2023 HOW DO I… DEAL WITH GRIEF AS A FREELANCER?

How to keep your business ticking over when the worst happens In November 2022, I made a YouTube video called Freelancing Through Grief and Loss. In it, I shared my experience as a freelancer before and after my Mum's death. But I made a mistake – I filmed the video three months into the grieving process, long before I was ready. Kiss My A's is a Q&A YouTube channel for freelance writers, and I started it six months after making the leap to selfemployment. My videos are “chaotic good” aligned – sweary, upfront, and (I like to think) relatable. And that's part of the reason I rushed into making a video about grief. I wanted to turn a bad situation into something helpful. My Mum got her bone metastasis cancer…

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