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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…

5 min readMar 23, 2021

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The Burden of Being a Female-Bodied Being

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Becca Bland

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…

8 min readApr 27, 2020

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

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Becca Bland

New podcast coming soon…

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

3 min readDec 16, 2019

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New podcast coming soon…

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Becca Bland

Honorary Doctorate Acceptance Speech

By Becca Bland

4 min readAug 2, 2019

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Honorary Doctorate Acceptance Speech

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Becca Bland

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…

5 min readFeb 3, 2019

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Dear Gran,

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Becca Bland

Will you join our team of supporters?

By Becca Bland

3 min readDec 18, 2018

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Will you join our team of supporters?

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Becca Bland

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…

3 min readMay 2, 2018

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

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Becca Bland

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…

4 min readOct 29, 2017

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Catalan Independence: Should The Left Support It?

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Becca Bland

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…

6 min readOct 18, 2017

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Students Don’t Always Have Access To Family Capital

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Becca Bland

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…

4 min readJun 21, 2016

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Is It Right to Estrange Yourself From a Family Member?

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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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