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Hello & welcome, I’m Layla

I’m a writer living on the east coast of Ireland, with my three kids and my husband, a musician, composer and breath worker.

𓇸 I write about how it feels to live on this beautiful, tattered planet right now.

𓇸 I explore both the small day to day beauties of life and the tough, gnarly challenges and hurdles we face as part of being human.

𓇸 I write from a real, raw, lived place and share words on both big topics like HRT or parenting a teenager or having a hysterectomy or losing a loved one, as well on the small glimmers life is made up of.

𓇸 I also regularly share conversations with other writers about their creative practice and host online writing sessions and a regular ideas salon for paid members.

"Your writing makes me find my inner wilderness again. “

Here’s a short video by way of introduction, plus more info below in words …

What I offer :

𓇸 As a free subscriber you will receive a weekly Field Note which lands in your inbox every Friday morning. This is where beauty & bone began and these posts are always written with honesty and heart.

𓇸 I share one long read article a month, which free subscribers have access to for the first week after publication. After that they are available only to paid subscribers. I also record an audio version of these longer read articles for paid subscribers.

As a paid subscriber, for €65/£60/$ 80 a year or €7/£7/$ 9 a month you receive :

𓇸 Access to my ever popular early morning live Sitting in the Dark writing sessions
𓇸 A monthly live ideas salon I call a Mulch Meeting
𓇸 A truly inspiring group of cheerleaders and fellow creatives walking the same path as you
𓇸 Access to my seasonal Element Sessions exploring the energetics of each of the five seasons in the Chinese calendar (I’m also a 5 Element Acupuncturist), including some really juicy podcast conversations as well as simple physical practices
𓇸 Access to full archive and audio versions of long-read articles

𖥸 I know lists like this can seem like a lot ! - but my intention with everything I share is for it to be spacious. You have enough time.

All upcoming events are listed in the Membership Hub, pinned to my homepage.

How this space feels :

𓇸 In many ways, I’ve created a space emulating what has been invaluable for me in my own (ever evolving) creative practice.

𓇸 A community where you can feel supported and inspired as you work towards your own creative dreams, be that writing a book (like me!), writing in your journal (like me!) or just carving out some space to let your mind wander (also me).

𓇸 A community where you feel understood and seen as you make and create in the gaps and between spaces of your busy life.

Would you like to join a growing community of heart-led, creative women writing and making in the gaps of our busy lives?

Here’s what some more readers have said about my work ::

Layla’s writing is raw, vulnerable, and inviting. It feels familiar to roam in the landscape her words conjure up and the more I read, the more at home I feel with myself.

A little more about me ::

photo credit : Brid Donovan

I’m fuelled by hot cups of coffee, mucky walks and early mornings to myself.

I live in rural Co. Wicklow, Ireland with my three children & my husband (an ex-rock n’roll musician, turned composer and breath worker). I live on land I fall in love with more each day, edged by a stream and held by ancient oaks and jaunty hazel.

I also work as a Five Element Acupuncturist – you can find out more here and have worked with mothers as a matrescence guide and post partum doula. In a previous life I ran an arts PR agency, working on the likes of the Dublin Fringe Festival, Wexford Festival Opera and the Dublin Theatre Festival.

I love to hear from readers - so do pop into my DMs or comment below or hit reply to this email to say hi, tell me about yourself, ask me any questions you may have.

le grá,

Layla x

* I take 4-8 paid weeks off writing the publication each year.
** I offer two free paid memberships a year. If you feel you would benefit from membership but cannot afford to join, get in touch and tell me why you’re drawn to this community. No proof of eligibility required.