Hello, I'm Fern Cotton and this is Happy Place.

The space where we can all dig into some slightly uncomfortable stuff with each other's support.

Today I'm meeting Leona Lewis.

I want to feel peaceful and calm because my autoimmune condition is triggered a lot by anxiety and stress.

I have to take a lot of time where I'm just on my own as well.

I know now that I need to take myself out of certain situations and just be on my own.

Leona is known for being quite a private person but when she does speak up it's because she really has something to say.

I've been completely captivated recently by the passion in her voice when she talks about the things she cares about.

Animal welfare, dismantling racism and so much more.

For someone so successful she's been releasing beautiful music since she won the X Factor in 2006.

She absolutely does not rest on her laurels.

She has a very impressive work ethic that you'll learn more about in just a moment.

For the most part Christmas is super fun and it's all about embracing the joy.

But I know that for precisely those reasons it can also be a very tricky time for a lot of people.

And it brings up a lot of different feelings for all of us as well.

We want to make sure that you're feeling as sparkly as you'd like to this festive season.

So over on the Happy Place app we've pulled together a Christmas survival guide where you can find especially curated collection of practices

to help with any and all emotions you might be feeling at the moment.

You might want to calm your mind with a beautiful meditation or maybe you're in the mood to say some positive affirmations in a tapping session.

Or if it's that you're struggling to get a silent night, see what I did there.

There are some festive stories to send you off to sleep.

Just head to the Happy Place website to find out more and to start your free 14 day trial today.

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