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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.

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  • 465 episodes
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  • Oct 16, 2020 · 12 min

    Billie Marten on Happy Place - The Album

    To celebrate the launch of Happy Place - The Album, singer-songwriter Billie Marten joins Fearne to talk about the writing of Orange Tree, her exclusive track for the album. You can hear the full track right now as part of Happy Place - The Album on...

  • Oct 12, 2020 · 43 min

    Skin

    As the lead singer in the indie band Skunk Anansie, Skin was one of the iconic faces of the nineties.  These days, she mixes her singing with Djing, and has written a new book called It Takes Blood and Guts. In this chat with Fearne, she...

  • Oct 5, 2020 · 48 min

    Wim Hof

    There are only a few people in this world to have a 'method' named after them. The Wim Hof Method, and the man behind it, are game-changing and rule-breaking in equal measure. And whilst he has been called controversial in his enthusiasm for ...

  • Sep 28, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min

    Jay Shetty

    At 21 years old, Jay became a monk. For the next three years he applied himself to a simpler life, away from modern trappings. Ten years later, he tells Fearne what he learned from that time that he still applies today - helping him on the road to...

  • Jul 6, 2020 · 52 min

    Holly Tucker MBE

    She may have founded one of the biggest online retail success stories in British history, but Holly Tucker hasn't stopped dreaming big.   In this inspiring chat with Fearne, she discusses the hard work that went into starting Not On The High...

  • Jun 29, 2020 · 54 min

    Aimi Maunders

    Aimi and her sister Emma both experienced anxiety and depression while they were at school - and whilst there's a stigma around mental health today, back then it was even worse. So they came up with Happiful. Fearne connects with co-founder Aimi t...

  • Jun 22, 2020 · 48 min

    Jonathan Yeo

    Celebrated portraitist Jonathan Yeo has spent a long time staring into people's eyes. And not just anyone's eyes: Because of that, he's in quite a unique position to talk about body language and how we express ourselves, and the...

  • Jun 15, 2020 · 52 min

    Freya Ridings

    Fresh from her Happy Place Virtual Festival performance, Freya talks to Fearne about her difficult school days, her unconventional approach to learning piano and the importance she places on writing her own songs. Discover the full Happy Place...

  • Jun 8, 2020 · 50 min

    Alicia Keys

    After finding chart-topping success at a formative age, Alicia Keys has spent a lot of time thinking about the high expectations we put on each other. From her own people-pleasing tendencies in her early career, to her very recent breakthroughs in...

  • Jun 1, 2020 · 49 min

    Chris & Rosie Ramsey

    Through their own podcast and social media, they have shared their most intimate parenting highs and lows - and in this late night chat with Fearne, the Ramseys discuss how they've coped in lockdown, what topics are still out of bounds, and how to...

  • May 25, 2020 · 49 min

    Glennon Doyle

    The author of Untamed and Body Warrior has a lot to say - and in this interview with Fearne she packs it all into one podcast. From getting angry, to her battles with alcohol and body image... and on to her personal journey of sexuality... oh, and her...

  • May 18, 2020 · 50 min

    Daisy May Cooper

    The star and co-creator of This Country talks to Fearne about writing comedy, getting to meet your heroes and celebrating the life of close friend Michael Sleggs, who passed away in July. This series of Happy Place is supported by Happiful -...

  • May 11, 2020 · 44 min

    George Ezra

    In the midst of lockdown, George Ezra's new project seems tailor-fitted to our times: calling up an old friend and celebrating that relationship, despite the distance. Speaking to Fearne, the singer-songwriter reveals his own anxieties and the way...

  • May 4, 2020 · 43 min

    Vex King

    From homeless child to Instagram star, Vex King has spent a lot of time thinking about thought. The author of is on a mission to challenge our ideas about self-love, and in this chat with Fearne the mind coach discusses those early challenges to the...

  • Apr 27, 2020 · 52 min

    Ricky Gervais

    Fearne dials in to discover Ricky Gervais is living the dream: one that involves pasta, red wine and talking about the new series of After Life on Netflix. Also on the agenda are Ricky's thoughts about criticism, controversy and Fearne's duve...

  • Apr 20, 2020 · 47 min

    Kelly Jones

    The lead singer of the Stereophonics has often written from experience, and always from the heart - but his most recent work hints at some big upheavals in his life, and the lives around him.   Fearne drops into Kelly's studios...

  • Apr 13, 2020 · 44 min

    Busy Philipps

    Resilience can be hard-earned characteristic - and Busy Philipps has lived through some tough times and has the tough personality to match it. In this pre-lockdown chat with Fearne, they discuss how to own your past without letting it define you, and...

  • Apr 6, 2020 · 39 min

    Dynamo

    Bradford-born magician Dynamo has had quite a journey - from taking on the local bullies with magic to a TV career and millions of fans across the world... and then there's the impact Crohn's disease has had on his health. He talks to Fearne ...

  • Apr 1, 2020 · 7 min

    Happy Place X GABA Meditation: reconnecting to our happy place

    A special meditation episode composed for you by the podcast  (which you'll have heard Fearne mention in our chat with Russell Brand), designed to place you in an ethereal world using sound science to activate the GABA neurotransmitter and...

  • Mar 23, 2020 · 40 min

    Lisa Taddeo

    Over several years, and after interviewing dozens of women, Lisa Taddeo settled on three stories of women and their unique relationships with sex. In this interview with Fearne about the resulting book, Three Women, she talks about how their...