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Becca Bland

The Burden of Being a Female-Bodied Being

My yoga teacher recently shared with me a phrase that deeply resonated. ‘Magic is a shift in perception,’ she said. There’s been a lot of…

Mar 23, 2021

The Burden of Being a Female-Bodied Being

Mar 23, 2021

Steps to self love and self worth: how to turn up for ourselves and be a good self-parent after…

There is no doubt that estranging myself from my parents was an act of self-love and self- protection. Yet conversely, the experience of…

Apr 27, 2020

Steps to self love and self worth: how to turn up for ourselves and be a good self-parent after…

Apr 27, 2020

New podcast coming soon…

This week we are releasing the first few episodes of our exciting new podcast series.

Dec 16, 2019

New podcast coming soon…

Dec 16, 2019

Honorary Doctorate Acceptance Speech

By Becca Bland

Aug 2, 2019

Honorary Doctorate Acceptance Speech

Aug 2, 2019

Dear Gran,

I’m writing to you after visiting Yeadon today. I brought Athar to walk around the tarn. It was frozen and snowy and it seemed so much…

Feb 3, 2019

Dear Gran,

Feb 3, 2019

Will you join our team of supporters?

By Becca Bland

Dec 18, 2018

Will you join our team of supporters?

Dec 18, 2018

Every family is different. Why are judgements about family estrangement so damaging?

If you have experienced estrangement from a family member, there is most likely a time when you have felt judged, different or isolated. It…

May 2, 2018

Every family is different. Why are judgements about family estrangement so damaging?

May 2, 2018

Catalan Independence: Should The Left Support It?

During my twenties, I spent a substantial amount of time living in Barcelona. Freedom of movement and my EU passport were my ticket to live…

Oct 29, 2017

Catalan Independence: Should The Left Support It?

Oct 29, 2017

Students Don’t Always Have Access To Family Capital

The whole thinking behind family in the HE system seems entirely flawed: completely unrepresentative of family life as it actually is, more…

Oct 18, 2017

Students Don’t Always Have Access To Family Capital

Oct 18, 2017

Is It Right to Estrange Yourself From a Family Member?

I dearly wish that we lived in a world without the need for family estrangement. People contact my organisation, Stand Alone, everyday with…

Jun 21, 2016

Is It Right to Estrange Yourself From a Family Member?

Jun 21, 2016

Becca Bland

Becca Bland

Founder and Chief Executive of @UKstandalone. I write about family estrangement for @HuffPostUK @Guardian. All views on Medium are mine…

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