Our Happy Place

C3 Vision

“We don’t have a voice at this stage, and this provides us the voice in some way.”- Our Happy Place participant, aged 17 And perhaps that says it better than we ever could. Our Happy Place is a youth-led video and audio podcast series from London, created by young people aged 16 to 18 from different backgrounds, cultures and experiences. They learn, experiment, question, laugh, disagree, make mistakes and, ultimately, create conversations that matter. With microphones, cameras and guidance from media professionals, they take their ideas from the first spark to stories shared with the worl

Episodes

  1. 2 Nov

    THE GENZ IMPOSTER SYNDROME TRAP

    What happens when the harshest critic is yourself?🟣 One mark short of a higher grade. Someone with more LinkedIn connections. A friend who seems smarter. A parent asking why you didn't get 100%. When does wanting to do better turn into feeling you're never good enough?🟠 In this episode of Our Happy Place, young people aged 16 to 18 talk candidly about the pressures they put on themselves and the expectations they feel from others.Mrs Smita Pandey, Director of Holistic Well-Being Solutions, CBT therapist and mindfulness practitioner, joins the conversation. But this is no ordinary advice session. There are questions, disagreements, personal stories and a few surprises when the team reads anonymous notes about themselves and each other.🟡 The Children's Society's Good Childhood Report 2026 highlights the pressures young people face at school, the struggle to fit in and the importance of having their voices heard.And that is exactly what Our Happy Place endeavours to do. Give young people a space to speak openly, ask difficult questions, challenge opinions and be heard.This podcast is the result of that. Young people leading conversations about issues that matter to them, in their own words.Read the report:https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/r...🔵 Here's a question for you: Do other people see something good in you that you struggle to recognise in yourself?🟣 FULL EPISODE LIVE NOW!Watch The Imposter Syndrome Trap on Our Happy Place YouTube and tell us what you think in the comments.Our Happy Place is a youth-led media project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.Different. Not Divided.🔵 OUR HAPPY PLACEDifferent. Not Divided.A youth-led media project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.Young voices asking questions that matter.🟣 FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIALSInstagram:   / ourhappyplacelondon  YouTube:    / @ourhappyplacelondon  TikTok:   / ourhappyplace_ohp  🌐 OUR WEBSITEhttps://ourhappyplace.org.uk/🟠 WATCH & LISTEN TO OUR HAPPY PLACEWatch on Our Happy Place YouTube:   / @ourhappyplacelondon  Watch on Loveena Tandon Productions:   / @loveenatandonproductions  Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7w6ibbG...Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...#OurHappyPlace #impostersyndrome #genz #mentalhealth #selfesteem (Imposter syndrome, Gen Z mental health, self-doubt, academic pressure, parental expectations, social comparison, CBT, mindfulness, confidence, youth voices)

    THE GENZ IMPOSTER SYNDROME TRAP

  2. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    I'M NOT ENOUGH.

    🟣 Good grades. Good friends. Big ambitions. So why does it sometimes feel like everyone else is doing better? 🟠 From exam results and parental expectations to LinkedIn and social media, the Our Happy Place team of 16- to 18-year-olds opens up about comparison, self-doubt and that nagging feeling of never being good enough. 🟡 The Children's Society's Good Childhood Report 2026 highlights the pressures young people face at school and the importance of having their voices heard. That's exactly what Our Happy Place is about ! 🔵 We play games too! Not ust games for laughs. Some might just change the way you see yourself. 😉 When Mrs Smita Pandey, Director of Holistic Well-Being Solutions, CBT therapist and mindfulness practitioner, offers a different way of looking at things, not everyone agrees! Have you ever felt you weren't good enough, even when you were doingwell? 🟣THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME TRAPFull episode out tomorrow, Sunday 1 November, on Our Happy Place. 🔵OUR HAPPY PLACEDifferent. Not Divided. A youth-led media project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. 🟣FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourhappyplacelondon/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourhappyplace_ohp 🌐OUR WEBSITE https://ourhappyplace.org.uk/ 🟠WATCH & LISTEN TO OUR HAPPY PLACE Watch on Our Happy Place YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon Watch on Loveena Tandon Productions:https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7w6ibbGxWEeZIpo1Evbw7m Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 #OurHappyPlace #ImposterSyndrome #GenZ #SelfDoubt #MentalHealth (Imposter syndrome, Gen Z, self-doubt, comparison, exam pressure, mentalhealth, self-esteem)   I'M NOT ENOUGH. 🟣Good grades. Good friends. Big ambitions. So why does it sometimes feel likeeveryone else is doing better? 🟠From exam results and parental expectations to LinkedIn and social media, theOur Happy Place team of 16- to 18-year-olds opens up about comparison,self-doubt and that nagging feeling of never being good enough. 🟡The Children's Society's Good Childhood Report 2026 highlights the pressuresyoung people face at school and the importance of having their voices heard.That's exactly what Our Happy Place is about, and these young people certainlyhave plenty to say! 🔵And yes, we play games too! But these aren't just games for laughs. Some mightjust change the way you see yourself. 😉 When Mrs Smita Pandey, Director of Holistic Well-Being Solutions, CBTtherapist and mindfulness practitioner, offers a different way of looking atthings, not everyone agrees! Have you ever felt you weren't good enough, even when you were doingwell? 🟣THE IMPOSTER SYNDROME TRAPFull episode out tomorrow, Sunday 1 November, on Our Happy Place. 🔵OUR HAPPY PLACEDifferent. Not Divided. A youth-led media project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Young voices asking questions that matter. 🟣FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourhappyplacelondon/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourhappyplace_ohp 🌐OUR WEBSITE https://ourhappyplace.org.uk/ 🟠WATCH & LISTEN TO OUR HAPPY PLACE Watch on Our Happy Place YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon Watch on Loveena Tandon Productions:https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7w6ibbGxWEeZIpo1Evbw7m Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 #OurHappyPlace #ImposterSyndrome #GenZ #SelfDoubt #MentalHealth (Imposter syndrome, Gen Z, self-doubt, comparison, exam pressure, mentalhealth, self-esteem)

