Speak Your Truth: The Sunday Times top ten bestseller

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She found herself wondering, at what point do we internalise this message, and start silencing ourselves? Speak Your Truthdives into all the ways we learn to stay quiet for the wrong reasons, and explores how to find your voice, assert yourself and speak out with confidence!

Brave, vulnerable and deeply personal,Speak Your Truthshares Fearne's compelling story and helps you to shape your own. At what point do we internalise this message, and start silencing ourselves? When do we swallow down our authentic words to become pleasers and compromisers at the cost of our own happiness or wellbeing? We hit the 2/3s mark that seems to be quite familiar in books from similar authors and figures in the last year - almost like the publisher has an agenda to fulfil and the author duly deliver a short chapter accordingly - the worthy moment when the author speaks up on behalf of causes that have no direct link to the context of the chapters, but it feels positively shoe-horned in (my autocorrect just changed that to show horned which is a very apt proffering given the circumstances!) maybe it’s to ensure entry to somewhere good? I feel mean as this was the most contextual out of all of the others that sprang to my mind but it was still noticeable… I don’t know - I completely support the ‘First they came…’ theory and I will read books about causes and issues on all things deemed as popular and unpopular, but I’m not completing a survey about what a great philosophical person the author is - I’m here to read the book with information gleaned from the title and summary - please don’t patronise the medium or the audience by adding your record of achievement political likes and dislikes I’ve learnt I’ve got a lot to learn about myself and I’ve got to let go of other peoples truths about me and have the courage to be the person I want to be.She has a magical way of making us feel understood through her compelling storytelling, while showing us a path to a more authentic life.' Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life'This book is going to help a lot of people.' Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read'Loved it - without judgement, but with a cheeky wink of wisdom, Fearne gives you the tools that she's learned on her own journey.' Skin, Skunk Anansie'We need truth talkers more than we ever have right now.

L oved it – without judgement, but with a cheeky wink of wisdom, Fearne gives you the tools that she’s learned on her own journey.’ Skin, Skunk Anansie Fearne Cotton's voice is familiar to millions, whether that's through television, radio or on her hugely successful Happy Place podcast. Her voice is her career, her livelihood and the way she communicates with her audience and her loved ones. So, when Fearne's doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation.

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Initially, she panics that all the mums will hate her. She freaks out to her husband who simply says ‘Who cares?’. Cotton realises that, though unintentionally, she’s just been completely truthful. She even considers that her actions may be a good thing –

We need truth talkers more than we ever have right now. Wild, bold, connected truth talkers. Fearne takes our hand and shows us how to be one by treading the wild, vulnerable path first.' Sarah Wilson, author of First, We Make the Beast Beautiful Fearne began to think about other times her voice had gone unheard as a young woman, as 'just the talent', as the foil to louder, more dominant figures. Fearne Cotton’s voice is familiar to millions, whether that’s through television, radio or on her hugely successful Happy Place podcast. Her voice is her career, her livelihood and the way she communicates with her audience and her loved ones. So, when Fearne’s doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation.Cotton uses personal anecdotes to explain how being speaking your truth doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve been lying, rather that you may have been withholding emotions or actions. One instance is where she replies to a message from a school mum believing it was sent privately when in fact it was part of the ‘WHOLE CLASS group’ chat. Her message read… I mean I absolutely LOVE Fearne! I'm literally obsessed with her books because she seems to speak my language! 😂 Another brilliant read!!!! Just Wow! Social conditioning does have a huge part to play in much of this but it is often strength of character that drives the ratio of nature vs nurture. On top of this I think everyone has at least three hats that they wear in life to protect themselves - myself probably ten but I’m not upset with that as those are the people that I need to be for those situations. They are the mostly made up of authentic parts of me, but how much easier would it be to be 100% true to myself all the time… but then what I would I leave to be with my closest and what social boundaries and etiquette would that cross? I quite like rules and structure… During a time where misinformation is spreading faster than ever and people are finding it hard to keep it real, Fearne shows us the power of living in our truth. She has a magical way of making us feel understood through her compelling storytelling, while showing us a path to a more authentic life.’Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life

So, when Fearne's doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation. Maybe some of the other mums will breathe a sigh of relief that the pressures off inviting the whole class to their kid’s party?’ Cotton’s hugely popular podcast, Happy Place, was launched in 2018. She has been a TV and radio presenter for almost 25 years.Familar to millions, Fearne Cotton's voice is her career, her livelihood and her communication to everyone- whether it's through the television, radio orher 'Happy Place' podcast.