Book Club Meets: Fertility pressures, medical racism, and hen parties, with Candice Carty-Williams
This month in the Happy Place Book Club, we’ve been reading Queenie Is Working On It, by Candice Carty-Williams. This is the much anticipate...
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Sam Thompson: "My mind doesn’t switch off!" People pleasing and ADHD hyperfocus
Sam Thompson has made a career out of making people laugh, but behind the pranks and infectious energy, there’s a lot of panic and overthink...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: “I want my kids to be intrepid!” How to make your holiday magical
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is playing over 20 festivals around the world this summer. Given she travels so much for work, it’s even more important...
"Little Joe would’ve watched Heartstopper in secret!" Joe Locke: queer representation matters
Joe Locke was doing his A levels on the Isle of Man when Heartstopper came out on Netflix. Two days later he had 3 million new Instagram fol...
Fearne on the loneliness of chronic pain and why she likes breaking rules
There’s probably a bit too much pressure on reaching a definitive state of happiness isn’t there? It’s just not realistic. So Fearne’s dropp...
My work makes me a better parent! Coping with mum guilt and taking the pressure off
We’re heading into the summer holidays. Hands up if you’re already a bit anxious about any mum guilt creeping in...? Fearne definitely is, s...
Overwhelmed and exhausted? Decompress with this breathwork session from Self Space
Is your nervous system exhausted today? Perhaps you’ve been holding everything together, holding everything inside for a little bit too long...
Are you ditching your values to fit in? Todd Rose on avoiding peer pressure
Smoking and going to that cool gig... think you left caving to peer pressure behind at high school? Scientist and social entrepreneur Todd R...
I love chatting to strangers! Fearne’s being spontaneous and sleeping better on holiday
Welcome to The Happy Place Guide To Holidays! In this chat – brought to you by British Airways Holidays – Fearne gets into what she and Team...
Adam Kay: "I was told to man up!" Coping with PTSD and mental health stigma
Just man up. This is essentially what Adam Kay was told when a traumatic day at work left him with PTSD. In this chat with Fearne, former do...
Book Club Meets: I wrote a loveable psychopath! Race and female rage, with Imani Thompson
Yrsa really doesn’t intend to kill anyone... but the Cambridge professor sitting opposite her has manipulated her friend and stolen her rese...
Are you a witch? Believe in your magic and the power of ritual, with Poppy Jamie
Did you listen when your gut told you to turn down that job... and did you seize a better opportunity after? What about when you were tired...
“Outrageous, saucy behaviour!” What’s going down in Fearne’s WhatsApp groups?
What’s been going on for you this week? What are you happy about, and what’s making you not so happy? Fearne’s here with more chat about wha...
"Life's too short for bad sex!" Grace Campbell is speaking up about pleasure and shame
Comedian Grace Campbell used to call herself crazy before anyone else could get in there first. Now, Grace wonders whether telling herself t...
Yoga! Shopping! Talks! DJs! How the Happy Place Festivals come to life
Are you coming to one of the Happy Place Festivals this year? We hope so! Have you been before and wondered how it all comes together? Maybe...
Ashley Roberts: If you don’t scream your body will! Anxiety, insomnia, and Pussycat Dolls' comeback
For Ashley Roberts, dance was her self-expression and meditation. Then, at the height of her Pussycat Dolls fame the art she loved became ta...
Book Club Meets: Tradwives and the manosphere, with Caro Claire Burke
Natalie Heller is a tradwife influencer online. She’s got the perfect life: a brood of beautiful children and a handsome cowboy husband who...
Mary Berry: "I didn't want to leave the house!" How gardening helped me through grief
Mary Berry has been married for 60 years and says she and her husband have never had a cross word. Her secret? Do a lap of the garden before...
Alan Cumming: “I allow people to be abusive!” How to build self-worth and say no
Alan Cumming's dad told him he was worthless, and his mum told him he was precious. Figuring out how he feels about himself has been a life’...
"Why does criticism hurt so much?" Dr Julie on triggers and behaviour patterns
Ever looked in the mirror and told yourself “I am enough” ...and not believed a word of it? Psychologist Dr Julie Smith reckons affirmations...