Hello and welcome to a special mini series of Honestly recorded during COVID-19.

Like everyone, I've found the whole experience to be somewhat of an emotional roller coaster,

with the ups and downs sometimes coming on a nearly hourly basis.

When pulling together the guests, I was keen to delve into some universal

topics that had helped us through lockdown, but that will continue to feel relevant as we move

onwards to a post-coronavirus chapter. This series has been made possible by our sponsors, PayPal,

who came on board at such short notice. For them, the key message is one of kindness, something

that is so needed at the

moment, one that can, on occasion, be made easier using the PayPal app. Whether it's preparing

for a future haircut from your hairdresser friend, popping some doche towards a takeaway for a pal who is

at their wits end, or, like we did, ordering a bunch of cry stuff from a local art shop who

delivered paints and other bits to our front door on a bike.

You can show your support and appreciation for someone by sending them money quickly and securely via the PayPal app.

And now on to a little bit of housekeeping.

We recorded these episodes in the safety of all of our homes during lockdown,

so we've been heavily reliant on the mercy of the internet.

Also, in the spirit of being honest and to paint a visual for you,

my recording studio is actually the corner of my eldest son's bedroom.

There is Lego underfoot, there are children wrestling off mic,

and I'm sheltering on what can only be described as a fort made of pillows

in an attempt to improve the sound quality.

You can expect some technical issues as we battle with Wi-Fi strength throughout some of the

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