{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/6308990981bce70012725692?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Me Time | Florence Given: Choosing Myself Over My ‘Clique’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/1644580499620-79eaa3c21b6898f3a17b9cddaedd1472.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As Florence Given tops the fiction bestseller charts with her debut novel, <em>Girlcrush</em>, I decided now would be a brilliant time to revisit this episode – first released in July 2020, after the release of her non-fiction book, <em>Women Don't Owe You Pretty. </em>In this clip, the writer, illustrator &amp; podcast host shares how she learnt a crucial lesson about alone time at the age of 14, when she was 'ousted' from her school clique. </p><p><br></p><p>If you'd like to learn more about Florence, her books are available on <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Florence-Given/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AFlorence+Given\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon</a>, while you can also listen to her hugely successful podcast, <a href=\"https://somethinelse.com/projects/exactly-with-florence-given/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Exactly. With Florence Given</a> on all good podcast platforms.</p><p><br></p><p>You can also order my book, <em>Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, </em>which is based on this very podcast, now from<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alonement-Francesca-Specter/dp/1529412617\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Amazon</a>, <a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/alonement/francesca-specter//9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Waterstones</a> and <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3598/9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ChezSpecter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p>*</p><p>Instagram:</p><p>&nbsp;*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chezspecter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/florencegiven/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@florencegiven</a></p><p>*</p><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@alonement.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">press@alonement.com</a></p>","author_name":"Francesca Specter"}