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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?’ 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.

Thanks so much for the invite, lovely. I can’t make it though because I’m taking Rex and a few of the lads from the class bowling for his birthday. I can’t be doing with this invite-the-whole-class-to-the-party thing anymore.’ I listened to this on Bolinda Audible. Bolinda Audible is an app accessed via a local library membership.Recalling a comment someone made when she was little, she writes, ‘That’s someone else’s truth I’ve been carrying around for decades. All these words you read above are ‘learnt truths’ things we fear that other people will think of is. I hate offending people really and I always say sorry when I’ve spoken truthfully and the saddest thing is I’ve then contradicted myself. I’m saying sorry for being me!

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 I am not a particular fan of Fearne Cotton but I found this audiobook on my library app and it looked interesting. Brave, vulnerable and deeply personal, Speak Your Truth shares Fearne's compelling story and helps you to shape your own.When Fearne was facing a period of time with no voice, following a throat operation, she started to consider how important our own voices are, and how easy it is for that voice to go unheard. Many of us are guilty of trying to conform, to fit in, to accept “the norm” even if it actually hurts us in the long run. 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 –