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What are you dreams trying to tell you about yourself? Neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial feels dreaming is a vital part of being human.
In this chat with Fearne, Rahul explains that while our waking brain is generally ruled by the logical executive network... the dreaming brain liberates creative and divergent thinking. We dream, he says, to keep our minds open so theyâre able to adapt if our world suddenly changes.
They also talk about the role dreams play as our ânocturnal therapistsâ. Dreams allow us a safe space to rehearse real life scenarios we might be anxious or confused about.
Sometimes our dreams can reflect whatâs happening in our waking life, but what if what youâre experiencing in your dream life is flagging something that you havenât even recognised about yourself yet? Rahul talks about how to use your dreams as a psychological thermometer.
Rahulâs book, This Is Why You Dream, is out now.
Listen back to Professor David Nuttâs episode about psychedelics
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âIf you donât laugh, youâll cryâ, as the saying goes. These heightened emotions often sit very close to each other, and thereâs a split second where we can decide whether to despair, or to see the funny side of a situation.
Today, Fearne revisits Happy Place conversations that highlight the crossroads where people have decided to cope with shitty incidents by laughing at them, or at themselves.
Amongst other guests, Adele Roberts tells the absurd story of what happened to her stoma the night before running the London Marathon, and Dawn French chats about owning the moments you were a bit of a twat.
...and for a really good laugh, there are some behind the scenes outtakes as Fearne attempted to record some calming â and unexpectedly erotic â sleepy stories for the Happy Place app...
Listen to Fats Timboâs episode
Listen to Adele Robertsâ episode
Listen to Dawn Frenchâs episode
Listen to Vicky Pattisonâs episode
Download the Happy Place app
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When was the last time you enjoyed some silence? Musician Norah Jones appreciates the importance of silence â it allows us to tune into what our minds are trying to tell us.
In this chat with Fearne, Norah explains that the rare moments of quiet are when creativity flows most freely. They talk about the feeling of being embarrassed by your work when youâre young, but that itâs important to be ever evolving and honing your craft just by getting on and doing it.
Norahâs new album, Visions, is out now.
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How often do you connect with strangers? Thereâs something magical about those fleeting moments of intimacy and connection.
Today, Fearne introduces an episode of Where Are You Going, a podcast that sees host Catherine Carr chatting to strangers and asking a simple question: âwhere are you going?â The stories people end up sharing with her go to all sorts of unexpected places â some are funny or loving, and others moving or shocking.
In this episode, Catherine meets women whoâve been cold water swimming, and a group of childhood friends whoâve found solace and connection in fishing.
New episodes of Where Are You Going? are released every Tuesday and Friday. You can listen back to over 100 episodes wherever youâre listening to this right now.
Follow Where Are You Going? on Instagram at @whereareyougoingpodcast and get in touch with Catherine on X @catherineecarr.
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Perfection has taken on a life of its own in recent years. Dawn French worries that the pursuit of perfection is stopping us from being who we are, and from making mistakes we can grow from.
In this chat, Fearne and Dawn explore why when we have low tolerance for others making mistakes, weâre likely judging ourselves for our mistakes too. So, in order to have more self-compassion, we have to talk about the cringey times weâve held inside for fear for being shamed.
They also discuss the best ways to apologise when weâre in the wrong, and to allow space for robust debate that might just change our minds. Plus, why itâs so important to be able to say âI donât knowâ.
Dawnâs book, The Twat Files, is out now.
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Cancer, and having a stoma, has changed DJ and broadcaster Adele Robertsâ perception of her own body for the better. Itâs shown her itâs ok to cry, and itâs ok to ask for help.
In this chat with Fearne, Adele talks through the symptoms of bowel cancer, what the experience has taught her about positive mindset, as well as the realities of going through chemo.
They also chat about why itâs never too late to embrace and practice a new passion later in life, and why itâs important not to write off the entire day just because it started a bit crap.
Personal Best, Adeleâs memoir, is out on the 11th of April.
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Donât underestimate the power your voice has. This is the key message to come from Happy Place Book Club read, Killjoy, which tells the incredible true story of the No More Page 3 campaign, and the unlikely everyday women who made a generational change possible.
Fearne chats to author Jo Cheetham about their early memories of Page 3, street harassment, and how cultural messages can affect the way we relate to our own bodies.
They also talk about acknowledging anger and channelling that rage into something productive, and Jo shares how self-sabotage nearly stopped her writing this book in the first place.
