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Happy Place

Fearne Cotton talks to incredible people about life, love, loss, and everything in-between as she reveals what happiness means to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:27

Alex Partridge: Neurodiversity, masking, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/09/25

Do you A) assume everyone probably hates you? B) react impulsively to criticism? C) feel intense shame about the way your brain works? These are all things UNILAD founder Alex Partridge has felt across his life, but at 34 he was diagnosed with ADHD and his character started to make a little more sense...In this chat with Fearne, live from the Happy Place Festival, Alex explains how his diagnosis allowed him to reframe the characteristics he had previously been troubled by, turning shame into

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59:43

Gary and Emma Neville: Menopause, anxiety attacks,...

Happy Place ·

2024/09/23

Are you a Gary or an Emma? He thrives with a super social, demanding itinerary, and she’s all about lovely calm solitude. Gary Neville has had an ambitious drive instilled in him by his parents and his football career; his wife Emma is more reserved and serene, but they reckon opposites definitely attract.Fearne had two goals for this chat, live at the Happy Place Festival: to get Gary into wellness, and to marry the subjects of football and menopause...Emma experienced early menopause, and Gary

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51:55

Gemma Styles: ADHD, rejection, and radical honesty

Happy Place ·

2024/09/16

Your brain isn’t broken; this is the reassurance influencer Gemma Styles wants you to have. Your brain is doing its best to cope with modern society – we need to be fixing our systems not blaming our brains for poor mental health.In this chat with Fearne, Gemma – who’s an ambassador for MQ Mental Health Research – explains why understanding the science behind how her ADHD brain works helps her be kinder to herself.Do you compare and despair whenever you scroll through social media? Gemma has over 10

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51:33

Gillian Anderson: Sexual fantasies, orgasm gaps, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/09/09

What is your deepest sexual desire? Where do you think it comes from? Gillian Anderson has collected a series of anonymous fantasies in her new book, Want, and she wonders that at the heart of so many fantasies is the longing to be seen for who we really are.In this chat Fearne and Gillian explore why a lack of self-esteem might be affecting women’s experience of sex, and what a deeply personal fantasy might say about gender relations in wider society.Gillian offers advice about how to ‘act as

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39:01

Book Club Meets: Soulmates, swiping culture, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/09/06

Would you be a different version of you if you’d surrounded yourself with different people?This is something the plot of The Husbands, the Happy Place Book Club pick for August, explores. In this chat with Fearne, live at the Happy Place Festival, author Holly Gramazio explains why she wanted to examine the idea that different relationships could significantly impact your lifestyle and personality.She reckons there’s more than one way for you to be happy and for you to be yourself; there’s not

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50:14

Lucinda Miller: Neurodivergence, brain health, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/09/02

What you eat is having a direct effect on your mood and behaviour. Naturopath and functional medicine practitioner Lucinda Miller wants to help your brain thrive.In this chat with Fearne, Lucinda talks about her own ADHD diagnosis and how changing her eating habits has changed her ability to cope with day-to-day life.Learn what it means to have a neurodivergent brain, and how symptoms can be managed with diet and nutrition. A neurodivergent brain may use five times the brain area of a neurotypical

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33:07

Tell self-limiting beliefs to bugger off: Live from...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/30

Can you confidently say: “I like myself”? What would it take for you to get to that place?The Happy Place Festival Talk Stage hosted loads of speakers across the weekend at Chiswick House and Gardens, and Fearne wants to bring you in on the Festival magic!You’ll hear parts of the talks given by Gabby Bernstein, Roxie Nafousi, Lisa Snowdon, Paul C Brunson, Will Young, and Dawn O’Porter, and learn a little bit from each of them about how to unapologetically be yourself.During this episode, you’ll

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57:04

Matt Haig: Self-criticism, anxiety triggers, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/26

The bad times are intimately connected to the good. Author Matt Haig thinks happiness is only happiness because sadness exists.In this chat, Fearne and Matt talk about how hindsight can be an incredibly healing perspective shifter. He’s found closure, progress, and contentment by revisiting memories that were previously traumatising.How good are you at facing up to your traumas rather than running away? Matt explains how he stopped finding excuses and blaming external factors – people or places –

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40:41

Jason Donovan: Reinvention, creating luck, and floppy...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/19

We don’t get lucky, we create our own luck. Jason Donovan has achieved great success, but has worked incredibly hard to actively create his happy lifestyle.In this chat with Fearne – live from the Happy Place Festival – Jason explains how we can choose to view moments of adversity as moments for change and reinvention.Are you completely single-minded in your pursuit of your dreams, or do you like to have a realistic plan B? Fearne and Jason wonder where the best balance lies.Plus, Fearne reveals the

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58:21

Yungblud: Dark thoughts, social anxiety, and being...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/12

Do you think it’s uncool to be excited? Artist Yungblud wants us to marvel at the world; it’s life-affirming to be properly enthusiastic about stuff.In this chat, Fearne and Yungblud talk about why we need to be done with being cool and distant. Instead, they share how to make sure you’re not dulling yourself down or putting filters on your real character.Yungblud wears his heart – and his pain – on his sleeve, and explains why sharing dark thoughts can be a beautiful thing. Social media, he says,

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44:18

Alex Jones: Making mistakes, being present, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/05

Do you get frustrated by everyone asking you “what’s next?” Presenter Alex Jones reckons there’s too much pressure to bypass being content in the moment, particularly when it comes to our careers.In this chat, live from the Happy Place Festival, Fearne and Alex say there’s no shame – in fact there’s real beauty – in sitting still and enjoying the moment.There’s also a nice bit of gossip about Dolly Parton, Jared Leto, Art Garfunkel, and Richard & Judy...Massive thanks to British Airways Holidays

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38:03

Book Club Meets: Orgies, PTSD, and bodies, with Sofie...

