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Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

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.

Happy Place

Ruby Wax: “I was addicted to rage!” How to respond instead of reacting

Feeling stressed? You’re probably dehydrated! Make hydration a habit, with Phizz

Book Club Meets: Fertility pressures, medical racism, and hen parties, with Candice Carty-Williams

Making sense of big feelings and busy brains, with Paul Whitehouse & Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE

Book Club Meets: Fertility pressures, medical racism, and hen parties, with Candice Carty-Williams

Sam Thompson: "My mind doesn’t switch off!" People pleasing and ADHD hyperfocus

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: “I want my kids to be intrepid!” How to make your holiday magical

"Little Joe would’ve watched Heartstopper in secret!" Joe Locke: queer representation matters

Fearne on the loneliness of chronic pain and why she likes breaking rules

My work makes me a better parent! Coping with mum guilt and taking the pressure off

Overwhelmed and exhausted? Decompress with this breathwork session from Self Space

Are you ditching your values to fit in? Todd Rose on avoiding peer pressure

I love chatting to strangers! Fearne’s being spontaneous and sleeping better on holiday

Adam Kay: "I was told to man up!" Coping with PTSD and mental health stigma

Book Club Meets: I wrote a loveable psychopath! Race and female rage, with Imani Thompson

Are you a witch? Believe in your magic and the power of ritual, with Poppy Jamie

“Outrageous, saucy behaviour!” What’s going down in Fearne’s WhatsApp groups?

"Life's too short for bad sex!" Grace Campbell is speaking up about pleasure and shame

Yoga! Shopping! Talks! DJs! How the Happy Place Festivals come to life

Ashley Roberts: If you don’t scream your body will! Anxiety, insomnia, and Pussycat Dolls' comeback

Book Club Meets: Tradwives and the manosphere, with Caro Claire Burke

Mary Berry: "I didn't want to leave the house!" How gardening helped me through grief

Alan Cumming: “I allow people to be abusive!” How to build self-worth and say no

"Why does criticism hurt so much?" Dr Julie on triggers and behaviour patterns

Dr Louise Newson: Anxiety! Joint pain! The perimenopause symptoms you’re ignoring

Fear can be wonderful or destructive! How to negotiate with doubt, with Joseph Fiennes

I still get triggered! Fearne on how to heal, cope with hangxiety, and having an empty nest

Sex scenes are liberating! Nafessa Williams on Rivals, racism, and self-belief

Play therapy rewires the brain! Facing childhood traumas, with The King’s Trust

Nicole LePera: "Your nervous system is screaming at you!" Healing anxiety and panic

Book Club Meets: Rekindling intimacy in marriage, with Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees

"You can't be a people pleaser and a leader!" Emma Grede on self-belief and female ambition

“I was overweight and unhappy!” Liz Earle’s perimenopause and midlife reinvention

Philippa Perry: Why everyone has an inner critic, and how to stop believing yours

I don’t identify as middle aged! Fearne's talking hormones and single parenting

Bryony Gordon: How people pleasing fuelled my OCD, alcoholism, and eating disorder

Women spend HOW MUCH on period products? Mooncups, AI slop, and joining a choir

Jimmy Carr: “Men half-arse things!” My thoughts on feminism, parenting, and success

“I had to say ‘c*ck’ at The Royal Albert Hall!” Fearne’s talking about sex and being more creative

Carol Vorderman: My ‘facelift’ became folklore! Can women have beauty and brains?

“I wish I was chic-er!” Fearne on personal style and learning new skills

Ruth Langsford: “We all go through sh*t!” My life with divorce and dementia

“Why are we always rushing?” Slowing down by writing by hand and lying in

Break free from people pleasing, with Keisha Buchanan, Megan Barton-Hanson, and Jade Scott

“Give people pleasing the finger!” Fearne’s no longer trying to be liked

Radio 1's Matt and Mollie: I’m finding my voice! Back yourself like you back your mate

Book Club Meets: “I was burnt out!” Live a slower life, with Emma Gannon

Boy George: “I love fame!” Star signs, sexuality, and writing songs with ChatGPT

“I skied and got trashed with James Blunt!” How to not care what people think

Poorna Bell: "Women want more, not more to do!" How to put yourself first

“I hugged a very girthy tree!” Get off screens, write letters, and paint

Even the Kardashians have insecurities! Reinvent your identity, with Chris Appleton

“Just try one new thing!” Fearne’s going boxing and to her cervical screening

Ashley James: You’re a bimbo! Mumsy! Bossy! How we shrink confidence out of girls

Book Club Meets: Grief, women in history, and Elizabethan magic, with Maggie O’Farrell

Sam Claflin: I calorie count and overthink! What is body dysmorphia?

Fearne says hello to intuitive exercise and goodbye to people pleasing

Louise Thompson: Maternity care is bleak! Mental and physical scars of my traumatic birth

Ant and Dec: I’d choose fatherhood over TV! Practicing gratitude and honouring growth

Sonia Choquette: “I’m having telepathic experiences!” Listen to your intuition

Overthinking is my demon! Erin Doherty on changing old behaviour patterns

Book Club Meets: I could have been radicalised! ISIS brides and teen angst, with Nussaibah Younis

OCD, perimenopause, and hitting rock bottom: This year on Happy Place

Fearne’s mates have joined the chat! Divorce, overwhelm, and festive drinking games

Chloe Kelly: “I was riddled with anxiety!” My experience with hair loss and panic attacks

Kate Winslet: “The media called me fat!” Why I’m embracing wrinkles and championing women

Book Club Meets: “Women are survivors and scapegoats!” Rage and revenge, with Elizabeth Day

“Shame keeps you silent!” Tell the truth to improve your self-worth

Jack Whitehall: “Just act like you’re confident!” How to cope with embarrassing moments

Spencer Matthews: "I lack empathy!" Managing addiction and victim mentality

Book Club Meets: “I’m a love and sex addict!” Elizabeth Gilbert copes with co-dependency and grief

Malala Yousafzai: Should I get married? How to fall in love as a feminist

Daisy May and Charlie Cooper: Being working class made us angry! Combat imposter syndrome

“I think the worst!” How to manage anxiety and intrusive thoughts

Is there life after death? What happens when we die, with Brian Cox

Jamie Laing on fatherhood, family, loneliness, and male body image

Blame achieves nothing! How to forgive yourself and others, with Charlie Mackesy

Greg James: Stop sleepwalking through life! Find your childlike self-belief

Book Club Meets: Meeting their ex, jealousy, and heartbreak, with Aisha Muharrar