Martha Roberts

I'm an award-winning freelance journalist for national newspapers, magazines and the internet. I also write lifestyle features for the Mail on Sunday's YOU magazine. Publications I've worked for include the Daily Mail, The Sun, The Mirror, The Express, The People magazine, Sunday Mirror's M Celebs, Top Sante, She, Zest, Glamour, Freeserve, Icircle.com, Boots Health & Beauty magazine, Now, Prima Baby and Allergy magazine.

I worked as health writer and deputy health editor on The Sun's health section, and health editor at internet service provider, Freeserve.com, before going freelance in 2002. I won the 2003 Online Health Writer of the Year at the Medical Journalism Awards, as well as being shortlisted twice, and co-wrote'Sugar Addicts' Diet' with celebrity fitness trainer Nicki Waterman (HarperCollins, published 6 December 2004).

I have been a monthly 'How to' columnist for Psychologies magazine for four years, as well as writing psychology and wellbeing articles for them. I was shortlisted for a Mind Media Award for my blog www,mentalhealthwise.com where I write articles about mental health.

I have started to blog about colour and colourful things at www.thecolourfile.com and on instagram @the_colour_file.

I'm a member of the Guild of Health Writers and BANT (the British Association for Nutritional Therapy). I write on a full range of health and lifestyle subjects.