Bigger Than Us: The power of finding meaning in a messy world

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I'm pleased I decided to read this slowly; I enjoyed it, but there was so much to take in I would have been totally overwhelmed if I read it in one go. The book is divided into three parts: "Finding Our Way," "Connecting with the Bigger Picture," and "Living a Spiritual Life." In the first part, Cotton discusses the importance of finding our own path and trusting our intuition. She also explores the concepts of energy, manifestation, and ritual. Cotton guest presented The One Show on BBC One for two nights in November 2013, two nights in February 2014, one night in March 2014 and one night in March 2016. [ citation needed] Other channels [ edit ] This is my favourite of Fearne's books so far - not only because she signed it for me (😁), but also because it gave me insight to so many different aspects of spirituality that I've been wondering about for a long time. Some of it I still struggle to connect with (e.g. the near death experience guy, the clairvoyant, the ideas of ritual+prayer+meditation - it's too much!), but I am completely fascinated by the idea of there being something 'bigger than us'.

She also presented the Friday night live eviction programme that year for the Channel 5 reality television series Make Me a Supermodel. In her new book, Bigger Than Us, Fearne Cotton seeks out the insight and advice of wise minds to explore what they can teach us to achieve happiness, connection and hope.

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I borrow these books from the library, always half expecting to find them too cheesy - wondering if this is going to be the one to make me roll my eyes and comment that I should have known - horribly judgemental, but true. But as with other titles by Cotton, this drew me in and really made me think about quite a few different alternative approaches (more natural approach than psych) to living, thinking, loving, reacting and ironically judging. Interesting life lessons to remind us that life is not always straight forward, and that instinct may not always be the best path. Tour de France winner and Giro hero Geraint Thomas brings his podcast to the stage as he shares stories from his career and tells you about his greatest-ever rides.

I haven't listened to Fearne's Happy Place podcast before. I don't follow her on social media either. I only say this so you understand that this review is coming from a place of sincerity and not fandom. In the book Fearne (who has always been massively open to all things mystical) discusses topics like Shamanism, meditation, The Law of Attraction, energy, astrology, prayer (not religious prayer unless you want it to be), ritual, intuition and more. She brakes these topics down inviting readers to understand her history with each of them before inviting a specialist on each subject to have a bit of a free flowing chat with her. Along the way, each section offers the reader entry-level ways on how to make each topic a part of your life and how it could help. From intuition and energy to the law of attraction, ritual, prayer and signs, Fearne explores positive ideas and exercises that are available to every single one of us. Her warmth, natural interview skills and ability to make presenting live TV seem effortless and has given her the opportunity to present a variety of shows over the years. My relationship with love has changed over the years. At times I merely viewed it as something to get drunk on. I would crave kisses and human touch and the thrill of feeling my heart flip upside down with lust. An intoxicating, heart-thumping love was all I desired and the only kind of love I recognised outside of the grounded, long-lasting love for my family. Self-love was not in my orbit for a long time. I assumed I would like myself more if I was loved by another, maybe even lots of others. As my TV audience increased, I expected to find more acceptance of the bits of me I didn’t like. Maybe if others loved my insatiable enthusiasm that I felt out of control of, I would like it more too? Maybe if my characterful nose and bulbous eyes were applauded, I would find it easier to look in the mirror without judgement? I learned that lesson the hard way and have only really started to understand the power of self-love and acceptance recently. Denham, Jess (27 February 2015). "Fearne Cotton quits Radio 1 after ten years for 'family and new adventures' ". The Independent . Retrieved 28 February 2015.In 2008, Cotton moved to the US to host The Guinness Book of Records – Live. [16] Cotton later co-hosted the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing. [17] Eurovision Song Contest [ edit ] In her brand-new book, Fearne Cotton seeks out the insight and advice of wise minds to explore what they can teach us to achieve happiness, connection and hope. Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, are avidly against it or a true believer, this book is still for everyone. As a scientist, I did struggle with some aspects as I am a super critical and empirical evidence based person so it can be hard to get out of my own head at times. My own fault entirely! Cotton hosted Sky1's talent search Must Be The Music for one series in 2010. [15] Commercials [ edit ]