What did you love doing when you were 10 years old? Broadcaster Greg James reckons we all need to prioritise fun and silliness more, and thinking about your childhood passions is a great place to start.

In this chat, Fearne and Greg talk about how bleak, boring, and anxiety-inducing being a responsible grown up can be sometimes, and why that means it’s vital to choose to laugh every day.

Greg also explains why it’s important to stop and ask yourself if you really want to get married, have kids, or earn lots of money, or if you’re sleepwalking into someone else’s vision of a perfect life.

Plus, why did 21 year old Greg think he had a chance with Fearne when he first arrived at Radio 1...?

Greg’s book, All The Best For The Future, is out now.

If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:

Scott Mills

Nick Grimshaw

Annie Mac

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loved Ones – the Happy Place Book Club pick for September – tells the story of Julia, whose first love Gabe dies aged 29, launching her into a world-wide quest to recover the possessions he left with friends and acquaintances across the world. It also brings her into contact with the last woman Gabe loved...

In this chat, Fearne and author Aisha Muharrar wonder what would happen if you met others who had dated the same person as you. Would you get on and have loads in common? Or would there be intense jealousy? They also explore the strange idea that different people know and love very different sides of you.

Aisha was a script writer on TV show Parks and Recreation, and she brings that comedy and levity to the messy topic of grief in Loved Ones. Writing her debut novel was very much a new challenge though – Aisha explains to Fearne why she pretty much had to re-write the whole book!

Enter our competition with Bookshop.org to be in with a chance of winning books for life here: https://woobox.com/9jfwes

Thank you to Fourth Estate for the use of Loved One audiobook, narrated by Emma Ladji.

If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:

Book Club Meets: Cally Beaton

Book Club Meets: Emily Henry

Book Club Meets: Lorna Tucker

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September always has a back-to-school feeling, so this episode is all about getting back into a successful work routine after the summer, without burning yourself out...

In this episode –

-Entrepreneur Grace Beverley chats through how to set boundaries to create a work life balance that works for you, and how to create new organisation habits so you can spend less time procrastinating

-Researcher Brene Brown tackles perfectionism and how self-compassion can stop you putting so much pressure on yourself

-UniLad founder Alex Partridge offers some practical tips if you’re feeling anxious at work, including asking for flexible hours and advocating for walking meetings

-Fashion and beauty mogul Trinny Woodall explains how she’s built her professional confidence and how she deals with rejection

-Olympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds gives relatable advice about how to know when it’s time to quit and find a new career passion

Listen to the full episodes here –

Grace Beverley

Brene Brown

Alex Partridge

Trinny Woodall

Ellie Simmonds

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.