Wanda Canton
Happy Place
Fearne Cotton
4.7 • 15.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2018
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Wanda did not have a great break-up with her boyfriend, but it did spur her to get on stage for the first time... and explain how angry it made her feel.
From that moment, Wanda became a spoken word artist and over the years has helped to change the lives of many facing mental health crisis, through creative writing - including out very own Fearne.
In this ep they discuss their first meeting and how writing and performing in front of others can help in lots of ways.
Find our more about Wanda via her website. Thanks, as ever, to our sponsors Fiit - discover their remarkable FREE workout videos at https://fiit.tv/blogs/get-fiit-with-fearne/
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Happy Place. I'm Fern Cotton and today we're meeting a very special person. |
| 0:08.4 | Someone who has made me think a lot about the way I express myself and what it means to share a new experience with other people. |
| 0:15.0 | Today we meet Wanda Canton. |
| 0:17.0 | If someone gives you a mic and you then go acropella and you have to speak it out loud, |
| 0:22.0 | that moment is the most, I mean I would call it revolutionary, |
| 0:26.0 | I think it's such an incredible opportunity to get something physically out. |
| 0:32.0 | For this episode of Happy Place we partnered with Heritage by Julux. |
| 0:36.0 | Heritage Velvet Mat has a luxury soft touch paint finish that stands up to the demands of a busy modern home. |
| 0:45.0 | Available in a beautifully timeless colour palette that allows us to fill our homes with whichever rich feelings we please. |
| 0:54.0 | I've got a pot of an utterly gorgeous rich shade called Deep Ultramarine right here. |
| 1:03.0 | Do you know the Lapis Lezouli Stone? It's like that. |
| 1:08.0 | A completely hypnotic blue that reminds me of just how much I feel mesmerised whenever I buy the sea on the south coast. |
| 1:19.0 | It's got that gorgeous seaside feel to it, that deep sea feel to it. |
| 1:25.0 | Whenever I buy the sea I feel just so much calmer. |
| 1:31.0 | My nervous system, my physical body, just everything slows down a bit and feels less edgy. |
| 1:37.0 | 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. |
| 1:47.0 | The sea has a huge effect on me. So it will probably come as no surprise to you that I've got options. |
| 1:55.0 | 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. |
| 2:04.0 | So I think a deep ultramarine could really bring a sense of freedom but also adventure into my life. |
| 2:11.0 | Heritage by Julux can help us to surround ourselves with our fondest memories and feelings. |
| 2:17.0 | Discover the full range of heritage by Julux at www.JuluxHeritage.co.uk |
| 2:22.0 | Heritage by Julux, it's a feeling. And now here's the show. |
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