Gen-Z journalist Alice Garnett talks about how we create a home from a house share, the excitement and uncertainty of young adulthood and how house shares can be a supportive space when you’re struggling with your mental health. 

Alice Garnett is  also a columnist for Prospect Magazine’s ‘Young Life’ column, where she writes about her sex life in London, her generation’s obsession with star-signs and the problems with house shares. Her Substack, The Vanity Cabinet explores everything from situationships to sex in the suburbs.

Alice Wilkinson is an award winning journalist and author of How to Stay Sane in a House share –  an essential deep-dive into shared living.  Every week, join Alice as she jumps into the trials and tribulations of navigating one of the  most complex living set ups of the 21st century – a house share and ultimately asks, how do you keep it together when you’re living together?  

How to Stay Sane in a House Share is a friendly and informed guide to house sharing you have been waiting for. From how to choose the right housemate to navigating conflict when it (inevitably) arises, Alice draws on interviews with experts such as Professor Dunbar, ‘The Millennial Therapist’ Sara Kubric and more to explore the anxieties that run the lives of young professionals living in house shares to help create a more harmonious home.

Alice is @itsalicegarnett on Instagram and writes The Vanity Cabinet on Substack 

Alice and I chatted about this article: I went looking for love in a Spanish supermarket with an upside-down pineapple – everyone’s doing it 

How to Stay Sane in a House Share is available to order now. Alice Wilkinson is @alicewilkinsonwrites on Instagram and writes Substack newsletter Addressing, exploring house sharing, home and belonging.

This podcast is produced by Bird Lime Media.