{{notability|1=Biographies|date=September 2025}} {{Short description|English non-fiction writer}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = Bethany Emma McColl | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1993|6|19}} | birth_place = Ashford, Kent, England | alma_mater = University of Exeter | occupation = | years_active = 2016–present | website = }} '''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== McColl is from Kent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/imbethmccoll/status/1344083223794614272#m|title=we had a gun safety talk at secondary school with a whole prop gun & fake argument bit. man pretended to shoot the teacher after the teacher pretended to object to the graphic pictures he showed us. this sounds fake as i'm typing it but it happened. this was in Kent|author=Beth McColl|via=Twitter|date=30 December 2020|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English literature from the University of Exeter in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/imbethmccoll/status/458790655968673792#m|title=Exeter University Devon United Kingdom of that tiny white haired queen lady|via=Twitter|author=Beth McColl|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref>
==Career== McColl initially gained prominence through her social media presence, particularly on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2017/10/against-the-1-like-for-1-unpopular-opinion-meme.html|title=Unpopular Opinion: The "1 Like = 1 Unpopular Opinion" Meme Is Bad|work=Slate|first=Jacob|last=Brogan|date=17 October 2017|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> In 2016, McColl joined the magazine ''Dazed'' as an advice and relationships columnist, which included agony aunt articles. She had a nickname Teddy or Teddy Bless. She also contributed articles to the likes of ''Vice'', ''Square Mile'', ''Elle'' and ''Metro''.<ref name="mr">{{Cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/beth-mccoll/articles|title=Articles by Beth McColl|work=MuckRack|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref>
In 2019 via Unbound Publishing, McColl published her debut self-help book ''How to Come Alive Again''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/books/features/beth-mccoll-how-to-come-alive-again|title=Beth McColl on How To Come Alive Again|work=The Skinny|first=Heather|last=McDaid|date=7 May 2019|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookslut.com/post/how-to-come-alive-again-by-beth-mccoll|title=How to Come Alive Again by Beth McColl|work=The Book Slut|first=Seonaid|last=Murray|date=3 December 2019|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> She joined ''Glamour UK'' in 2020 as a monthly mental health columnist.<ref name="mr"/>
As of 2023, McColl hosts the weekly pop culture podcast ''Everything is Content'' with Ruchira Sharma and Oenone Forbat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk-podcasts.co.uk/podcast/everything-is-content-1|title=Everything is Content|work=UK Podcasts|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcastrex.com/reviews/everything-is-content|title=Everything is Content - Podcast Review|work=Podcast Rex|first=Scott|last=Bryan|date=15 August 2024|accessdate=2 May 2025}}</ref> Also announced in 2023, Orion Publishing Group secured the rights to publish McColl's sophomore non-fiction book ''Romanticise Your Life'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/orion-spring-bags-mccolls-guide-to-romanticising-your-life|title=Orion Spring bags McColl's Guide to Romanticising Your Life|work=The Bookseller|first=Lauren|last=Brown|date=26 September 2023|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> The book "looks at the small ways we can bring more joy to our lives".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/how-to-romanticise-your-life|title=Is romanticising your life the answer to finding happiness|first=Mischa Anouk|last=Smith|date=17 February 2024|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegloss.ie/can-romanticising-your-life-help-you-get-through-the-down-days/|title=Can Romanticising Your Life Help You Get Through The Down Days?|work=The Gloss Magazine|first=Claudia|last=Dalby|date=13 March 2024|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> She helped to organise a rooftop book club with Secret London as part promoting the book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secretldn.com/rooftop-book-club/|title=The First Rooftop Book Club Is Coming To London Next Month|work=Secret London|first=Jack|last=Saddler|date=12 August 2024|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== McColl has dealt with depression and anxiety,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018691085/beth-mccoll-getting-through-severe-depression|title=Beth McColl: getting through severe depression|work=RNZ|date=15 April 2019|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> as well as Tourette's and ADHD,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/beth-mccoll-tourettes|title=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|work=Glamour UK|first=Beth|last=McColl|date=6 July 2021|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/adhd-women-ignored|title=Why I was afraid to confront my ADHD until I was 27, and what I wish I'd known about getting a diagnosis|work=Glamour UK|first=Beth|last=McColl|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=20 April 2025}}</ref> the latter of which she was diagnosed with an adult.
==Bibliography== * ''How to Come Alive Again'' (2019) * ''Romanticise Your Life: How to Find Joy in the Everyday'' (2024)
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