Happy Place ·

2024/08/02

Are you having the sex you want? Comedian and author Sofie Hagen reckons there are loads of things standing in the way of pleasure – everything from gender identity and body image, to parenting and the cost of living crisis.In this Book Club episode – recorded live at the Happy Place Festival – Sofie tells Fearne why they haven’t had sex for 3000 days and counting... and why they’ve written about it in ‘Will I Ever Have Sex Again?’What does sex mean to you? Sofie wonders if it’s about ‘enjoying

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37:43

Rachel Stevens: Self-worth, worrying, and S Club...

Happy Place ·

2024/07/29

Do you have the confidence to speak up and say “no”? Rachel Stevens has learnt it’s ok to stand up for yourself and have a voice.In this chat with Fearne – live from the Happy Place Festival – Rachel talks about how emotions are messy, and they’re better spoken out loud imperfectly than not at all.They also chat about the early years of S Club 7; the band gave Rachel safety and structure when she needed to escape from a difficult family life. But over time it wore down her autonomy and independence;

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37:04

How your childhood affects your parenting style

Happy Place ·

2024/07/26

Petrified that your parenting is screwing your kid up? Crying out for support from people around you? Fearne’s pulled together some stories and advice fromHappy Placeguests who’ll make you feel more empowered and less alone in raising children.Not a parent? Not to worry! You’ll learn just as much about how to regulate your own emotions, how your childhood is affecting your behaviour today, and why feminism might have sold women an unrealistic dream...You’ll hear from Paloma Faith on the pressure for

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48:58

Zandra Rhodes: Self-belief, workaholics, and...

Happy Place ·

2024/07/22

Would you describe yourself as a workaholic? Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes has an insatiable sense of drive that’s fuelled her iconic career since the 1960s.In this chat with Fearne, Zandra is honest about how she threw herself into work as a way to cope with things like the death of the love of her life, and her own cancer diagnosis.Zandra is very clear that we need our own sense of creativity, colour, and vibrancy in life. She explains why it’s so vital to have self-belief, and how to make sure

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51:00

Ella Mills: Victim mentality, apathy, and fad diets

Happy Place ·

2024/07/15

Do you think of yourself as a victim of circumstance? Ella Mills – the founder of Deliciously Ella – used to live with a sense that life was unfair to her. Now, she knows that ultimately the only person in charge of your life is you.In this chat with Fearne, Ella talks about realising apathy was a symptom of depression, and explains why sometimes you have to hit rock bottom in order to acknowledge what needs to change.Ella and Fearne also talk about why the way we eat has become so emotive and

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19:23

A meditation for self-love, with Rob da Bank

Happy Place ·

2024/07/08

Make yourself comfy in a quiet space. Lie down if you can. Meditation teacher Rob da Bank is here to guide you through a Yoga Nidra practice.This is 20 minutes of uninterrupted time for you, to feel a little more self-love, and to move you into a deeply restful place through guided mental imagery, intention setting, and breathing exercises.Head back to the Happy Place feed to listen to Fearne’s chat with Rob da Bank.For even more of Rob’s Yoga Nidra practices, download the Happy Place app. Hosted on

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54:05

Rob da Bank: Burnout, patience, and festivals

Happy Place ·

2024/07/08

We’re all so used to being in a constant fight or flight mode, you might not even realise that your body has the potential to be in a much calmer state.In this chat with Fearne, DJ and meditation teacher Rob da Bank explains how practicing Yoga Nidra is a way to help your body digest stress. He also talks about why we all need to slow down to combat burnout, and how sauna and cold water therapy can help with this.Plus, Fearne and Rob both share the stressful behind the scenes realities of organising

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1:00:31

Iwan Thomas: Self-loathing, hard graft, and soft play

Happy Place ·

2024/07/01

It can feel awful when other people judge you, but it can be even worse when you judge yourself. Despite his immense achievements, Former European, Commonwealth and World Champion 400m medallist Iwan Thomas is no stranger to self-loathing.In this chat with Fearne, Iwan talks about the innate need to make our parents proud throughout our lives, as well as how becoming a dad himself has changed his outlook on life. They also try to figure out the balance of pushing your kid to believe in themselves,

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36:05

How to stick two fingers up to beauty standards

Happy Place ·

2024/06/28

Summer body ready? How about your summer skin and hair? Fearne knows you might be feeling the pressure to look a certain way – both right now, and across your lifetime – so she’s reflecting on Happy Place episodes that stick two fingers up to made up beauty standards and body ideals.You'll learn how to challenge all those social norms dictating how we should look, with some help from chair of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, Rob Wilson, broadcaster Amanda De Cadanet, and activist Emma

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