Matt Edmondson

Happy Place

Fearne Cotton

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

4.6 • 15.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Reflecting on experiences from childhood can help us understand who we are today. Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson has been learning music production – an entirely new skill for him – and has been using it to explore feelings about his past.

In this chat with Fearne, he opens up about being diagnosed with cyclothymia and how this new knowledge of his moods has changed his life for the better, and how he’s learnt to control his flow states, rather than them controlling him.

Matt’s podcast, Not Another Love Song, is available to listen to on all podcast platforms.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank conversation about suicide and alcoholism, so do take care while listening.

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0:00.0	Before we start, this episode contains some chat that might be triggering for some listeners.
0:05.2	If that sounds like it might apply to you, do go and check the show notes for more details.
0:10.9	Hello, I'm Fern Cotton and this is Happy Place. A cathartic space for us to think about how our
0:17.2	past experiences might have affected the people we've become. Today, I'm chatting to Matt Edmondson.
0:23.7	I always felt really responsible for everything. I never wanted to go out and go to parties or drink or
0:31.6	take drugs or lose control of anything. I just wanted to feel safe and secure and not in any sort of
0:41.0	jeopardy. This was such an interesting one for me because I've known Matt for so long. We both
0:46.3	obviously worked at Radio One for quite some time, but there's so much I didn't know about him
0:51.4	until now. I think that's just such a good lesson in always being kind and thoughtful in our
0:57.8	interactions with people because I guess we never know what's going on with them behind closed
1:03.5	doors. A couple of weeks ago, we had the phenomenal Brené Brown on the podcast and we talked a lot
1:09.0	about shame and that's something that came up in this chat with Matt too. Shame is what keeps us
1:14.5	silent for so long, but Matt is an amazing example of what can happen when we unshackle ourselves
1:21.3	from stigmas just by saying stuff out loud. This episode is brought to you by Samsung Galaxy Buds
1:28.9	2 Pro. I've been out walking listening to lots of music recently. I've been listening to lots of
1:34.3	the Beatles, a firm favourite always, lots of Ludovico in Audi because that just keeps me very calm
1:41.6	and gives me really good headspace when I don't want to listen to lyrics or words just hearing
1:46.5	Ludovico. Tinkle on the old Ivories is the dream. And if you're as obsessed with beautiful music and
1:52.7	melodies as I am, you'll understand that I have to listen with earbuds that guarantee a gorgeous
1:58.2	crisp listening experience. I want unmistakable clarity and that's exactly what the Galaxy Buds
2:05.3	2 Pro provide. I obviously love listening to music, but I also have to have earbuds in a lot for work.
2:12.8	So my hard working ears are incredibly grateful that these particular buds are created for
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