    I'M NOT ENOUGH.

  3. Season 1, Episode 4 Trailer

    SEX EDUCATION ≠ SEX CONVERSATION

    Can you get pregnant from a toilet seat? Can you wash away sperm to prevent pregnancy? These are real questions and misconceptions young people encounter. But when sex education becomes a classroom full of giggles, whispers and unanswered questions, where do theyturn? What about LGBTQ+ relationships, consent and understanding what a healthy relationship looks like? There is so much information about sex. But is there enough conversation? In Episode 4 of Our Happy Place: SEX, SHAME &SILENCE, young people aged 16–18 challenge the gaps between what schools teach, what young people experience and what they feel comfortable discussing. Their faces are concealed, but their questions are out in the open. Different. Not Divided. ON YOU TUBE: https://youtu.be/sCsUcjQHtNs?si=egRILYSq6ArWhVUv https://youtu.be/sCsUcjQHtNs?si=si-ljiHtztuvoYc_ Audio and Video: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6fqHenpp5QgcfXmeP4rTEE?si=FiYlTJ5VTJuK_OHzbPZWLw Audio Only https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sex-shame-silence/id6814582083?i=1000798086295 WATCH SIMILAR VIDEOON: https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions   🟣 Our Happy Place is a youth-led videopodcast initiative by C3 Vision, supported by The National Lottery Community Fund. #OurHappyPlace #SexEducation#GenZ #SexAndRelationships #YouthVoices #HealthyRelationships#SexShameAndSilence

    SEX EDUCATION ≠ SEX CONVERSATION

  4. 25 Oct

    SEX, SHAME & SILENCE

    “We don't keep boyfriends. We keep husbands.” When that's what you hear at home, and at school your questions about sex are met with “Stick to the syllabus”, where does a curious young mind turn for answers? 🟣 Is sex education in Britain keeping up with youngpeople's lives, or is it outdated? 🟠 Does teaching children about sex encourage curiosity orequip them with knowledge? 🟡 Why are pornography, social media and friends becomingsources of information about sex? Or is the reality far more nuanced? A 2025 Sex Education Forum survey of 1,001 young people aged 16–17 in England found that only 52% rated their relationships and sex education as good or very good. In Episode 4 of Our Happy Place, four young people aged 16–18, raised in Britain and from diverse South Asian and African backgrounds, share their experiences of sex education in different school settings, including academies and Catholic schools. Their personal experiences reveal a reality that is rarely black and white, where what is taught in classrooms, discussed at home and experienced in everyday life does not always align. 🔵 How do family traditions, religious beliefs and culturalexpectations shape their understanding of sex? And how do these interact with the wider British society they are growing up in? They challenge sex education's often biological and heterosexual focus, questioning the lack of discussion around LGBTQ+ identities, consent and healthy relationships, and therisks these gaps can create. From virginity and sexual double standardsthat persist even among Gen Z to body count, pornography, tradwife trends and the fear of judgement, this is a conversation about what too often goes unspoken about sex in today's world. Their identities are concealed and their names changed, but their cultural backgrounds are real. That they chose anonymity says much about the stigma surrounding sex. Yet they have made a brave attempt to break the silence and give voice to their generation. There is so much information about sex. But is there enough conversation? Different. Not Divided. ALSO AVAILBALE ON: You Tube: https://youtu.be/sCsUcjQHtNs Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 🟣 Our Happy Place is a youth-led video podcast initiative by C3 Vision, supported by The National Lottery Community Fund, where young people research, produce and lead conversations on issues that matter to them. What needs to change: sex education, conversations at home, or both?

