Latest Fearnecotton Podcast Episodes
Adele Roberts: Bowel cancer, marathons, and mashed potato
Happy Place - April 08, 2024 01:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsCancer, and having a stoma, has changed DJ and broadcaster Adele Roberts’ perception of her own body for the better. It’s shown her it’s ok to cry, and it’s ok to ask for help. In this chat with Fearne, Adele talks through the symptoms of bowel cancer, what the experience has taught her abou...
Book Club Meets: Activism, misogyny, and Page 3, with Jo Cheetham
Happy Place - April 05, 2024 01:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsDon’t 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 Che...
Lemn Sissay: Foster care, belonging, and snake charming
Happy Place - April 01, 2024 01:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratings“Am I mad, or did it happen?” 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...
Radhi Devlukia-Shetty: Discipline, personalised nutrition, and Tesco trips
Happy Place - March 25, 2024 02:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsA disciplined lifestyle isn’t restrictive, it’s freeing. That’s 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. ...
Audiobook exclusive: There’s Still No Such Thing As Naughty, Kate Silverton
Happy Place - March 22, 2024 02:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsHow can you support your child’s 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, There’s Still ...
Kate Silverton: Parenting, emotional regulation, and screen time
Happy Place - March 18, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsDid 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 it’s never too late to change ...
Kirsty Gallagher: A meditation for connection and purpose
Happy Place - March 14, 2024 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsHow often do you honour your emotions, and ask yourself “how are you, in this moment?” 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 ...
Zara Larsson: Ambition, extroverts, and Pinterest interiors
Happy Place - March 11, 2024 02:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsSome people are born driven; Zara Larsson is one of them. Sixteen years into her career, she’s 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 we’re content and satisfied in the moment, while ac...
Jess Glynne: Gut instinct, grief, and fucking up
Happy Place - March 04, 2024 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsChange 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 p...
Anastacia: Resilience, cancer, and broken Barbies
Happy Place - February 26, 2024 02:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsDistress can be transformed into growth. Having had breast cancer, a double mastectomy, and Crohn’s, 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 rea...
Natasha Bedingfield: Speaking up, motherhood, and spaghetti straps
Happy Place - February 19, 2024 02:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhat do you want to say that you’re 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, ...
Crystal Hefner: Objectification, control, and Playboy
Happy Place - February 12, 2024 02:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsThe 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 – and then wife – of Hugh Hefner, she had to be seen and not heard. In this chat with Fearne, Crystal explains how l...
Tj Power: Dopamine, addiction, and hunter-gatherers
Happy Place - February 05, 2024 02:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsA good life isn’t 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 it’s an issue for our mental health that the modern world enables us to get dopamine hi...
Paul Brunson: Attachment theory, dating apps, and bunions
Happy Place - January 29, 2024 02:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsAre 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 ‘the one’ we should prioritise...
Emma Dabiri: Bodies, ageing, and Heather Shimmer lipstick
Happy Place - January 22, 2024 02:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhen judge ourselves less, we judge each other less too, and vice versa. Activist and broadcaster Emma Dabiri’s 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 h...
F*ck Blue Monday: Addressing the Shitty Committee in your mind
Happy Place - January 15, 2024 02:05 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsFearne wants to f*ck Blue Monday and help you make it whatever kind of Monday you want! Today, she’s revisiting past podcast conversations (and some never heard before on the show!) to help you address the Shitty Committee in your mind. No matter how loud those rubbish voices in your heard a...
Tom Odell: Perfectionism, expectations, and weddings
Happy Place - January 15, 2024 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsThe character trait you feel most tortured by is probably your best one too. Musician Tom Odell feels his perfectionism can make life challenging, but acknowledges it also plays a part in his success. In this chat, Tom talks about feeling fewer physical symptoms of anxiety since his last cha...
Michelle Keegan: Imposter Syndrome, boundaries, and puzzles
Happy Place - January 08, 2024 02:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsImposter syndrome is likely to affect all of us at some point in our life; Michelle Keegan still feels it every time she finishes an acting job. In this chat with Fearne, Michelle talks about her disciplined work ethic, as well as how she’s learnt to cope well with the amount of rejection in...
