Tom and Giovanna Fletcher discuss the challenges of balancing family time and thriving creative careers, the importance of self-awareness and openly talking about mental health in maintaining healthy relationships, the concept of alphabet dating and the significance of laughter, their experience of writing collaboratively and their upcoming projects.

Fashion expert and TV personality, Tan France, discusses the pressures of outward success, parenting challenges, embracing spontaneity, freedom from desperation, the mental toll of running multiple businesses, navigating the fashion industry, and vintage shopping and thrifting in Salt Lake City.

Artist Tom Grennan shares his journey to mental well-being by increasing exercise and therapy while reducing alcohol consumption. He discusses 'flipping' negative thoughts and how anxiety manifests for him and the host. They also explore the influence of Tom's mom on his crowd interaction at gigs.

Professor David Nutt, a leading authority on drugs, discusses the potential of psychedelics in treating mental health conditions like PTSD, addiction, and anxiety. He explains how psychedelics switch off a part of the brain, providing relief from negative thoughts. The podcast also explores the unjust drug policies in the UK and the unique spiritual experiences that individuals have when taking psychedelics.

Palliative care worker and author, Bronnie Ware, discusses using death as a tool for living well. She shares stories of common regrets from the dying, the importance of living authentically, and the impact of overworking. They reflect on taking action on regrets, living with self-compassion, and invite listeners to join a book club.

Is success down to luck, or obsessive hard work? For chart-topping artist Jason Derulo routine and discipline are at the heart of his success. In this chat with Fearne, Jason explains why he feels it’s his obsession with his craft that’s helped him create the life he dreamed of as a kid. They also wonder when taking risks is reckless, and when it’s important in order to keep growing. Plus, why is it often the case that we grow most immediately after failure? Jason’s book, Sing Your Name Out Loud, is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Artist Dua Lipa is definitely the latter, choosing to unwind by surrounding herself with old friends, going to galleries, and exploring new restaurants. In this chat Fearne and Dua talk about the role yoga, meditation, and boundaries play in their lives, and Dua wonders how her childhood moving between London and Kosovo shaped her resilient character. Service95 is the name of Dua’s newsletter – you can sign up for all her cultural recommendations, listen to the accompanying podcast At Your Service, and sign up to the Service95 Book Club at service95.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Born with a facial difference that meant he felt he didn’t fit in, Jono Lancaster has spent a lifetime practicing self-acceptance. Having been abandoned at birth, his adoptive mum provided immense support and care, but the confidence he felt at home was often chipped away at by the rest of the world. In this chat with Fearne, Jono talks about how severe lows have forced him to take control of his inner narrative, transforming those lows into strength. He also explains why representation of facial differences is so important on TV and in film, and the positive impact it would have on his own sense of self if it wasn’t just the villains who have scars, burns, and other differences. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank conversation about suicidal ideation, so do take care while listening.  Jono’s book, Not All Heroes Wear Capes, is published by Happy Place Books on July 20th, and is available to pre-order now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It starts with you. Those are the words life coach Sam Adams lives by. She also likes to wonder how our lives would be different if we believed the universe was conspiring for us, not against us, as our paranoid minds might be telling us. In this episode, Fearne celebrates 100 million podcast downloads by meeting Sam, Matt, and Mel, Happy Place listeners who’ve all been through their own tough stuff, but have been open to learning about themselves along the way. While Sam shares the origins of her own low self-worth, Matt Kendall’s story begins with a painful break up. Recognising that he’d made mistakes in the relationship, and that he hadn’t shown up for his partner, he began looking into attachment theory, and the role toxic masculinity was perhaps playing. Mel Anderton also joins Fearne; after losing her son to suicide in 2015, she’s been working to explore the question ‘is suicide preventable, or inevitable?’ Working in mental health in Greater Manchester, Mel is now able to reflect on how her son’s experience of medical and mental health services might have been different today thanks to progress being made in this area. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank conversation about suicide, so do take care while listening.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s a difference between routine, and real ritual. Kirsty Gallagher is a moon mentor, a soul alignment coach, and a yoga and meditation teacher; she says ritual is so important because it’s about being present. In this chat with Fearne, Kirsty explains why there’s also a difference between ritual and superstition. Kirsty’s work teaches us how to live back in alignment with an ancient cycle, a rhythm and flow guided by the moon, that aims to connect us back to our inner wisdom and purpose. Plus, what can we learn from nature about living in rhythmic cycles, and the power of making visceral sounds? Kirsty is the bestselling author of books including Lunar Living and Sacred Seasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.