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Happy Place

Jessica Ennis-Hill

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Personal Journals

4.615.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

As an heptathlon Olympic champion and one of the key faces of the London 2012, Jessica could have packed it all in as soon as she decided to have a baby. But then she came back, to further medal-winning glory. In this chat with Fearne, she reveals how she did it, what she learned, and what we can all apply to our lives.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Happy Place. I'm Fern Cotton and this is the show that meets people

0:07.0

who have lived a life and are still making sense of it all. And today we're adding to our

0:11.7

little box set of Olympic gold-winning athletes as we meet Jessica and his hill.

0:17.1

It was the toughest time of my life because I just want to spend all my time with my little

0:22.5

baby and do everything right for him. But then I want him to see Mummy work in and go

0:26.7

for medals. Yes, the hardest thing. Jessica has done some amazing things. The ones you'll

0:33.4

have seen are mostly on track and field but coming up from having a baby and doing it all

0:39.2

again. How did she do it? We'll find out.

0:42.6

Hi there everyone, Alistair Campbell here. I'm not telling you anything new or anything

0:48.8

you don't know when I say that our politics is a mess. Leaders who can't or shouldn't

0:52.9

be allowed to lead governments that lie and seek to undermine our democratic values and

0:56.9

policies that serve the interests of a privileged few. It's no surprise that so many of us feel

1:01.2

frustrated. But what can you do? Well, in my new book, but what can I do? I aim to provide

1:06.4

you not only with the motivation but also the tools and the actions to make a difference.

1:10.7

But what can I do? Is available now from your local bookshop or online.

1:17.4

For this episode of Happy Place, we partnered with Heritage by Julux. Heritage of

1:22.6

Velvet Mat has a luxury soft touch paint finish that stands up to the demands of a busy

1:29.4

modern home available in a beautifully timeless colour palette that allows us to fill our

1:35.7

homes with whichever rich feelings we please. I've got a pot of an utterly gorgeous rich

1:43.5

shade called Deep Ultramarine right here. Do you know the Lapis Lezouli Stone? It's like

1:52.9

that. A completely hypnotic blue that reminds me of just how much I feel mesmerised whenever

2:01.6

I'm by the sea on the south coast. It's got that gorgeous seaside feel to it, that deep

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