Poppy Delbridge: Tapping, potential, and dogs
Happy Place - January 01, 2024 02:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhat if instead of New Year New Me, we switched it to New Year More Me? ‘Tapping Queen’ Poppy Delbridge shares a simple way to unlock the potential we already have inside us. In this chat with Fearne, Poppy talks through the practice of tapping, and how it can help with everything from deali...
Best of 2023: Relationships, regrets, and psychedelics
Happy Place - December 25, 2023 02:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhich parts of your life are put under a microscope over the festive period? Maybe you notice niggling difficulties amongst family members, or perhaps as we approach the new year you want a bit of motivation to help you take control of the life you want to live. In this episode, Fearne chats...
Alain de Botton: Introspection, defence mechanisms, and ghosts
Happy Place - December 18, 2023 02:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsBreaking patterns of intergenerational trauma could have a profound effect on the state of the modern world. Writer Alain de Botton believes love – or a lack thereof – is at the heart of our personal and societal issues. In this chat with Fearne, Alain explains why so-called ‘attention seeke...
Five podcasters: Deep conversation, empathy, and juice bars
Happy Place - December 15, 2023 02:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhy does having deep conversations matter, and why are podcasts the perfect place to have those conversations? In this episode, Fearne sits down with Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes from High Performance, Elizabeth Day from How To Fail, and Rangan Chatterjee from Feel Better Live More to reflect...
John Newman: Ego, inner children, and bin men
Happy Place - December 11, 2023 02:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsAsk your inner child what brings them most joy: that’s how we can start to find happiness and purpose as adults. DJ, producer, singer, and songwriter John Newman has recently pivoted his career in order to better serve his inner child. In this chat with Fearne, John talks about how rejection...
Matt Lucas: Creative discovery, grief, and tape recorders
Happy Place - December 04, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsAre you approaching the festive season without loved ones? Comedian, presenter, and author Matt Lucas has been thinking a lot about what it’s like to be grieving around this time of year. In this chat with Fearne, Matt talks through some of the personal experiences that led him to write a ch...
Leigh-Anne Pinnock: Racism, perfectionism, and hallucinations
Happy Place - November 27, 2023 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsStripped of her character and confidence, Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock felt she was fading away in the band. In this chat with Fearne, Leigh-Anne details the moment it clicked how big a part racism was playing, and why she now feels a duty to speak out. She explains how – as well as re-bu...
LeAnn Rimes: Childhood fame, saying no, and crying
Happy Place - November 20, 2023 02:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsDo you know how to set boundaries without feeling like a mean-spirited person? Singer songwriter LeAnn Rimes has learnt to give herself permission to politely say no. In this chat, Fearne and LeAnn share their experiences of learning to find fun when life had been so business-oriented for bo...
Jada Pinkett Smith: Adversity, validation, and unchecking boxes
Happy Place - November 13, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsWhat other people think about you is their own business. Actress, musician, and talk show host Jada Pinkett Smith looks internally for her self-worth. In this chat with Fearne, Jada explains why it’s so important to take responsibility for how you feel about yourself. They also talk about wh...
Sarina Wiegman: Leadership, failing, and puffer jackets
Happy Place - November 06, 2023 02:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsSport should unite people; that’s what England women’s football coach Sarina Wiegman believes, and it’s something she achieved when the Lionesses won the Euros in 2022. In this chat with Fearne, Sarina explains that succeeding at a high level is important because it provides a platform to dr...
Major Tim Peake: Perspective, risk, and 3D printed organs
Happy Place - October 30, 2023 02:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsIn moments of worry, it can be useful to zoom out and see the bigger picture. As an astronaut, Major Tim Peake is one of the few people who’s been able to physically gain this kind of perspective, looking back at the planet from space. In this chat with Fearne, Tim explains how his experienc...
Sir Lenny Henry: Truth telling, support networks, and bad handwriting
Happy Place - October 23, 2023 01:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 365 ratingsHave you spoken to your parents and grandparents about their own life experiences? For Sir Lenny Henry, it’s been important to document his family’s stories. In this chat with Fearne, Lenny talks about his community’s culture of overcoming big life events as a collective, explains how his hu...
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