Happy Place with Fearne Cotton

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

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Jonny Wilkinson

Monday, May 9th, 2022

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Hanson

Monday, May 2nd, 2022

58 seconds

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Giselle La Pompe-Moore

Monday, April 25th, 2022

1 seconds

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Emma Gannon

Monday, April 18th, 2022

55 seconds

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Will Young

Monday, April 11th, 2022

1 seconds

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Monday, April 4th, 2022

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Ruth Wilson

Monday, March 28th, 2022

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Happy Place – Mother’s Day Special

Sunday, March 27th, 2022

42 seconds

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Clover Stroud

Monday, March 21st, 2022

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Sophie Morgan

Monday, March 14th, 2022

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Tuppence Middleton

Monday, March 7th, 2022

57 seconds

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Actress Tuppence Middleton is very clear that as an introvert, she is overwhelmed by being around other people and needs time alone to recharge. In this chat with Fearne, Tuppence discusses her OCD. Mental counting...

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Gabby Bernstein

Monday, February 28th, 2022

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Do you ever stop and ask what’s driving your behavioural patterns? New York Times bestselling author and self-confessed spiritual junkie Gabby Bernstein has spent the last few years thinking about how traumas from her past were manifesting in the prese...

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Björn Natthiko Lindeblad

Monday, February 21st, 2022

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For 17 years Björn Natthiko Lindeblad lived in Thailand’s jungle as a forest monk. He learnt how calm can encourage clarity of thought, that he preferred walking meditation to sitting, and that freedom can come from not being bound to material possessi...

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Johnny Marr

Monday, February 14th, 2022

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There’s bravery in wanting to connect with people in a truly authentic way. Musician Johnny Marr has found that across his career the songs people resonate with most are his most vulnerable, autobiographical tracks. Outside of music, there are lessons ...

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Julia Cameron

Monday, February 7th, 2022

43 seconds

What would you try if you didn’t have to do it perfectly? Best-selling author, and the ‘High Priestess of creativity’ Julia Cameron feels perfectionism is a stalling device. When we deny ourselves the right to attempt something, we in turn deny ourselv...

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Dr Pippa Grange

Monday, January 31st, 2022

56 seconds

It’s often the case that fear is running the show. Dr Pippa Grange says it’s not always obvious that you’re afraid – you might be more familiar with the kind of fear you feel in the moment, like taking a driving test or giving a presentation – but it c...

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The Happy Pear

Monday, January 24th, 2022

57 seconds

Do you find fitness and keeping your body healthy fun? Twins Dave and Steve Flynn – perhaps better known as The Happy Pear – love keeping fit in a way that feels like play. They listen to their bodies; they move intuitively. Sometimes that means handst...

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Bigger Than Us - Happy Place exclusive

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

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Audiobook exclusive: Bigger Than Us.Calm anxiety through connection. Find happiness through purpose. Feel comfort in the universal. Think bigger to unlock you.In her new book, Bigger Than Us, Fearne Cotton seeks out the insight and advice of wise...

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Freya North

Monday, January 17th, 2022

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It’s important to take time to figure out how to trust your own opinions of yourself rather than believing other peoples’ opinions of you. This is something author Freya North has been meditating on recently.In this chat, she and Fearne talk about h...

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Tara Brach

Monday, January 10th, 2022

52 seconds

You shouldn’t always believe your thoughts. Psychotherapist and meditation teacher Tara Brach feels freedom comes from understanding that you are not your thoughts; they’re real, but they’re not necessarily true. In this chat with Fearne, Tara explains...

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Tom Daley

Monday, January 3rd, 2022

58 seconds

Are you conscious of where the pressures you feel are coming from? Are they external or internal? Diver Tom Daley has been meditating on these different types of pressures recently, so in this chat he and Fearne discuss the power of validating ourselve...

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Best of the year on Happy Place

Friday, December 31st, 2021

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In this special episode, Fearne is joined by Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes from The High Performance Podcast. They all share their favourite moments from Happy Place and High Performance in 2021, and discuss the impact those chats had on them, as wel...

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Matt Edmondson

Monday, December 27th, 2021

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Reflecting on experiences from childhood can help us understand who we are today. Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson has been learning music production – an entirely new skill for him – and has been using it to explore feelings about his past.In this ...

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Andy Cato

Monday, December 20th, 2021

59 seconds

Treating our soil differently could have a knock on effect on our physical and mental health, as well as the health of the environment. As one half of Groove Armada, Andy Cato travelled the world playing music, but for the last 15 yea...

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Jamie Oliver

Monday, December 13th, 2021

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There’s never going to be anything comfortable about facilitating change, but if we deeply care about a cause we should do it nonetheless. As well as entertaining the nation on TV, Jamie Oliver has spent decades learning about, and fighting for, health...

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Gregory Porter

Monday, December 6th, 2021

50 seconds

How good are you at getting quiet and sitting with yourself? Jazz singer Gregory Porter feels that this is the place your most authentic, distinctive creativity will come from.In this chat with Fearne, Gregory explains why you don’t need to be an ov...

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Brené Brown

Monday, November 29th, 2021

56 seconds

It’s much more productive – and will ultimately make you happier – to strive for excellence rather than perfection. A research professor at the University of Houston, Brené Brown has spent 20 years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. S...

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Leona Lewis

Monday, November 22nd, 2021

48 seconds

Although she keeps much of her life private, Leona Lewis has recently felt a real need to speak up. In this chat with Fearne, she talks through why she’s so passionate about issues including racism and animal welfare, as well as explaining where her im...

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Jo Bowlby

Monday, November 15th, 2021

55 seconds

We are not living at a natural pace. The modern world forces us to move through life incredibly quickly; Shaman Jo Bowlby helps people slow down and embrace stillness. In this chat with Fearne, Jo explains why we should be pursuing wisdom ra...

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Annie Mac

Monday, November 8th, 2021

52 seconds

It’s never too late to make a change; Annie Mac has left Radio 1 after 17 years of broadcasting and is ready to embrace parts of her identity she hasn’t had time to explore until now. In this chat with Fearne, Annie talks about feeling that ...

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