLl
Live Well Thanks to Journalist Beth Ashley for including my comments about how to negotiate changing sexual boundaries in a long term relationship
August 2022
https://livewellby.com/big-ideas/how-to-set-new-sex-boundaries-in-a-long-term-relationship/
The Citizen Thanks Hein Kaiser for picking up my original comments to Almara Abgarian in the Metro UK on the increase in preference of masturbation over ‘sex’ since lockdown.
October 2021 https://www.citizen.co.za/lifestyle/health/will-masturbation-replace-penetration/
FlockMag.com Seeing Gillian Anderson’s character Jean Milburn navigate pregnancy in Netflix’s Sex Education was as refreshing as it was rare. The Metro Journalist Siobhan Smith asks me isn’t it time we normalised older motherhood on TV as in Netflix’s Sex Education.
October 2021
https://flockmag.com/what-sex-education-gets-right-and-wrong-about-becoming-an-older-mother/
Vava Violet Magazine Sophie Blackmann commissioned my first column on the role intuition plays in dating followed by other regular contributions.
November 2021
https://www.vavaviolet.com/2021/11/therapist-sally-bakers-tips-how-to.html?m=1
British Vogue Why Are We Still Swooning Over Toxic TV Relationships? Journalist Bec Oakes includes my comments on the reality altering romantic fantasies we sometimes use to cloak previous toxic relationships.
July 2021
https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/toxic-relationships-carrie-big-sex-and-the-city/amp?__twitter_impression=true
Woman’s Own Magazine Feature writer Frances Leate included my advice on how a marriage might survive an affair in light of Matt Hancock’s extramarital affair.
Print edition 19 July 2021.
Tyla.com Journalist Kimberley Bond included my comments about how stalking your ex on SM is a high energy state. I speak with @OxKimberley in #Tyla about how this is part of the relationship grieving process.
https://www.tyla.com/tv-and-film/love-island-tyler-kaz-scenes-clarisse-instagram-interview-break-up-20210816
Journalist Pooja Star asks me about "What happens in relationships after miscarriage?”
And how communicating could be the key for surviving this 1:5 family tragedy.
January 2021
https://bit.ly/3cmztKh
Refinery29 Journalist Issie Deibe asked is having one’s loved ones Initials painted on your nails cuffing season’s sost divisive deauty Trend? Im happy to comment on the Kardashian’s latest TikTok inspired trend.
October 2022
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/initial-nails-trend-partner-boyfriend
“2020 Has Ruined Your Main Character Christmas Fantasy, But It’s A Good Thing”
I was quoted by journalist Izzy Copestake about heading home for Christmas feeling worldly and sophisticated from your time in the big city.
December 2020
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.refinery29.com/amp/en-gb/main-character-christmas-fantasy
Refinery29 I’m quoted here with some crucial strategies to protect your mental health If you are struggling with a partner’s gambling addiction and the accompanying lies & deceit.
February 2020
https://r29.co/2SNAGin
Due to economics or logistics as many as 9 million people have been left with no choice but to continue to cohabit. Journalist Natasha Gregson asked me to contribute a five step plan for living with an ex.
https://www.stylist.co.uk/long-reads/living-with-an-ex-breakup-advice-relationship-flatshare/335234
Cosmopolitan UK
"The surprising way my sex life changed after I was raped" written by journalist Laura Hunter-Thomas who asked me to supply expert opinion and comments for her feature.
11 January 2019
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a25845240/sexuality-after-rape/
