• David Challen - ‘My mum killed my dad but I fought to get her free’. | 21
    Jul 7 2025

    How do you reconcile your mother killing her abuser, when her abuser was your father?


    John speaks to domestic abuse campaigner and author David Challen. He shares his experiences of fighting to get his mother freed from prison after she killed his father.


    David was just 23 when he found out his mother Sally was close to ending her own life after committing the killing. She was subsequently sentenced to life in prison. But David felt the need to speak out and uncover his parents’ relationship for what it was; one of serial abuse and coercive control.


    David talks about the challenges of reassessing his childhood, his fight to release his mother from prison, and why more men should speak up about violence against women.


    Helpful Links:

    https://www.standingtogether.org.uk/

    https://www.womensaid.org.uk/


    If you need help, or just to speak to someone, you can call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247.


    David’s new book ‘The Unthinkable: A Story of Control, Violence and My Mother’, is out now.


    On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, David shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for.


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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Gratitude List: Megan Jayne Crabbe | 20
    Jul 3 2025

    In this week’s bonus episode, author and digital creator Megan Jayne Crabbe shares the 5 things she is grateful for.


    Megan explains how her relationship with gratitude initially started from a place of scepticism. She also discusses the benefits of writing morning pages, and why she’s grateful for Gilbert the cat.


    Head to the main episode to hear about Megan’s journey with anorexia, transforming her relationship with food and body image, and her thoughts on modern dating.


    You can send in your feedback and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com, or follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @howdoyoucopepod.

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    18 mins
  • Megan Jayne Crabbe: 'Making my body smaller has only ever made my life smaller' | 20
    Jun 30 2025

    How do you learn to love your body?


    John sits down with writer, presenter, and digital creator Megan Jayne Crabbe to talk about her experience of eating disorders, her journey into body positivity, and the reasons why women make themselves small.


    Megan began posting online about body positivity under the handle Bodyposipanda at the age of 21. In her teens she struggled with anorexia and binge eating. Since then, she has amassed over 1 million followers and written 2 books. The latest - ‘We Don’t Make Ourselves Smaller Here’ - is out now.


    On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Megan shares the 5 things that she is currently grateful for.


    You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com, or follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @howdoyoucopepod.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Gratitude List: Leslie Ash | 19
    Jun 26 2025

    In this week’s bonus episode, actor Leslie Ash shares the things she’s grateful for, including The Chelsea Detective, and her blue roan Cocker Spaniel.


    Head to the main episode to hear about Leslie’s ordeal with the life-threatening infection MSSA, her long road to recovery, and her treatment by the tabloid press after a procedure to plump up her lips went wrong.


    You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com, or follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @howdoyoucopepod.

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    13 mins
  • Listen Now: Liberty Lost
    Jun 24 2025

    In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a little-known facility for pregnant teens on the campus of Liberty University. The Home says it helps girls decide what comes next – whether that’s parenting their babies or placing them for adoption. But inside the facility, the girls hear a different message: God wants their babies to go to more “deserving” Christian couples. Some girls will find the strength to fight back. Others will have no choice but to give in. And some, like Abbi, will turn their grief into resistance – and take a stand against the system before more mothers lose their children to adoptions they never wanted.

    From Wondery, host and reporter T. J. Raphael tells a startling true story of young love, coercion, and defiance – and the dangerous resurgence of maternity homes in post-Roe America.


    Listen to Liberty Lost: Wondery.fm/LibertyLost_

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    6 mins
  • Leslie Ash: ‘I was 2 hours from death’ | 19
    Jun 23 2025

    What do you do when your career is derailed by a life-threatening infection?


    John speaks to actor Leslie Ash, best known for playing the role of Debs in the 90s sitcom Men Behaving Badly, about catching an infection that nearly killed her.


    After being admitted to hospital with cracked ribs, Leslie contracted the life-threatening infection MSSA, which left her unable to walk. She discusses her long road to recovery, and how the illness affected her career. She also talks about the ridicule she suffered after a cosmetic procedure to plump up her lips went wrong.


    On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Leslie shares the 5 things that she is currently grateful for.


    You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com, or follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @howdoyoucopepod.

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    53 mins
  • The Gratitude List: Pierre Novellie | 18
    Jun 19 2025

    In this week’s bonus episode, comedian Pierre Novellie shares the 5 things he is grateful for. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gets a shout out, as does Pierre’s own memory.


    Head to the main episode to hear about Pierre’s experiences of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder later in life, how hyper-focusing at school led to teachers thinking he was deaf, and why Pierre thinks TV show The Big Bang Theory loses its humour when you reframe its main characters as autistic.


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    19 mins
  • Pierre Novellie: 'I wasn't able to get what I wanted out of life' | 18
    Jun 16 2025

    What do you do when a stranger at a gig tells you they think you have autism?


    Comedian, writer and broadcaster Pierre Novellie sits down with John to talk about his experiences of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).


    Pierre wasn’t diagnosed with ASD until the age of 31, after an audience member at his stand up show told him they thought he was on the autistic spectrum.


    He talks about masking at a young age, and his fascination with comedy and the impact jokes have on people. The pair also discuss Pierre’s coping mechanisms for living in a neurotypical world, including learning what his face should do in certain situations, and knowing when to say no to holding hands.


    On Thursday in our bonus episode The Gratitude List, Pierre shares the 5 things that he is currently grateful for.


    You can send in your thoughts and reflections to hello@howdoyoucopepod.com, or follow the show on Instagram and TikTok @howdoyoucopepod.

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    1 hr and 3 mins