Happy Place “Why are we always rushing?” Slowing down by writing by hand and lying in
Mar 19, 2026
A cosy chat about craving a slow cabin escape and why a certain TV series feels so comforting. Little joys of beautiful stationery and how notebooks make life sweeter. Frustration at waking too early on weekends and tips for toilet-training a kitten outdoors. A messy debate over feeding foxes. A rallying call to stop rushing through the day and carve out an anti-rush moment.
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Cabin Escape After Binge Watching The Madison
- Fearne Cotton describes craving escape to a Montana cabin after watching The Madison and binge-watching the first three episodes in one sitting.
- She highlights Michelle Pfeiffer, sweeping Montana scenery, and comforting music as the soothing details that made her want to roll in the hay and stay there.
Keeping Handwritten Notepads For 500 Episodes
- Fearne says she buys beautiful stationery because it makes her handwriting neater and she keeps every handwritten podcast flow across nearly 500 episodes.
- She stores tens of leather-bound notepads with gold edges to look back on interviews like Alicia Keys and Hillary Clinton.
Weekend Wakefulness Versus Monday Grogginess
- Fearne complains she wakes fully awake at 5:30–6am on weekends but is in deep sleep and groggy when her Monday alarm rings at 6am.
- She describes dreaming of being in Australia with Ant and Dec when her weekday alarm went off.