Just man up. This is essentially what Adam Kay was told when a traumatic day at work left him with PTSD.

In this chat with Fearne, former doctor Adam explains why he made the decision to leave the medical profession, and puts a spotlight on the poor mental health of our NHS workers. Adam talks about how, in his case, the job left him feeling paranoid and overcautious, and how he turned to diary writing to process his emotions.

They chat about how we can all chip away at any mental health stigma in both the workplace and at home with loved ones, and offer advice for how to put together your own mental health toolkits for crises of varying severity.

A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay is out in paperback 2nd July (published by Orion).

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank conversation about suicide.

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Yrsa really doesn’t intend to kill anyone... but the Cambridge professor sitting opposite her has manipulated her friend and stolen her research. So, when she flicks a bee into his drink, she just thinks he’ll get a nasty little sting... but now he’s dead. And it’s a sweet, sweet feeling for Yrsa: finally having some control...

Honey, written by Imani Thompson, was our Happy Place Book Club read for June. In this chat with Fearne, Imani explains how getting fired from a job was the catalyst she needed to start writing, and just how surreal it feels to have a debut novel published in her 20s.

They also explore the big themes in the novel, including race, intersectional feminism, female anger, and revenge.

In July, we’ll be reading Queenie Is Working On It, by Candice Carty-Williams.

Thank you to The Borough Press for use of the Honey audiobook, narrated by Chloe Sommer.

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Did you listen when your gut told you to turn down that job... and did you seize a better opportunity after?

What about when you were tired but something told you to go to the party anyway? Did you meet your partner there?

Entrepreneur and author Poppy Jamie says there’s no such thing as a coincidence.

In this chat with Fearne, Poppy explains why our collective exhaustion comes down to trusting logic and data over our gut instinct and inner wisdom. They talk about why it’s the inexplicable moments in life that expand our understanding of what’s possible.

Poppy has been diagnosed with near-infertility and couldn't see how motherhood was possible; she explains how a true belief in magic, intuition, and the wise women around her have helped her cope.

Plus, Poppy has an incredible announcement that was prophesised many years ago...

Poppy’s book, The Book of Magical Living, published by New River, is out now.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank conversation about pregnancy loss and abortion.

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