Meet Bryony, a quietly tenacious connector whose story weaves through heartbreak, heritage, and hard-won community.
Born in Herne Bay, she left Kent as a teenager and returned decades later, newly single and starting over in Margate. She came back for an exciting role at Turner Contemporary, just as the gallery’s arrival was stirring debate in the local community.
It was a time of creative ambition and a personal quest for connection to ease the loneliness.
A seasoned communications and marketing consultant, Bryony’s career has taken her from the British Museum to BookTrust, English National Ballet to grassroots domestic abuse charities. But despite a career spent helping others find their voice, she has some honest reflections on the challenges of making friends in midlife, and why introducing yourself at a party can feel unexpectedly loaded.
That longing for connection is what led her to create Bee’s Bookshare, a joyful, opinionated open to all community group to talk about books, with no pressure to perform and no expectations around commitment.
Join us as we talk about why adult friendship is so much harder than it should be, the surprising grief of being ghosted, and why some hobbies just don’t stick (especially, pottery and creative writing in our case). This is a conversation about friendship, identity and the quiet power of starting small.
Work with Bryony: https://beebeecomms.com/
Read about Bee's Bookshare: https://beesbookshare.co.uk/
Music: Morning Span provided by Mobygratis #mobygratis
