Meet...Rie Pearson!  Our Whitley Bay Co-Host

Rie has been part of the SBV Hosts Team since she opened our Whitley Bay meeting in October 2024.

SBV Co-founder Claire and Rie first met back in 2022 through online networking, finally meeting in person at Rie's annual fundraising event WOW! Women Only Wellness Gathering in 2024.  Claire was running some workshops and also did a Talk In The Tent, talking about networking and community when Rie announced at the end of the talk that she'd open our first SBV meeting in the north of England.  Think it took both Claire and Rie by surprise!

A quick meeting with Colette, some planning and Whitley Bay was launched just a few months later.

Rie has created a magical fundraiser!

WOW! Women Only Wellness Gathering

The WOW! is a magical outdoor fundraiser that supports two not for profit organisations - TRAC UK and Be Kind No Excuses.

TRAC UK is a charity supporting women in recovery from substance misuse and Be Kind No Excuses is a Community Interest Company where Rie works with parents and teenagers to help them see the signs of domestic abuse in the early stages of romantic relationships.

WOW! is hosted in beautiful countryside on the edge of the Cleveland Hills, North Yorkshire and is a festival of women, celebrating self-care and connection.  It has been created to celebrate, respect, heal and empower all women.

A business exhibition with a difference, where female entrepreneurs are asked to demonstrate their businesses through workshops and talks.  Attendees can immerse themselves in a varied timetable designed to help them find the many ways to wellbeing.

Rie's work with the CIC includes 1-2-1 sessions with parents, workshops with parents and teenagers as well as speaking event across the country.  The focus being on recognising the tactics used by abusers that initially appear to be caring but are the early stages of controlling.

Rie also works with survivors of abuse and her courses focus on self-awareness, self-belief and self-confidence.

Rie's book, Be Kind No Excuses is available on Amazon here

Any enquiries around Rie's work and how she could help you can be sent via email to Rie at [email protected].

For more information about attending the WOW! Gathering in 2026 can be found at https://womenonlywellness.com/

Every woman needs a WOW Gathering!

And of course, you can find Rie at our Whitley Bay meeting, with lots of other incredibly inspiring women!  Rie hosts on the 2nd Wednesday every month and the next meeting is on Wednesday 11th February.  Book here