Join the Happy Place Book Club on Instagram @happyplacebookclub â DM your messages and voicenotes about Aprilâs read, The List Of Suspicious Things, to have your thoughts shared on the podcast!
...and donât worry, there are no Killjoy plot spoilers in this episode!
This episode features extracts from the audiobook of Killjoy, narrated by Jo Cheetham, with thanks to Picador.
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âAm I mad, or did it happen?â This is a question that poet Lemn Sissay regularly finds himself asking. Having grown up in care, he has no family members to bear witness to his life experiences; is his understanding of his own identity correct?
In this chat with Fearne, Lemn talks through why itâs important for us not to compare trauma, that everythingâs relative, and no one deserves more or less empathy. He also exposes the reality of the care system in the UK, and offers practical ways for all of us to help those whoâve been in care better integrate into society.
Between them, they suggest how to watch out for when youâre performing to a crowd, rather than being present â thatâs where a true feeling of belonging lies â and how to mitigate the negative voices that want to knock your confidence.
Lemnâs latest poetry collection is Let the Light Pour In and his memoir is My Name Is Why. Both are published by Canongate.
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A disciplined lifestyle isnât restrictive, itâs freeing. Thatâs how dietician, nutritionist, and plant-based cook Radhi Devlukia-Shetty feels about the habits, boundaries, and guidelines she's implemented. They allow her to be in control, rather than outside factors controlling how she lives.
In this chat with Fearne, Radhi explains why committing to something â and following through â increases self-worth as it proves you can trust yourself. Trusting your instincts is something she wants you to be doing more of when it comes to nourishing food in particular. They chat through some practical ways to transition into eating more plant-based food, especially by using spices that invigorate and give you energy.
Plus, why is it important to check your own mental health when you realise youâre gossiping about other people...?
Radhiâs recipe book, JoyFull, is out now.
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How can you support your childâs healthy brain development? How can you strengthen your connection with your children? And have you already messed them up too badly to make a change? These are all questions broadcaster-turned-child therapist Kate Silverton answers in her new book, Thereâs Still No Such Thing As Naughty.
Kate joined Fearne on the podcast earlier this week to discuss how to help your child regulate their emotions, how screens affect development, neurodivergence, and more. Now, you can listen to an exclusive extract from Kateâs new book, all about separation anxiety.
Listen to Kateâs Happy Place episode here.
Thereâs Still No Such Thing As Naughty is out on March 28th.
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Did you learn to regulate your emotions as a child? Broadcaster turned child therapist Kate Silverton says our ability to regulate our emotions has been found to be the best indicator of future happiness.
In this chat with Fearne, Kate definitively explains why itâs never too late to change your relationship with your kids regardless of how much you think youâve already messed up. Kate talks through why itâs not about changing our children, itâs about changing their environment. Similarly, itâs not that youâre bad at parenting, itâs that youâre being expected to parent while under often more stress and with less community support.
Fearne and Kate also chat about why all of these conversations are relevant even if youâre not a parent, because all these things â soothing anxiety, acknowledging emotions, cultivating resilience â also relate to our relationships with our own parents, and ourselves...
Plus, Kate gives her take on how best to help children with neurodiversity, and how screens are really affecting our brains.
Kateâs book, Thereâs Still No Such Thing As Naughty, is out on the March 28th.
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How often do you honour your emotions, and ask yourself âhow are you, in this moment?â Spiritual coach and meditation teacher Kirsty Gallagher guides you through a meditation that helps you connect with your inner wisdom, and to get beneath the noise and chaos of the outside world.
So, find yourself somewhere quiet and comfortable for this gorgeous 10 minute meditation. While youâre doing that, you can first listen to a chapter from Kirstyâs new book, The Goddess Path, which is published by Happy Place Books. Itâs a powerful read that will help you reclaim your self-worth, establish boundaries, and cultivate your intuition.
For more of Kirstyâs meditations, download the Happy Place app.
Kirstyâs book, The Goddess Path is out now.
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Some people are born driven; Zara Larsson is one of them. Sixteen years into her career, sheâs still got huge ambitions for what she wants to achieve and what she expects of herself.
In this chat, Fearne and Zara talk about how to make sure weâre content and satisfied in the moment, while acknowledging that we continuously want to evolve and grow. We have to be curious about our human potential by pushing our own boundaries.
