New Podcast: We Can Rebuild Her

How to Own the Room podcast is back! And we’re in Series 20. I can’t quite believe it. I never thought when we first launched episodes in late 2018 with Nigella Lawson, Mary Portas and Professor Mary Beard (the first to sign up to support) that we would still be going half a decade later.  Our

Launching series 20 with a splash of colour and pizazz, Viv talks to fashion label guru, Marielle Wyse, about finding that thing you love and doing with all your heart. Having worked in TV documentaries, Marielle took time out to look after her small children and then found a spark, pursuing her own childhood passion

This week was the Emotion Women’s Day in Hamburg, Germany, where I was speaking about the German edition of How to Own the Room . An amazing experience — meeting 1500 readers and sharing thoughts and ideas. Incredible but also overwhelming. So I wanted to pick out something soft and gentle as a re-set. Some

Thanks so much to everyone who has already pre-ordered this book — I am completely blown away by people’s support and kindness. First reviews are coming in now and I am thrilled to see that the message I am trying to put out in this book has got across. “Viv has created an invaluable guide

Hello! Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered the new book — and thanks to everyone who has been in touch about going on the guest list for the launch party on 3 July. I’ll leave the list open for another week or so for newsletter subscribers. To get on the list, subscribe to the newsletter

Thanks so much to everyone who has already pre-ordered my new book Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly Confident after last week’s launch announcement. If you pre-order a book before publication you are truly performing an angelic service for an author because these are the sales that are counted towards the book’s crucial first

What is the secret of fearlessness? How do you focus if you’re feeling nervous?   In this final episode of the How to Own the Room masterclass series, we dive back into the back catalogue for key tips and tricks on How to Be Confident. Actress Petra Massey (Sandstrom, Miranda) is best known for clowning