Speak Your Truth: The Sunday Times top ten bestseller

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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.

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.

I have read all of Fearne's books over the years and always found them to be a life line in helping me live my life in my most authentic way. This book didn't disappoint and, like her previous work, felt like catching up with an old friend who just 'gets it'.

Fearne has been presenting live TV since the age of 15 when she was spotted by ITV’s ‘Disney Club’. Brave, vulnerable and deeply personal, Speak Your Truth shares Fearne's compelling story and helps you to shape your own. 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?’ As she considered what silence would mean, 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. She found herself wondering, 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? Speak Your Truth dives 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.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. 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. 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 – As a writer, she has published several cookbooks, two children’s books and journals including Happy and Calm.

As she considered what silence would mean, 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. 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. In the eight limbs of yoga, Yama, the first limb, teaches prohibitions, morals, and discipline. This limb includes Satya meaning non-lying – in other words, truthfulness. Cotton is no ultimate yogi, but her book is like chatting to a friend about how truth comes up in our everyday lives and considers how we sometimes feel unable to be wholly honest. 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! Cotton’s hugely popular podcast, Happy Place, was launched in 2018. She has been a TV and radio presenter for almost 25 years.As someone who has made a career out of her voice, she found herself facing a period of contemplation, and began thinking about other times her voice had gone unheard.