Nichi Hodgson

2 weeks ago | nichihodgson.substack.com | Nichi Hodgson

New revelations about psychosis come to me all the time. Just recently, I’ve been considering the role of my brief stint as a part-time pro-domme on my eventual psychotic break. But more than fifteen years since I first brandished a crop, I am still extremely nervous about writing anything negative about the paid BDSM experiences I had. Sex workers of all stripes are broadly given a terrible time. Most people are revolted and entranced with us simultaneously.

Oct 23, 2024 | spiked-online.com | Nichi Hodgson

The new adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s Rivals is a blast against our prudish, neo-Victorian times. Share Topics Culture UK Want to read spiked ad-free? Become a spiked supporter. I didn’t grow up with Jilly Cooper, the queen of the ‘bonkbuster’ romance novel.

Oct 8, 2024 | nichihodgson.substack.com | Nichi Hodgson

When I first told close friends that I was launching this much-considered blog, their responses were coloured with caution. Firstly, was I truly far enough away from the events that triggered my initial episode of psychosis? Thanks for reading Psychotopia! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Secondly, was I far enough away from the people - and kinds of people - that triggered my original episode?

Aug 21, 2024 | inews.co.uk | Nichi Hodgson

In 2013, at the age of 30, I was in crisis. My father had died suddenly, just before my 30th birthday, leaving me without immediate family in the UK. I had been living alone between a shabby flat in London and a rented basement in Los Angeles in an effort to maintain a pitiful long-distance “relationship” that barely merited that word to describe it, occasionally using other people’s ADHD drugs to cope with the constant jet lag.

May 24, 2024 | express.co.uk | Nichi Hodgson

Rishi Sunak vs Richard Tice? There's only one 'mandidate' (Image: Getty)What do undecided women voters want? That’s the question prickling many a Westminster wonk ahead of our July 4th election. The political data tells us that women are actually more likely to vote in general elections than men, and, as of 2017, more likely to vote for Labour than right-wing parties. But women are also twice as likely as men to be undecided about who to vote for.