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Hi there, I’m Bethan Taylor-Swaine, Architect of Wellbeing, PhD Student and Coach.

17/12/2025

AD / ambassador: A couple of weeks ago I was at the track with some friends and the workout our coaches had planned was tough (can’t lie, I was a bit relieved to be on the injury report). Chatting with she told me how worried she was, she’d never done a track session before and didn’t know if she could do something she saw as being really hard.

While I stood on the sidelines watching the others do their laps (by this point I was pretty envious they got to do a fun workout and I didn’t!) I got chatting to . We were both in awe of Phoebe as she discovered what she was capable with and how she overcame the fear of discomfort so many runners experience.

Earlier this week I had a 5km time trial on my plan and I freaked out. For some reason the idea of a time trial really scared me. I knew it would be uncomfortable and so much of me was not ok with that. Overcoming this fear is something I’ve had to get ok with time and time again, it never totally leaves you, but on Monday I remembered Phoebe and how she did it, and that helped. I did the run, and actually it felt good and I was really proud of myself.

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15/12/2025

Doing feminism on the internet always seems to get a certain type of man all flustered and, when they get all flustered, they feel the need to share their thoughts on my posts. Being straight up, comments like this veer from being annoying to frustrating and, at worst, upsetting. I’ve not shared the worst of what I’ve received, I block those people (I don’t block people often, but leave transphobic or racist comments and I will block you so fast you won’t know what has hit you) and in some cases report threats to the police. These are the tame comments, the ones men make without hiding behind burner accounts, the stuff they’re ok putting their face to. It’s depressing, but to lighten the mood I’ve ranked them, because a lot of the time if I don’t laugh I will cry.

12/12/2025

What are your thoughts about my Mum’s experience while out running today?

Personally, I think it’s odd. I can only think of one time where a stranger has asked to join a run, and in that case it was another woman and I was already out running with a group (👋🏻 ). We were running after dark around Regents Park and the woman asked to join us because she felt safer running in a group given the circumstances. However, that feels like quite a different proposition to a man approaching a solo woman runner and asking to run with her on a Friday morning.

From my perspective this man’s actions suggest a lack of awareness. He most likely didn’t have any ill-intent (and when my mum said no he ran off in the other direction) and may have thought he was being friendly, but for many women being approached like this, unprompted and while just going about their business, can feel very intimidating.

A study from found that more than 2/3 of women have been harassed while running and research from suggests that 80% of women who have experienced harassment adjust their behaviour as a result. Public sexual harassment and mvawg is endemic, and because of that many women do feel individuated or fearful in scenarios like the one described by my mum.

So what’s the solution? No one wants to live in a society where men and women don’t feel like they can interact. However, for that to happen we need to address the underlying issues associated with patriarchy and we need men to be actively involved - if mvawg ends then fear and intimidation ends.

19/11/2025

Every year on 8th March (International Women’s Day) I always see a whole load of comments (usually from men) expressing annoyance that women get a day all to themselves and asking when International Men’s Day is.

If I was being facetious I might say that every day is International Men’s Day, given the degree of privilege afforded to men in our society and the way society centers men.

However, that’s not the point of this post, and International Men’s Day is, indeed today, 19th November.

Contrary to what some might think, many activists in the women’s rights space (including men) fully support International Men’s Day. Feminism is about a fairer, more equitable society for everyone. However, in the context of some of the current conversations around men’s mental health, I think a small health warning is a good idea.

17/11/2025

AD | sent me a box of delicious flavoured milk which I was planning to take lovely product shots of, but my family got there first and drank the lot, so a quick snap of the last bottle before a gaggle of 4 year olds at a payday demolish it will have to do. I mean, it’s probably testament to how delicious the stuff is that it went so fast 🤷🏼‍♀️

Made using only fresh milk from free-range grass-fed cows from British family farms, flavoured milks are delicious any time (I witnessed them being devoured at breakfast, after school, post workout and at many other points during the day when flavoured milk was deemed the only viable solution to any minor issue). Personally I enjoyed the small amount my family left me after a run (classic refuelling).

10/11/2025

A disclaimer to start with…this post is shared with love. I think it’s great more men are speaking out about the challenges women face when running after dark. However, I do think men need to be mindful when they’re talking about women’s issues not to inset themselves in a way which centres them in the conversation. We do not need saving, we do not need your ‘tips’ to feel safer, what we need is to be platformed, heard and understood.

Want to understand more about public sexual harassment in the context of sport? are hosting a webinar called
‘Changing The Game: tackling sexual harassment in sport? It’s an opportunity to discuss ideas and impact of masculinity and cultures of harassment - it’s a great way to build the knowledge needed to be an effective ally.

31/10/2025

AD - Going back to basics with rainy miles on a new to me track in Swansea and some of the nicest miles I’ve run recently 🤩 I’ve not shared loads about my training on my feed over the few year because it’s either not been very interesting or I’ve just not been training, but now I’ve got a bit more headspace my runs are getting more interesting and I feel like I want to share more.

Route: Clyne Valley Country Park old railway path/cycle path

Companion: Loki. He was furious I made him run in the rain and maintained a distance of at least 10m at all times.

Shoes: primus trail flow (gifted) - could’ve worn road shoes, but it was wet and there were lots of leaves so the extra grip was nice.

Coffee: - Swansea is good for indie coffee and this was no exception, sitting under a gazebo drinking coffee in pouring rain really is my happy place, and it reminded me how much I miss .

Next time I’m down here I want to go off the main path and explore the various woodland trails 😍

26/10/2025

6 years to the day ❤️

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