Hi. I’m Leyla.
I’ve been writing online since 2010, when I started Motherhood Diaries as a small parenting blog and it slowly turned into something thousands of women read every month. Since then I’ve co-founded a fully funded personalised pregnancy and parenting app, started a YouTube channel, raised four children, learned (the hard way) what spirituality and strategy can do when you stop pretending they’re separate, and started publishing the kind of guided journals I wish someone had handed me at every chapter.
I write because it’s how I make sense of things. The journals are an extension of that – a place to do the same work alongside me.
If you came here from one of my businesses or my books, thank you for being curious enough to look behind the curtain. The story behind the work is usually messier than the work itself, and that’s most of why I keep telling it.
Books · Motherhood Diaries · For Poppy · Tech Talks Zone · LinkedIn · Email
The Work
- The 366 Series – Year-long guided journals for women navigating their own becoming.
- Motherhood Diaries — A pregnancy and parenting magazine I’ve been writing and running since 2010.
- For Poppy – An AI app that will completely personalise your pregnancy journey, launching late 2026.
- Tech Talks Zone – A YouTube channel reviewing the AI tools quietly reshaping modern parenting.
- 365 Days of No Screens – A blog that offers tools and resources to help balance screentime for families.
Stay Close
I send occasional emails about what I’m making, what I’m learning, and what’s quietly coming next. No spam. Just the kind of letter you’d want to read with a cup of tea.
Writing is more than a profession for me; it’s a therapy, a way to connect with the world. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or just want to share a story, feel free to contact me at info@leylapreston.com. Or, if you prefer a casual chat, drop me a line and say hi!