A Decade of Excellence

This week marks 10 Years of Ben Pechey dot com. I have been sharing my thoughts, feelings, emotions, and latterly education for a decade.

When I pressed publish on my first post, I never once thought I would be here 3650+ days later. My online presence may be my most significant chosen relationship I have ever had.

Of course, things have changed, my remit, relevance and skill have augmented to reflect the reality of my life now.

I am grateful that I am still here, still trying to make the world a better place. Books, ted talks, working with huge brands, building a credibility into a reputation that has given me a career I am immensely proud of.

I must also share my gratitude, for those who have supported me, because you are a huge moving part of the last decade. It hasn’t always been straightforward, just last week I shared my fear that I might need to give all of this up.

You rallied around me with such fervour, you have renewed my resilience. I will refocus, working out how best I can do my job moving forwards, protecting my decade long legacy, and hopefully working towards my second decade.

For now, though, I want to reflect upon a decade of excellence!

At the beginning of 2026 the internet became obsessed with 2016. I thought it would be incredibly fun to reflect on a decade of excellence by exploring the last ten years of anniversary posts. Witness baby Ben, my power suit era, and of course my emergence into the trans+ icon of 2026!

2016

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Yes Darling, It’s Me !!!

Hello to you dear reader and welcome to benpechey.com (like the fruit but not spelt that way just in case you were wondering). Introductions are always awkward so I will try not to ramble... In a swamped market of blogs and bloggers why am I throwing my hat in the ring I hear you ask. Put simply I have a lot to say and I believe that as a creative voice I offer something different, however I will let you be the judge of that. I am a student learning and living and offering you the chance to tak

2017

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A Year of Narcissism ?

On Tuesday the 26th of July 2016 I first pressed the publish button on this website. That's a year ago tomorrow. 105 posts later and you find yourself here; Tuesday the 25th of July 2017. So what do I want to say in my 106th post? Doing something for a year has been a commitment, but has never been a chore, I still enjoy what I do on benpechey.com. I realise that creating content this past year has changed me and forced/allowed me to grow. However, I don’t want you to think of me as a self-obse

2018

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Being Different: 2 Years of benpechey.com

I once read that if you are different you will always be lonely. I have always felt slightly outside our society’s perceptions of normality, but this is one of the reasons I started my website 2 years ago today. As I write this I believe that my difference has given me a unique stance and thought production, that I have used to create my blog. So to the point I mentioned at the opening of this post; I have some thoughts. I essentially agree there are aspects of being different that does exc

2019

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What’s next?

Oh hello, darling, and welcome to the final post of Growth Month. Today is actually the day, my third year anniversary. Yes, this means that for last 1095 days I have sat at this very keyboard, thought, typed or corrected myself all in the effort of benpechey.com. In 2016, I started this as a reaction to the Brexit vote, I realised that no-one would ever do anything for me. If I wanted something, I would have to go and get it myself. From then on I really began to craft my outputs into the wor

2020

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4 Years and Counting

Oh hello darling, and welcome back, thrilled to have you here. This month I want to reflect on the world of content creation, and my anniversary. On the 26th of July 2020, I will have been doing this for 4 whole years. This seems like a very long time, and in reality, a lot has changed, including me.The biggest change in myself from 2016 to 2020 is the way in which we all use our words and voices. Back in 2016, blogs were becoming a bit old fashioned and weren’t taken seriously. I don’t ever thi

2021

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Five Years! Wood you look at that?

Dress PR Product from Katie France London Oh hello darling, and welcome back, thrilled to have you here. This is the last post of July, and marks the fifth anniversary of benpechey.com! On the 26th of July 2016, I pressed publish on the very first blog post, and I like to mark it each year to document my growth and also celebrate the achievement. This last year has been seen a huge amount of development and growth in my career. It has made me even more aware of the changes that have taken place.

2022

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Six Years Strong

Next week darling, we reach a big milestone. It will be my sixth anniversary! Yes, I have been rambling on the internet for six years, or about 2191 days. It's been 312 weeks or 72 months. However you break it down - it is a big chunk of time. I never thought I would still be here, six years on, let alone having grown this humble blog into my very own freelance career. I don’t want to paint this journey like a rom-com montage set to an upbeat pop bop. There were times when this all felt pointles

2023

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Seven Circles of the Sun

So here we are, seven years of my little corner of the internet! I like to mark occasions as it is important to remind ourselves of our achievements when life will do its best to minimise them.This year like all of them, is very important to me, but perhaps like my first anniversary will be one that goes on to stick in my mind. This year has seen me take on some of my biggest career highlights and achievements. Externally and internally I have worked harder than ever before. My TedxLondon talk w

2024

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Eight Years of Trans Joy

Living on the internet can sometimes make you feel bad for celebrating your own success. It can feel uncomfortable to shine a light on things you’re proud of. However, I think that it is a healthy thing to explore pleasure in terms of pride towards yourself. So here we are, I am marking eight years of my website, of working online, of being my own boss. What started as a reaction to Brexit - an exertion of my own control on the world around me - has become what I do, how I am able in small ways

2025

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Progress is Not Linear

I’ve been online for 9 years. I think perhaps on the outside progress looks linear - but I’m here to tell you it really isn’t.I think most of us feel like everyone else has their shit together - but that we are a mess. That’s how I feel, that people have an image of me, and that I definitely do not live up to it. Over the last nine years, I’ve really had highs and lows, and maybe the last eighteen months have been some of the toughest. I’ve questioned if the path I’m on is even right for me, but