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Book Club Meets: Fertility pressures, medical racism, and hen parties, with Candice Carty-Williams

This month in the Happy Place Book Club, we’ve been reading Queenie Is Working On It, by Candice Carty-Williams. This is the much anticipated follow up to 2019’s Queenie.... and this time, Queenie Jenkins is questioning whether she wants kids, being priced out of the housing mark ...  Show more

Sam Thompson: "My mind doesn’t switch off!" People pleasing and ADHD hyperfocus

Sam Thompson has made a career out of making people laugh, but behind the pranks and infectious energy, there’s a lot of panic and overthinking.In this chat with Fearne, Sam shares how anxiety and undiagnosed ADHD shaped everything from his relationships to his self-confidence, a ...  Show more

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