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Happy Place

Happy Place

By: Fearne Cotton
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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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Fearne Cotton 2020
Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • “Feel it, process it, move on!” Mary Earps: How to find gratitude after hardship
    Jun 30 2025

    Do you trust your gut to make the best decision for yourself? Former England goalkeeper Mary Earps has had to make some bold, brave choices recently.


    In this chat with Fearne, Mary explains how she knew retiring from international football was right for her, and they both explore the importance of having different chapters and challenges in your life.


    Having experienced periods of real mental darkness, Mary talks through the practices that now ground her in the present. She also reckons setting life goals might just be setting you up for disappointment. Should we be focusing on progress, instead of perfection? Mary has advice on how to be ok with not being good at everything!


    Plus, Mary recalls the euphoric day the Lionesses won the 2022 EUROs, and reflects on the emotional impact it’s had on women across the world.


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    58 mins
  • Seasons change, so will you: Become the thriving person you want to be
    Jun 27 2025

    Fearne is marking the summer solstice by reflecting on the Happy Place episodes that’ll help you connect with nature, mysticism, and in turn, your inner self. It’s time to get back in touch with who we really are deep down underneath all the external, modern-day trappings of busyness, success and material things.


    In this episode –


    -Kirsty Gallagher talks about living alongside nature’s cycles to help you let go of things that are distressing you


    -Jo Bowlby explains why spirituality is the science of exploring your inner world


    -Rob Da Bank loves hot and cold practices to help get in touch with patience and a slower pace


    -Tara Brach pinpoints how spirituality is able to quieten your inner critic


    -Estelle Bingham explores manifesting as a way to uncover your core self


    -Poppy Delbridge leads a live tapping session to set intentions for the rest of the year


    Listen to the full episodes here –


    Kirsty Gallagher

    Jo Bowlby

    Rob Da Bank

    Tara Brach

    Estelle Bingham

    Poppy Delbridge

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    41 mins
  • No one would hire me - so I built my own business! Brandon Hulcoop on lifting barriers for blind people
    Jun 25 2025

    23 year old Brandon is the regional winner of the Enterprise category at the 2025 King's Trust Awards. In this chat with Fearne, Brandon explains how, before starting his braille business with the help of The Trust, he had applied for over a thousand jobs without any success. He always struggled to get past the interview stage either due to a lack of experience or due to his visual impairment.

    Fearne and Brandon explore misconceptions about his visual impairment, the importance of supportive mentorship, and why starting a business has to come with some hilarious trial and error!

    Plus, Brandon tells the story of how not being able to access shower instructions led to him setting a hotel fire alarm off, proving just how vital it is that public spaces are accessible for everyone.

    ...and stick around to the end of the episode because there’s a big surprise in store for Brandon!

    All Things Dotty makes accessible products for visually impaired people, their families, and businesses – everything from braille menus and greetings cards, to colouring books and art work. You can visit the website here!


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    28 mins
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Wonderful, insightful, inspiring. Love them and so look forward to them weekly. take so much from them, thank you 😊

Fantastic podcasts so glad I found them, enjoying

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Never listened to Ferne before . listened to Ferne and Will young. Really resonated with the age thing turning 41 and unlearning everything you have ever known through a very difficult period of the mirror of truth being held up to all the toxic beliefs , behaviours , relationships that I dont need anymore. It's so refreshing to hear you and Will discussing dysregulation of the nervous system. And really listening to your gut and intuition. Success , ambition an statues is no longer important to me. My main focus now is forming safe, secure attachments, learning what helps my nervous system and forming a loving , kind relationship to myself even though it's so hard every day with fibromyalgia and complex PTSD. Thank you for reminding me I need to put my nervous system first .

Very insightful and wise

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Whoa! what a great podcast series, Ferne is a fantastic host and asked some great questions bringing out the best in each and every guest .

Inspirational , insightful and full of little gems you can apply to your own life...

Fantastic, a great find to listen to, thank you Ferne .

AN ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN

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This is a feel good listen, love Fearne style of interview and the guests give lots of great tips.

Real feel good listen

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I loved this conversation. Listened to it whilst walking the dog with a smile on my face. So refreshing to get people being honest at last. Love these podcasts. Ferne, you’re amazing x

Brilliant

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If your procrastination inhibits your ability to move forward in your life listen to this episode. Real, relatable, full of golden nugget moments and thought provokers.

Exactly what I needed to hear.

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This was an amazing podcast to listen to ❤ I laughed and cried while listening.

amazing podcast

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Love this podcast it's warm, insightful, enlightening and Fearne approaches the topics with honesty, integrity and curiosity which is so refreshing. Expert guests from a wide range of fields all contribute to educating the listener and getting us talking about and paying attention to our own mental health and well being. Fearne's making the world a better place one podcast at a time.

Life changing

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I've been listening to Happy Place podcast for a while now and always enjoy it. It is thought-provoking yet nurturing and healing in a way. My Happy Place to be in a way :)

Brilliant in every way!!

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Absolutely unbelievable to have adverts about sonos in the middle of such emotive podcast. Has ruined this podcast for me.

sick of adverts

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