Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas

By Cressida Bonas

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Welcome to Fear Itself, where actress Cressida Bonas invites guests to share their personal stories around fear. How does fear show up, how do people try to hide it, how can we harness it and what can we learn from it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas episodes:

11.17.2021
Not Fulfilling Your Potential - Josh Llewellyn-Jones
About The Episode Our exciting guest for this week’s episode of Fear Itself is extreme athlete and world record holder Josh Llewellyn-Jones. Born with cystic fibrosis, Josh has gotten used to being told what he's not capable of - what he...
11.10.2021
Ski Lifts - Scott Stuart
About The Episode Today’s incredible guest on Fear Itself is the best-selling children's author Scott Stuart. In this episode, Scott explains how tough it's been to tackle the toxic masculinity culture and to address his own insecurities, Cressida and Scott explore...
11.03.2021
What Others Think - John Armstrong
About The Episode Today’s wonderful guest on the Fear Itself podcast is art historian and philosopher John Armstrong. In this episode John tells us about the battles he's had with shyness, Cressida and John discuss how all humans are pretty idiotic...
10.27.2021
To Not Matter - Brita Fernandez Schmidt
About The Episode In this episode Brita tells us about her new book Fears to Fierce, Brita pinpoints why we need to lean into our fears, and highlights why we need to pay attention to little things - like goosebumps! About...
10.20.2021
Aging With A Spinal Injury - Ed Jackson
About The Episode This week’s guest on the show is former professional rugby union player and author of Lucky, Ed Jackson. Ed's career was cut short due to a life-changing spinal injury, but despite being told he may never walk again,...
10.13.2021
Overcoming Fear Special - John Halker & Tracy Forsyth
About The Episode On this very special episode of Fear Itself, Cressida meets two experts who will demystify the tools and techniques needed to overcome your fears. The episode will be split in two halves and, in the first half, we...
10.06.2021
Financial Ruin - Otegha Uwagba
About The Episode Today’s guest on Fear Itself is the brilliant Otegha Uwagba, bestselling author, speaker, consultant and podcaster. In this episode Otegha explains why one of her biggest fears is running out of money, Cressida quizzes Otegha on the issue...
09.29.2021
Losing My Mind - Jamie Laing
About The Episode The guest today on the podcast is presenter, entrepreneur and television personality, Jamie Lang. In this episode, we explore a mental health disorder that clouded Jamie's mind, we find out how he was able to dance so fearlessly...
09.22.2021
Being Left Alone - Chelsea Leyland
About The Episode Today’s guest is British DJ and activist, Chelsea Leyland. In the episode, Chelsea tells us about one the most frightening seizures she's ever experienced, Chelsea explains how medical cannabis has allowed her to take back control of her...
09.15.2021
A Perilous Hot Air Balloon Ride - Richard Branson
About The Episode Our guest today on Fear Itself is one of the world's most iconic entrepreneurs, Richard Branson. Richard's career, mindset and outlook on life is typified by fearlessness. In this episode, we find out how a 'screw it, let's...
09.08.2021
Surfing the Waves at Mavericks and What I Learnt From Living in a Zen Monastery - Jaimal Yogis
About The Episode The guest on Fear Itself today is award-winning journalist and adventurer Jaimal Yogis. In this episode, Cressida asks Jaimal about his time spent living mindfully in a Zen Buddhist monastery, Jaimal reveals what it's really like to experience...
09.01.2021
Losing Security - Emma Barnett
About The Episode The guest today on the podcast is award winning journalist and BBC broadcaster, Emma Barnett. In this episode, we find out how Emma toughed it through pain so severe it's caused her to blackout, Emma elaborates on the...
08.25.2021
Season 3 Trailer - Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas
Welcome to season 3 of Fear Itself, the podcast where Cressida Bonas shares conversations around the concept of fear with incredible people. In series one and two, Cressida learnt a lot about fear from her amazing guests but, just...
12.02.2020
Deep, dark water - Sylvia Mac
My guest this week is Sylvia Mac, Child Burn Survivor & Founder of Love Disfigure. Sylvia endured third and fourth degree burns across her body as a result of an accident when she was just three years old. The experience and her...
11.25.2020
**Love Itself Special** with Dr. Iain McGilchrist
Love is what moves the sun and the other stars... My guest this week is Dr Iain McGilchrist. A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts,...
11.18.2020
Losing My Identity - Jenny
The identity of my guest this week will be kept secret in order to protect her and her family. For this purpose, I will be calling my guest Jenny throughout this episode. Jenny grew up in the North West. Her...
11.11.2020
Having An IBS Attack In Public - Juno Dawson
My guest this week is Juno Dawson. Juno is a bestselling novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, The Pool, Dazed and the Guardian. She has also contributed to news items on...
11.04.2020
Peaking Too Soon - Yomi Adegoke
Yomi Adegoke is a multi-award winning journalist who is currently the woman's columnist at The Guardian and the i paper. She is also co-author of the bestselling book Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible and co-curator of the anthology...
10.28.2020
**Love Itself Special** with Donna Lancaster
Love is kindness in action... Donna is one of the Co-founders and facilitators of The Bridge Retreat and has been working with individuals, couples and groups for almost 30 years. She’s a qualified Hoffman Teacher with the Hoffman Institute UK. She then went...
10.20.2020
Losing Those I Love - Matt Haig
My guest this week is Matt Haig, author of bestselling books Reasons To Stay Alive, How To Stop Time, and Notes On A Nervous Planet - which is one of my top most favourite books which sits firmly on my...
10.14.2020
Not Being In Control - Chris McCausland
My guest this week is the stand-up comedian and actor Chris McCausland. He is the first blind professional comedian in the world, and is firmly established at the very top of the UK's comedy circuit. He made his stand-up debut...
10.07.2020
**Love Itself Special** with Zawe Ashton
Welcome to a very special episode of Fear Itself. We are changing direction and talking about love, itself. It seems to me that love is the opposite of fear, and it has the same power over us and our lives....
09.30.2020
Being Trapped - Pippa Grange
My guest this week is Dr Pippa Grange, one of the worlds most influential and sought-after psychologists. Pippa has worked with some of the biggest names in sport and business. She has a reputation for having a significant impact across...
09.23.2020
Not Being Accepted - Corporal Andy Reid MBE
We start series two of Fear Itself with guest Corporal Andy Reid MBE. In October 2009, Andy was blown up by a Taliban improvised explosive device while on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Injured so badly that it was thought...
09.20.2020
Fear Itself Series 2: The Trailer
Welcome to Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas, a podcast where I’ll be having conversations with people about their personal stories around fear. In my experience fear can be motivational, but it can also hold me back and I’m curious to...
05.29.2020
Something going wrong on air - Mishal Husain
One of the UK's most respected broadcasters Mishal Husain joins me this week, to talk about her fear of something going wrong on air. Mishal has fronted everything from BBC evening new bulletins to leadership election debates, and in 2013, she became the first ethnic...
05.22.2020
Failing and not reaching their full potential - Leo Russell and George Stagg
Amateur cyclists Leo Russell and George Stagg join me this week to discuss their fears of failure (Leo) and not reaching his full potential (George). In 2019, Leo and George cycled across some of the toughest mountains in Europe to...
05.15.2020
Not being perfect - Zaina Alhizami
Zaina Alhizami is an international artist who has trained across Europe and developed a unique style that includes bright colours and highly textured 3D elements. Her first exhibition Behind Closed Doors was due to take place in June, but of...
05.08.2020
Not being able to perform magic - Dynamo
Dynamo, one of the world's most successful magicians joins me this week to talk about his fear of not being able to perform his magic. Raised on a Bradford council estate, he began performing magic as a defence against bullies,...
05.01.2020
Loss - Benjamin Fry
Psychotherapist and author Benjamin Fry joins me this week, to talk about his fear of loss. Benjamin’s such an interesting guest, and shares a lot of his personal experiences as well as his professional knowledge about mental health. He is really open about how...
04.24.2020
Not living enough - Iiro Seppänen
BASE jumper Iiro Seppänen joins me this week to tell me about his fear of not living enough. Iiro has lived a pretty fascinating and unusual life, and I was interested in the irony of his fear, given that he...
04.17.2020
Not being liked - Ellie Goulding
Singer songwriter Ellie Goulding joins me this week, to talk about the fear of not being liked. With such a successful music career, I was curious to know more about this fear and how it impacts her life and work....
04.10.2020
Not reaching his full potential - Freddie Fox
Actor Freddie Fox joins me this week, to share his fear of not reaching his full potential. I've worked with Freddie before and think he's a wonderful actor, so I was interested to hear more about his fear and whether...
04.03.2020
Failing people - Inge Solheim
Expedition leader Inge Solheim joins me this week, to talk about his fear of failing people. Inge is best known for leading the Walking with The Wounded expeditions to the North and South Poles, and he also helped Mark Pollock become...
03.27.2020
Being alienated - Elizabeth Day
Journalist and author Elizabeth Day joins me this week, to talk about her fear of being alienated. You may already know her from her podcast How To Fail: Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong, which is a celebration...
03.19.2020
Being misunderstood - Karl Lokko
This episode was recorded before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. ** On the first episode of Fear Itself I meet Karl Lokko, an ex-gang leader who is now helping to turn the tide of gang crime...
03.16.2020
Fear Itself: The Trailer
This trailer and the following episodes were recorded before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Welcome to Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas, a podcast where I’ll be having conversations with people about their personal stories around fear....

