Julian Clary on easing anxiety: “I just forgot to have a panic attack!”
Can laughter ease anxiety? Comedian Julian Clary certainly thinks so. After living through some incredibly dark events and anxious times, he’s decided to choose to laugh and think positive thoughts. I...
10 Mar 202553min
Book Club Meets: The mess of motherhood, with Holly Bourne
Nicki, Lauren, Charlotte and Steffi have been friends since university. Now in their thirties, life is pulling them in different directions - but the girls are reunited when Charlotte organises the ba...
7 Mar 202535min
The Dynamo mask protected me: Steven Frayne copes with Crohn’s and feeling unworthy
Dynamo brought epic magic into a lot of people’s lives, but now Steven Frayne is taking off the mask and choosing to notice the moments of magic he’s experienced around him. In particular, that’s the ...
3 Mar 202555min
Afua Hirsch: “Nobody gets to police our bodies!” How to reject beauty trends
Do you get rid of your body hair? Do you hate your periods? Are you debating a nose job? Why? Writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch has been tracing how we’ve become so loathing of our bodies. In this ch...
24 Feb 20251h 6min
Chiwetel Ejiofor: Trauma and success can coexist! Re-learning what being strong means
Are you able to balance being resilient with being vulnerable? Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has spent time figuring out when to keep moving forward, and when to let painful emotions wash over him. In this c...
17 Feb 202543min
Is your routine a strait-jacket? How to enact change, with Donna Ashworth
Do you dream of pivoting your career or lifestyle later in life? Poet Donna Ashworth did just that. She began to question the busy, fast-paced, perfectionist lifestyle she assumed was the norm, and de...
10 Feb 202553min
Book Club Meets: Choose to be happy, with David Larbi
What is happiness to you? And do you think you deserve to be happy? Our Happy Place Book Club pick for January was Frequently Happy, by author and poet David Larbi. In his book, he combines poetry and...
7 Feb 202521min
Naomi Watts talks menopause: “Women grin and bear it”
Actor Naomi Watts went through early menopause at 36. She was experiencing symptoms she couldn’t explain, like itchy skin, night sweats, and anxiety, but struggled to find any real information or stor...
3 Feb 202543min
