Hello and welcome to Happy Place. The show where I, Fern Cotton, meet fascinating

people from all walks of life and find out how they get from one day to the next.

And today we meet my friend Chris Helenger.

My life has never really been one big plan and obviously getting breast cancer was like

that pooled the rug from under my feet and I thought my life is about to change so much.

Her story is by turns, shocking, moving and uplifting. Her experiences are certainly

not everyone's experience of cancer but this is a very unique situation.

I promise you you're going to love meeting her.

For this episode of Happy Place we partnered with Heritage by Julox. Heritage Velvet Mat has

a luxury soft touch paint finish that stands up to the demands of a busy modern home.

Available in a beautifully timeless colour palette that allows us to fill our homes with

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

Deep Ultra Marine right here. Do you know the Lapis Lezouli 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. It's got that gorgeous seaside feel to it, that deep

sea feel to it. Whenever I'm by the sea I feel just so much calmer. My nervous system,

my physical body, just everything slows down a bit and feels less edgy. 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. The sea has a huge effect on me. So it will probably come

as no surprise to you that I've got options. I mean they're 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. So I think

a deep ultra marine could really bring a sense of freedom but also adventure into my life.

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