What's Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas about?

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Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas episodes:

Not Fulfilling Your Potential - Josh Llewellyn-Jones

Ski Lifts - Scott Stuart

What Others Think - John Armstrong

To Not Matter - Brita Fernandez Schmidt

Aging With A Spinal Injury - Ed Jackson

Overcoming Fear Special - John Halker & Tracy Forsyth

Financial Ruin - Otegha Uwagba

Losing My Mind - Jamie Laing

Being Left Alone - Chelsea Leyland

A Perilous Hot Air Balloon Ride - Richard Branson

Surfing the Waves at Mavericks and What I Learnt From Living in a Zen Monastery - Jaimal Yogis

Losing Security - Emma Barnett

Season 3 Trailer - Fear Itself with Cressida Bonas

Deep, dark water - Sylvia Mac

**Love Itself Special** with Dr. Iain McGilchrist

Losing My Identity - Jenny

Having An IBS Attack In Public - Juno Dawson

Peaking Too Soon - Yomi Adegoke

**Love Itself Special** with Donna Lancaster

Losing Those I Love - Matt Haig

Not Being In Control - Chris McCausland

**Love Itself Special** with Zawe Ashton

Being Trapped - Pippa Grange

Not Being Accepted - Corporal Andy Reid MBE

Fear Itself Series 2: The Trailer

Something going wrong on air - Mishal Husain

Failing and not reaching their full potential - Leo Russell and George Stagg

Not being perfect - Zaina Alhizami

Not being able to perform magic - Dynamo

Loss - Benjamin Fry

Not living enough - Iiro Seppänen

Not being liked - Ellie Goulding

Not reaching his full potential - Freddie Fox

Failing people - Inge Solheim

Being alienated - Elizabeth Day

Being misunderstood - Karl Lokko

Fear Itself: The Trailer

Love Itself Special with Dr. Iain McGilchrist

Love Itself Special with Donna Lancaster

Love Itself Special with Zawe Ashton