Welcome to Tough Love
š©āš» Iām Tiffany Philippou, a 35-year-old writer based in East London and this newsletter is about building a good life when things havenāt gone to plan š
Expect honest Tough Love truths about the challenges of navigating transitionary eras of our lives, and questions on the themes of love, loss, identity and personal growth.
Tough Love comes out every Wednesday and I publish personal stories, opinion pieces and lifestyle and culture recommendations. Together, Tough Love makes up the ingredients for a good life.
I hope that youāll take something from the lessons in this newsletter, but mostly that in reading my stories, youāll feel less alone.
With love,
Tiff x
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About Tiffany Philippou
Iām an author, podcaster and journalist and Iāve published a book about my experience of grief when my partner died by suicide called: Totally Fine (and other lies Iāve told myself).
I co-hosted the number one careers podcast, āIs This Working?ā and interviewed guests about times they pretended to be fine on the podcast āTotally Fine with Tiffany Philippouā.
Iāve written for The iPaper, Refinery29 and Stylist.Ā I spent my career working with startups and Iām interested in technology, new ideas and challenging the status quo.
Welcome to Tough Love, the home for re-writing the rules of how to live well. Keep reading and this newsletter could change your life š
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