Plus, Fearne and Zara realise theyâre the total opposite person â one being an introvert who craves time alone, the other being an extrovert who thrives on social interaction.
Zaraâs new album, Venus, is out now.
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Change is scary but liberating. Grief has galvanised musician Jess Glynne, changing her outlook on life and making her more fearless.
In this chat with Fearne, Jess explains why learning that life is short has helped her trust her gut and make decisions that really serve her personally and professionally, rather than internalising other peopleâs feedback.
Fearne and Jess also talk through how to forgive both yourself and others for fucking up. Weâre all going to make mistakes, so they chat about how we can give each other some grace and a space to learn, rather than creating a culture of fear.
Jessâ new album â Jess â is out on April 26th, and her latest single, Enough, is out now.
Listen to Glennon Doyle's episode of Happy Place here!
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Distress can be transformed into growth. Having had breast cancer, a double mastectomy, and Crohnâs, music icon Anastacia knows all too well how to be resilient through health scares.
In this chat, Fearne and Anastacia discuss how mindset and perspective can make a huge difference to our reality, especially for someone like Anastacia, who says sheâs both an anxious and an optimistic person.
Plus, given the voices in her head that often told her she wasnât pretty enough, Anastacia also gives advice on how to be ok with not looking like everyone else on the internet, and how to resist the urge to always use filters when posting online.
Anastaciaâs new album, Our Songs, is out now. It celebrates the music Anastacia fell in love with while in Germany and presents 12 English-language interpretations of German top hits from the 1980s.
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What do you want to say that youâre not saying? After decades in the music industry Natasha Bedingfield has learnt from experience that being true to ourselves has to be more important than being liked.
In this chat, Fearne and Natasha explore practical ways to speak up and assert yourself, with Natasha drawing inspiration from the way legends like Tina Turner physically take control of their voice in order to be seen and heard.
Plus, not concerned by prescriptive parenting guidelines, they share their own unique techniques, proving every family should feel able to live by the rules that make most sense to all the individual characters in the mix.
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The Playboy mansion was supposed to be a place of freedom, expression and empowerment for Crystal Hefner, but it turned out to be the total opposite. As one of the girlfriends â and then wife â of Hugh Hefner, she had to be seen and not heard.
In this chat with Fearne, Crystal explains how living in the Playboy mansion saw her pitted against other women and picked apart for her appearance. Recognising the financial abuse in particular, she began saving her own money, which eventually created a foundation from which to rebuild her life, and self-worth, when Hef died.
Fearne and Crystal also chat about how to start discovering what you like, and what makes you happy, after previously living for other people. Plus, how to move away from feeling your self worth hinges on your appearance.
Crystalâs book, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself, is out now.
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A good life isnât necessarily a comfortable, easy life. Neuroscientist Tj Power knows that an element of effort and challenge is vital in keeping our minds happy.
In this chat with Fearne, Tj explains why itâs an issue for our mental health that the modern world enables us to get dopamine hits with zero effort. Similarly, he reckons being bored is a really solid antidote to being overstimulated and anxious.
They talk through ways to naturally boost and balance brain chemicals like oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins, using his science-backed DOSE method. Plus, Tj offers tips on how to reinforce positive behaviours and habits rather than dwelling on the shit parts of life.
TJâs book, The DOSE Effect, will be out later this year.
Listen to the Happy Place episode about tackling the Shitty Committee in your mind here!
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Are we making ourselves unhappy by setting unrealistic expectations for our relationships? Matchmaker Paul C Brunson thinks we might just be.
In this chat, Fearne and Paul explore attachment theory, communication styles, and the idea that instead of looking for âthe oneâ we should prioritise doing more of the things that light us up. Plus, Paul explains why the biggest rule of dating is to find the person you want to break the rules with...
Paulâs book, Find Love, is published by Happy Place Books on February 1st.
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When judge ourselves less, we judge each other less too, and vice versa. Activist and broadcaster Emma Dabiriâs academic work critiques the image-conscious society we live in.
In this chat, Fearne and Emma explore attitudes to everything from ageing, to weight, to race. Plus, Emma explains how much of our beauty culture is specific to the West, by comparing it to other cultures around the world.
They also talk about how we can critique beauty culture while still loving the magic of self-expression and adornment and art.
Emmaâs book, Disobedient Bodies: Reclaim Your Unruly Beauty, is out now.
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