Draft:Beth McColl
Beth McColl | |
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| Born | Bethany Emma McColl 19 June 1993 Ashford, Kent, England |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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Bethany Emma McColl (born 19 June 1993) is an English columnist, author and podcaster. She has had columns in Dazed and Glamour UK and wrote the non-fiction books How to Come Alive Again (2019) and Romanticise Your Life (2024).
Early life
[edit]McColl was born in Ashford, Kent. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English literature from the University of Exeter in 2015.
Career
[edit]McColl is credited with being either the originator or one of the earliest users of the "send Tweet" meme, dating back to 2014, as well as parodying "unpopular opinion" threads.[1] In 2016, McColl joined the magazine Dazed as an advice and relationships columnist, which included agony aunt articles under the pseudonym Teddy. She also contributed articles to the likes of Vice, Square Mile, Elle and Metro.[2]
In 2019, McColl published her debut self-help book How to Come Alive Again. She joined Glamour UK in 2020 as a mental health columnist.
2019 How to Come Alive Again [3][4]
Everything is Content with Ruchira Sharma and Oenone Forbat 2023 [5][6]
2024 Romanticise Your Life [7][8] Secret London [9]
Personal life
[edit]McColl has dealt with depression and anxiety,[10] as well as Tourette's and ADHD,[11][12] the latter of which she was diagnosed with an adult. After living in London for a decade, she moved into her parents' house in South Wales at the end of 2024.[13]
Bibliography
[edit]- How to Come Alive Again (2019)
- Romanticise Your Life: How to Find Joy in the Everyday (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ Brogan, Jacob (17 October 2017). "Unpopular Opinion: The "1 Like = 1 Unpopular Opinion" Meme Is Bad". Slate. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Articles by Beth McColl". MuckRack. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ McDaid, Heather (7 May 2019). "Beth McColl on How To Come Alive Again". The Skinny. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Murray, Seonaid (3 December 2019). "How to Come Alive Again by Beth McColl". The Book Slut. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Everything is Content". UK Podcasts. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Bryan, Scott (15 August 2024). "Everything is Content - Podcast Review". Podcast Rex. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Brown, Lauren (26 September 2023). "Orion Spring bags McColl's Guide to Romanticising Your Life". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Dalby, Claudia (13 March 2024). "Can Romanticising Your Life Help You Get Through The Down Days?". The Gloss Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Saddler, Jack (12 August 2024). "The First Rooftop Book Club Is Coming To London Next Month". Secret London. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Beth McColl: getting through severe depression". RNZ. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ McColl, Beth (6 July 2021). "I've lived with Tourette's since I was a teenager, and no, it's not just involuntarily swearing – this is what it's really like living with the misunderstood (and mocked) condition". Glamour UK. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ McColl, Beth (31 March 2021). "Why I was afraid to confront my ADHD until I was 27, and what I wish I'd known about getting a diagnosis". Glamour UK. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ McColl, Beth (3 January 2025). "The hot people abyss". Thirtynothings. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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Category:English self-help writers
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Category:People from Ashford, Kent
Category:People from Cranbrook, Kent
Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Category:People with Tourette syndrome
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