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About
Hi, I’m Vaila Erin and I offer content creation, writing and editing services. I particularly love writing on the subjects of psychology, travel, health, and dogs, but as a versatile writer I can write on any topic. So, if you require blogs, articles or any other content or editing services, get in touch!
I have written for a wide variety of clients including online publications, magazines, and websites. I've produced quality pieces on subjects as diverse as cryptocurrencies, tech, pet care and chronic pain. Take a look at my portfolio, and do drop me a line if you would like to see more samples.
Portfolio
Travel
Worth its weight in...SALT
“SALT. The great healer. It speaks of the banishment of unsustainable practice in hospitality. Could this be the break weary travellers have been waiting for?”
Alhaus
Brand Profile
Freedom, pre-rolled
“What is freedom? It’s something we all need a little bit of right now. According to Drew Martin, it’s good times, it’s laughter, it’s friends, it’s days spent in a herbal haze, glowing with the flow, and breathing, just breathing in the beauty of botanic adventures in Cannabis.”
Alhaus
Tourism
Restoration has a new home
“Restoration is a word naturally associated with historic buildings, but in the case of Grantley Hall, it truly fits the bill. It has played host to Royals, convalescing WWII soldiers, locals and learning pursuits—and now Grantley Hall has opened its doors once again to those looking to relax, and aptly, restore.”
Alhaus
Arts & Music
You Can’t Kill Creativity
“The global pandemic has highlighted many things we take for granted and the future of live music hangs in the balance.”
Alhaus
Travel
Vaila: Silver linings in Portugal
“There is a sliver of a silver lining. This place has taken on an almost ethereal beauty—lush green hills and low-lying mist prevail. The contrails overhead are no more and the silence is wonderfully eerie.”
Alhaus
Dog Behaviour
Dogs are the best psychologists
“If only dogs could talk, they could tell us a world of truths about ourselves.”
Dharamshala Animal Rescue
Animals / Psychology
My Dog, My Teacher: How Dogs Can Help Us With Our Emotions
“She innately understands me in a way human perception only falls short. Aside from saving me from loneliness, she’s actively encouraging me to put myself into a more connected way of being.”
Dharamshala Animal Rescue
Animals / Psychology
On Animal Assisted Therapy And Her Rescue Dog: An Interview With Diana Weyn Gonzalez
“They are trying to be resilient in the face of adversity, and when they see this little abused puppy come out of a tough situation with physical damage, yet love and enthusiasm in his heart, they say he offers hope and perspective to them.”
Dharamshala Animal Rescue
Travel
Slow Travel: A Guide To Being A Better Traveler Post-Pandemic
“Travel can be gritty and shocking, and quite honestly at odds with the green-washed travel brochures. It’s complicated—we need time to become conscious travellers and not blindly accept what the ads tell us.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Pet Care
Advice on saying goodbye to your pet
“It’ll comfort them and quell their fear to know you’re beside them, reassuring them, stroking their fur, just as you’ve always done. Let them hear your voice as they slip away.”
Pet4Homes
Pet Care
How to keep your dog happy whilst working from home
“It’s important to monitor your dog’s reactions to your working habits — there is a tendency in some people to overwork and always be ‘connected’ at home.”
Pet4Homes
Health & Wellbeing
When ‘Stay At Home’ Is The Worst Advice: The Shocking Spike In Domestic Abuse During Lockdown
“While some of us reluctantly, but cheerfully, tried to navigate the cliff dive into online work and Zoom quizzes, others sank into a fresh hell of being trapped at home with their abusers.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Health & Wellbeing
Generalised Anxiety Disorder: A Sign Of Our Times
“It is vital to pay attention to your own body and notice when certain thought patterns or emotions are teamed with bodily sensations.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Health & Wellbeing
The toilet paper wars and other grim tales: Covid-19 edition
“Let’s lower the tone – back to the bottom feeders of the panic-stricken population constructing fortresses out of loo roll. Hilarious memes aside, it’s always those who can’t afford to bulk buy that suffer.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Health & Wellbeing
The benefits of having a fur buddy
“Animals are the ultimate lesson in self-awareness, and our biggest mistake as the human species is thinking that we are superior.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Beauty
Hair and humans: why it's so important
“Psychology says that, in going after the Rapunzel gold standard, we are chasing the appearance of youth, because lack of hair signifies ageing. On our head, it equals virility and vitality, but once it falls, it seems to symbolise death.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Feminism
Yes, Women Watch Porn Too: A Feminist Porn Guide For Beginners
“It’s all about expanding what sexual pleasure means, pushing away from stereotypes — showing many diverse gender expressions, body types, and manifestations of sexual acts and desires.”
The Lifestyle Collective
Feminism
Killer Heels: Why I’m Not A Fan
“And it’s true—your feet are probably slowly dying inside the “coffins” we put them in, so why don’t we pay more attention to our feet? They get us everywhere we want to go, and yet we constrict them in ill-fitting footwear.”
The Lifestyle Collective