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Draft:Evie Muir

Evie Muir
Muir in 2023
Alma mater
Years active–present
Websiteeviemuir.com

Evie Muir is an English writer, sociologist, and specialist in domestic abuse, gender-based violence, and trauma. Her debut book Radical Rest was published in 2024.

Early life

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Of English and Jamaican descent, Muir and her younger brother were raised by their working class mother in Doncaster. Her parents had separated when she was five after her father was violent and a restraining order was put in place.[1]

Muir attended Balby Carr Community Academy. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sociology in 2016 and a Master of Science (MSc) in International Development and Gender Studies, both from Northumbria University. She also did an Erasmus year at the University of Burgundy.

Career

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written for Metro, i, Refinery29, gal-dem, Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, HuffPost UK, EachOther, Stylist, Skin Deep, and BBC News.[2]

In summer 2021, Muir founded Peaks of Colour, a anti-racist nature-for-healing organisation that offers monthly therapeutic hikes in the Peak District, as well as workshops and yoga sessions.[3]

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After signing with Good Literary Agency, in June 2023, it was announced Elliott & Thompson had acquired the rights to publish Muir's debut Radical Rest: Notes on Burnout, Healing and Hopeful Futures in June 2024.[5]

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Personal life

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Muir lives in Sheffield. She has dealt with Borderline personality disorder (BPD), C-PTSD, as well as depression and anxiety.[10][11]

Bibliography

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  • Radical Rest: Notes on Burnout, Healing and Hopeful Futures (2024)

References

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  1. ^ Silvers, Isabella (22 July 2024). "Evie Muir: "I found a safe place, but I still have unanswered questions"". Mixed Messages. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Articles by Evie Muir". Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Outdoor City People: Evie Muir – Peaks of Colour founder". Exposed. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Evie Muir". The Cares Family. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Fraser, Katie (16 June 2023). "Elliott & Thompson snaps up Muir's 'call to arms'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ Sims, Alex (2024). "5 surprising ways 'radical rest' could fix your burnout". Stylist. Retrieved 25 August 2024.(subscription required)
  7. ^ "'Rest is a revolutionary priority': Skin Deep Meets Evie Muir". Skin Deep. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ Foote, Ella (3 June 2024). "Radical rest: revolutionary woman". Outdoor Swimmer. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ Tivnan, Tom (15 December 2023). "Evie Muir in conversation about burnout, trauma and taking a new approach to rest". The Bookseller. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  10. ^ Muir, Evie (3 November 2020). "Pre-Menstrual Exacerbation: 'For Two Weeks Every Month, I Feel Like I'm Losing My Mind'". Women's Health. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ Muir, Evie (15 September 2020). "Trauma therapy saved my life". Lacuna Voices. Retrieved 22 August 2024.


Category:Alumni of Northumbria University Category:Anti-domestic violence activists Category:Black British women writers Category:British anti-racism activists Category:Ecofeminists Category:English environmentalists Category:English feminist writers Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:English self-help writers Category:English sociologists Category:Mental health activists Category:Non-fiction environmental writers Category:People from Doncaster Category:People with borderline personality disorder Category:Writers from Yorkshire

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