Juno Dawson

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

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

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Up until the age of 28, Juno was known to most as the best-selling author of young adult fiction - James Dawson.

But in that year, she entered the process of physically becoming the person she always felt she was and adopted the female pronoun. Now Juno talks to Fearne about the transition she's made, how she celebrates her femininity, some questionable fashion statements, and what we can all learn about her journey.

Triggers: suicide, mental health, #metoo. This episode also contains a transphobic word that some will find offensive (in order to discuss its offensiveness).

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Happy Place, I'm Fern Cotton and today we've got a great episode for you.
0:07.0	Well they're all great but this one is super special because it's with author and screenwriter Juneau Dawson.
0:13.0	There was something about me that knew I was a girl and I like that and I celebrate it.
0:20.0	I couldn't celebrate it for a really long time. I went 28 years without being to celebrate who I was.
0:27.0	I kind of did too my fandom of the spice girls. That was a perfect fight.
0:31.0	We cover some big big subjects in this chat. Have a look at the show notes for this episode for any triggers.
0:37.0	But trust me when I say you'll really get to know and love Juneau just as much as I do.
0:43.0	She's inspiring for so many reasons and I can't wait for you to meet her.
0:47.0	For this episode of Happy Place we partnered with Heritage by Julux.
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1:00.0	Available in a beautifully timeless colour palette that allows us to fill our homes with whichever rich feelings we please.
1:09.0	I've got a pot of an utterly gorgeous rich shade called Deep Ultra Marine right here.
1:18.0	Do you know the Lapis Lazuli Stone? It's like that. A completely hypnotic blue that reminds me of just how much I feel mesmerised whenever I'm by the sea on the south coast.
1:34.0	It's got that gorgeous seaside feel to it, that deep sea feel to it.
1:40.0	Whenever I'm by the sea I feel just so much calmer.
1:46.0	My nervous system, my physical body just everything slows down a bit and feels less edgy.
1:52.0	And that means my thoughts stop racing. They're just at a slower pace and I feel like I can just manage with everything that bit better.
2:01.0	The sea has a huge effect on me.
2:05.0	So it will probably come as no surprise to you that I've got options. I'm either going to paint my bedroom in this colour or my little tiny office where I write and do all of my Happy Place emails etc.
2:18.0	So I think a deep ultra marine could really bring a sense of freedom but also adventure into my life.
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2:38.0	Heritage by Julux, it's a feeling. And now here's the show.
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