Welcome to Bea

by Keris

A women’s ‘magazine’ that doesn’t tell you you’re not pretty enough or thin enough or that your toenails aren’t white enough or that you should feel ashamed if you eat cereal for dinner.… Read More →

‘Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer and wish we didn’t’

by WellbeingEve

Give yourself the space and time to make good decisions I don’t know who to attribute this quote to but used to have it on my wall when I was a teenager. Even… Read More →

The Balancing Act

by Erin Le Clerc

Balance is something I talk a lot about in my work, probably because so many people that I counsel or coach feel out of balance in one or more spheres of their life.… Read More →

Walk for women

by Lucy

  Hello Bea, I’d like to share an idea with you. One hundred years ago thousands of women walked from all across Britain, starting from as far away as Lands End and Newcastle,… Read More →

What to do when toddlers fall for gendered marketing

by Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein

So, it finally happened. There’d been hints of it before (indicating the Play Doh box: “this is for boys AND girls, mummy!”) but it was never outright until the other night. A certain… Read More →

Bored

by Writer In A Wheelchair

I’m bored. I’m bored of being seen only as the one in the wheelchair. I’m bored of my disability being all people remember about me I’m bored of being defined by my CP.… Read More →

The women of wrestling: extract from new book ‘Spandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops’

by Carrie

This is an extract from my forthcoming book ‘Spandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops’, about the UK professional wrestling industry. In the following edited excerpt, wrestlers Sweet Saraya Knight and Nikki Storm give… Read More →

A Taste of Switzerland- three delicious and easy Swiss recipes to try

by Stella

I’ve been living in Switzerland for ten years now. The move from Australia, where most fresh fruits and vegetables are available all year round, to Switzerland, where the seasons dictate which fresh foods… Read More →

Books within books

by petronellarose

One of my very favourite fictional characters is Permanent Rose, from Hilary McKay’s Casson Family books. She is the youngest of four, living in a rather unconventional and chaotic family, and she loves… Read More →

Marriage For All – Free For All

by jchevais

Yesterday, my 3 year old daughter slipped me the tongue: she French-kissed me. It was, of course, completely innocent.  We were sitting on the couch, she on my lap with our stomachs facing,… Read More →

Working Women: Nicola Pittam

by Keris

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Nicola Pittam and I’m an author, screenwriter and journalist How did you get your current job? By making one of the toughest… Read More →