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Learning to Be Enough - S2E1 - With Bec Beetham
To open Season Two, I couldn’t think of a more fitting woman than Bec Beetham.
Bec is a mum of four, a wife, a social work student, and someone who has spent years holding life together for everyone else while quietly learning how to hold herself too.
In this conversation, we trace a story that spans over 20 years of friendship, from a first impression shaped by jealousy and misunderstanding, to a deep, steady connection built through laughter, honesty, and our own take on “waffle Wednesdays.”
We talk about burnout and the moment everything stopped fitting inside the cupboard anymore. The overwhelm that led to cocooning. The decision to finally sit with herself in therapy instead of pushing everything down and powering through. And what it really looks like to start untangling who you are beneath the roles, expectations, and versions of yourself you’ve learned to perform.
This episode is about motherhood without the perfection myth, identity beyond what you do for others, and the quiet, brave work of learning to fill your own cup again. Bec shares what it’s been like to study social work while raising a young family, how she navigates perfectionism, and the relief that comes with realising you don’t have to be everything for everyone.
At its heart, this is a conversation about coming home to yourself, slowly, imperfectly, and honestly.
And about what changes when you finally believe that who you are, as you are, is enough.
Know a woman with a story worth sharing? Stacey would love to hear from you.
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By Stacey FergusonTo open Season Two, I couldn’t think of a more fitting woman than Bec Beetham.
Bec is a mum of four, a wife, a social work student, and someone who has spent years holding life together for everyone else while quietly learning how to hold herself too.
In this conversation, we trace a story that spans over 20 years of friendship, from a first impression shaped by jealousy and misunderstanding, to a deep, steady connection built through laughter, honesty, and our own take on “waffle Wednesdays.”
We talk about burnout and the moment everything stopped fitting inside the cupboard anymore. The overwhelm that led to cocooning. The decision to finally sit with herself in therapy instead of pushing everything down and powering through. And what it really looks like to start untangling who you are beneath the roles, expectations, and versions of yourself you’ve learned to perform.
This episode is about motherhood without the perfection myth, identity beyond what you do for others, and the quiet, brave work of learning to fill your own cup again. Bec shares what it’s been like to study social work while raising a young family, how she navigates perfectionism, and the relief that comes with realising you don’t have to be everything for everyone.
At its heart, this is a conversation about coming home to yourself, slowly, imperfectly, and honestly.
And about what changes when you finally believe that who you are, as you are, is enough.
Know a woman with a story worth sharing? Stacey would love to hear from you.
Subscribe and Follow so you never miss an episode.
Share this episode with a women in your life.
Ask me anything or nominate a guest via social media or email.
https://www.instagram.com/the.women.we.know?igsh=dmQxcm1wcmQzZXk5
https://www.facebook.com/share/185vG1LeF1/