I don’t identify as middle aged! Fearne's talking hormones and single parenting
Happy Place
Fearne Cotton
4.7 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
What’s been going on for you this week? What are you happy about, and what’s making you not so happy? Fearne’s here with more chat about what’s putting her, Team Happy Place team, and you lot in a good mood, and what’s feeling a bit heavier.
This is our space to explore what’s been on our minds. Want to join the chat? Send us a voicenote, DM, or comment on Instagram @happyplaceofficial!
In this chat, Fearne explores:
-Whether Instagram quotes are cringe or uplifting
-Why midlife is about coming back to who you were as a teen
-Prioritising her friendships
-The joy of a morning routine
-Examples of positive masculinity
-Teenagers’ attitudes unfortunately not being a myth
-The struggle of being a single parent working full time
-Picking which jacket to wear for the weather (spoiler: you won’t make the right decision)
-How good it can be to have a good cry
-Hormones being a bit of a nightmare
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| 0:00.0 | Now I know that some people, friends of mine, hate Instagram quotes. |
| 0:05.0 | They're like, oh, they're so naf. |
| 0:06.7 | I love an Instagram quote. |
| 0:08.1 | I think Midlife is just becoming who you were at 16 again, but loving her this time. |
| 0:13.6 | I am a Virgo and I like to do the same shit every damn day. |
| 0:18.4 | I'm disliking my teenagers attitude. |
| 0:20.7 | And I think the pressure for us to be holding it all together is mad. |
| 0:25.0 | It's real beautiful, positive masculinity. |
| 0:28.5 | And I am so fucking here for that. |
| 0:30.9 | I think this is the day before my period. |
| 0:33.5 | I never remember to mark it down, which is I'm 44. |
| 0:36.0 | Where will I learn? |
| 0:36.5 | I went to my daughter's spring concert last night, |
| 0:39.5 | and they sang a song from Sudropolis. |
| 0:42.2 | I cried. |
| 0:45.2 | Well, hello, everybody. |
| 0:47.7 | I'm Fern Cotton. |
| 0:49.1 | Welcome, welcome one and all to Happy Place. |
| 0:53.0 | And if you're watching this in our Happy Place studio, |
| 0:56.2 | I'll tell you what, we have been in this studio a little while now and I feel so at home in here. |
| 1:01.3 | I love it. And today, once again, I'm going to be chatting through our likes and our dislikes. |
| 1:09.5 | So here I am in this fluffy chair. I'm quite sleepy today. So I need |
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