This week, I’m joined by Frankie Bridge – singer, author, businesswoman and long-time mental health advocate – for one of the most open, moving conversations I’ve ever had on this show. From being catapulted to fame at 12 in S Club Juniors, to global success with The Saturdays, Frankie shares the truth about breakdown, depression, and being hospitalised in her early twenties when it all became too much.​ We talk about anxiety that started in childhood, disordered eating in the girl-band years, and what it’s really like to perform while having panic attacks and feeling like a shell of yourself. Frankie explains how ketamine therapy has been life-changing for her treatment‑resistant depression, why mum guilt is still her biggest battle, and how healing her inner child has helped her finally feel more whole.​ If you’ve ever felt like a burden, or wondered why you can’t just “be grateful” for the life you have, this episode will make you feel seen, less alone, and a lot kinder towards yourself.

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CREDITS:

Host: Bryony Gordon

Guest: Frankie Bridge

Producer: Laura Elwood-Craig

Assistant Producer: Sam Rhodes

Studio Manager: Sam Chisholm

Editor: Luke Shelley

Exec Producer: Jamie East

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Harriet Tyce is back and this time we’re getting seriously nosy about the three things she absolutely cannot live without. We talk about the rituals that keep her grounded when life feels as intense as a round table, the unlikely TV habit that helps her switch off, and the one very ordinary daily pleasure that she will never give up. Harriet also shares how she protects her reading time, even when doom‑scrolling is calling, and why reconnecting with simple joys has mattered more than any grand life overhaul. If you’re feeling frazzled, this episode might just inspire you to rediscover your own non‑negotiables.

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Harriet’s new gripping thriller, Witch Trial, is available to buy from 26th February 2026.

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CREDITS:

Host: Bryony Gordon

Guest: Harriet Tyce

Producer: Laura Elwood-Craig

Assistant Producer: Sam Rhodes

Studio Manager: Sam Chisholm

Editor: Luke Shelley

Exec Producer: Jamie East

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This week, I’m joined by Harriet Tyce – former criminal barrister, million‑copy bestselling author, and the breakout star of The Traitors – for a raw, funny and gloriously honest conversation about booze, burnout and beginning again. We talk about how a high‑functioning drinking habit crept into blackouts, anxiety and shame, and why giving up alcohol in her late forties became the greatest gift she’s ever given herself (after her husband). Harriet shares how leaving the bar, and feeling creatively unchallenged in early motherhood, eventually pushed her towards writing – and to the smash‑hit novel Blood Orange. We also get into female friendship, brutal schoolgirl politics, and her electrifying new thriller, Witch Trial. If you’ve ever thought “I can’t change, it’s too late,” this episode might just prove you wrong.

BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE

Harriet’s new gripping thriller, Witch Trial, is available to buy from 26th February 2026.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

Got something to share? Message us on @lifeofbryonypod on Instagram.

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who might need it – it really helps! Bryony xx

CREDITS:

Host: Bryony Gordon

Guest: Harriet Tyce

Producer: Laura Elwood-Craig

Assistant Producer: Sam Rhodes

Studio Manager: Sam Chisholm

Editor: Luke Shelley

Exec Producer: Jamie East

A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.