Alex Jones: Making mistakes, being present, and chaotic family holidays

Bare is the vital true story of Lorna Tucker’s fight to survive living on the streets of London. She had to lie, steal, strip, and just about everything in between to survive. This really important portrait of female homelessness was April’s Happy Place Book Club read. In this chat with Fearne, author and filmmaker Lorna explains how chance – those five minutes that seem insignificant at the time – can send your life in a completely different direction. She talks through the reality of all the different reasons people might end up living on the street, and why she has so much empathy, and a desire to understand, what drives addiction and violence. Plus, Fearne and Lorna share how their brains can spiral into dread and insecurity, and offer advice on how to work through shame about perceived flaws. Thank you to Brazen for the use of Bare audiobook, narrated by Lorna Tucker. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   Listen to Book Club Meets: Clare Leslie Hall   Listen to Book Club Meets: Holly Bourne   Listen to Book Club Meets: David Larbi   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does going through a rough time make you untrusting of fleeting joyful moments, or make you lean into them harder? For Dannii Minogue it’s the latter. In this chat with Fearne, Dannii explains why getting divorced and having to borrow money from family, coping with sister Kylie’s cancer, and having her body critiqued by the press have taught her to appreciate happiness when it comes. Fearne and Dannii worked together on The X Factor for a bit, and they both discuss what it was like to work on such a juggernaut programme, and chat about how to understand what boundaries you might need to set in your career. They also talk about why Dannii’s so passionate about wrapping queer and non-conforming people in so much love and joyful celebration. Plus, a little PSA from Dannii: try not to get bitten by a poisonous spider, it won’t end well...! Dannii’s back as the host of I Kissed A Boy on BBC Three in May. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   Louise Redknapp   Sophie Ellis-Bextor   Olly Alexander Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is your lifestyle in need of a spring clean? Maybe now’s the moment to pivot your career, pick up healthier habits, or embrace a new life you wouldn’t have chosen, but now need to make the best of? In this episode, Fearne reflects on the Happy Place episodes that’ll give you a bit of a push – or a bit of inspiration – to get you making that fresh start you’ve been thinking about for ages... In this episode you’ll hear from – -Poet Donna Ashworth on making a slow, organic career change later in life, and re-finding who you really want to be under the crap that real life shovels on top of you -TV personality Mille Mackintosh on giving up alcohol and acknowledging the big moment when you realise something needs to change   -Author Raynor Winn on being forced into a huge lifestyle change by factors out of your control, and choosing to make the best of a bad situation   -Musician Shania Twain on how illness can change you, and how to come back stronger after a huge setback   -Musician Kesha on rethinking and embracing a different side of your character, so your personality reflects who you really are, not who others want you to be   -Charlotte Church on her career change from singer to healer, and how ceremony can help move you into a lifestyle re-birth   If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   How to stick two fingers up to beauty standards   How to laugh when you’ve been to hell and back   Saying no: more boundaries, less people pleasing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Happy Place’s 7th birthday! To celebrate, Fearne’s put down her own trusty notebook and let her presenter mate Alex Jones turn the interview tables! In this chat, Alex asks Fearne about Happy Place’s evolution from a podcast, to a book publisher, to a festival, and now a marketplace too. Fearne opens up about feeling bleak and being on anti-depressants before she created Happy Place, as well as all the moments she’s cocked up personally and professionally over the last seven years. Do you have imposter syndrome and a deep desire to be liked? Fearne chats about how to cope with those feelings. Fearne’s also got better at admitting she’s ambitious and proud of her work, and wants you to be allowed to feel good when you’re good at something too! You’ll hear some exclusive BTS stuff: how does Fearne pick guests for the show? What does she look club in Book Club author? And how the bloody hell does she manage her time as a brand founder, presenter, mum, and mate?? (Spoiler: she tells Alex about the reality of bringing her kids to work!) Plus, Fearne answers the questions you’ve voicenoted her on Instagram! One of you has sparked an important conversation about fertility, and Fearne and Alex cover other big topics like taking more time to consider death and grief. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: Alex Jones Elizabeth Gilbert Bjorn Nathikko Lindeblad YungBlud Paloma Faith     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does anxiety or darkness drive you to create? Is creativity the ultimate catharsis? For musician Pete Doherty making art has, at times, been a matter of survival.   In this chat with Fearne, Pete explains why taking drugs was less about trying to escape, and more about what he was trying to find. Now he’s stopped taking drugs, how does he unlock and express his creativity differently? Pete also confirms that ‘addict’ is the right word to describe his behaviour, but that our attitude towards addiction needs to change.   Fearne and Pete catch up about the early days of The Libertines, and what Pete labels as ‘the chaos and risk of youth’. He describes how he was sold on the enticing mythologies of a rock n roll lifestyle, but is now much more comfortable living quietly in rural France with his family and dogs.   For contributions to #2 of Pete’s ‘On Strap’ fanzine please post to:   'ON STRAP’ FANZINE c/o The Heavy Horse Hôtel le Rayon Vert Rue Général Leclerc 76790 Etretat Normandie FRANCE   Pete’s fifth solo studio album, Felt Better Alive, is out May 16th.   If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:   DJ Fat Tony   Matt Willis What Really Happens At Therapy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.