    SEX, SHAME & SILENCE

  5. Season 1, Episode 2 Trailer

    THE CONVERSATION WE'RE SCARED TO HAVE!

    Why does talking about sex feel so uncomfortable for so many? From cultural taboos and parental expectations to gaps in sex education, young people at Our Happy Place confront the silence around sex and ask what it takes to have an open, judgement-free conversation. 🎙️ SEX, SHAME & SILENCE: Episode 4 of Our Happy Place goes live tomorrow! Different. Not Divided. WATCH THE VIDEO ON: https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions Audio and Video: Spotify: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/7w6ibbGxWEeZIpo1Evbw7m/episodes Audio Only https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 #OurHappyPlace#SexEducation #GenZ #SexAndRelationships #YouthVoices

    THE CONVERSATION WE'RE SCARED TO HAVE!

  6. 11 Oct

    GEN Z'S PLAYGROUND MOVING ONLINE?

    The most connected generation. But is it also the loneliest? We often hear that gaming and social media are making young people less social, reducing their attention spans and keeping them indoors. But what if we're asking the wrong questions? In Episode 3 of Our Happy Place, young Londoners aged 16 to 18 challenge some familiar assumptions about their digital lives. 🟣 Are gamingand social media making Gen Z lonelier, or helping them connect? 🟠 Where haveall the playgrounds gone? Are there enough safe, affordablespaces for teenagers to meet? 🟡 Is gamingdamaging concentration, or developing skills we haven't recognised? 🩷 Should socialmedia be banned for under 16s? And would a ban even work? 🟣 Can gamingand content creation open doors to careers, friendships and new opportunities? From Fortnite, Roblox and Valorant to online friendships, digital literacy, cyberbullying and the much-debated phenomenon of brain rot, this is a lively conversation with plenty of disagreement, humour and unexpected perspectives. And then comes the challenge! We put their concentration and memory to the test. Who wins, the gamers or the presenter? But the conversation doesn't end with screens. These young Londoners have a message for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, asking for safer streets, more youth centres, jobs and work experience. Prime Minister and Mayor of London, we hope you're listening! At Our Happy Place, we believe conversations about young people should include young peoplethemselves. Different. Not Divided. EPISODE 3 IS LIVE NOW! Watch the full conversation and tell us what you think. Have Gen Z's playgrounds moved online because they prefer the virtual world, or because we haven't given them enough reasons to stay offline? Our HappyPlace is a youth media training initiative by C3 Vision,supported by The National Lottery Community Fund. Young people learn to research, question, interview, produce and share conversations about issues that matter to them. Please watch, share, subscribe and join the conversation! #OurHappyPlace#GenZ #Gaming #SocialMedia #YouthVoices #ScreenTime #YouthMentalHealth#DigitalLife #Roblox #Fortnite #DifferentNotDivided ( Gen Zgaming, Is Gen Z lonely, social media ban under 16, gaming and mental health,screen time and attention span, gaming benefits, Roblox, Fortnite, Valorant,brain rot, youth centres London, online friendships, digital literacy, socialmedia addiction, youth loneliness UK, gaming podcast, Gen Z podcast, Our HappyPlace, youth voices London )

    GEN Z'S PLAYGROUND MOVING ONLINE?

  7. Season 1, Episode 3 Trailer

    PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM, ARE YOU LISTENING?

    🟣 Should social media be banned for under 16s? 🟠 What is the virtual world providing that the real world isn't? Or have Gen Z's playgrounds simply moved online? 🟡 Are gaming and social media affecting young people's concentration? 🩷 Are they making young people lonelier or helping them connect? We tackle all these questions and more in our next episode of Our Happy Place, Is Gen Z's Playground Moving Online? And these young Londoners have a few questions and requests of their own! Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, hope you're listening! 👂 All their requests in the episode, going live Sunday, 11 October 2026! 🎬 If we want young people to spend less time online, shouldn't we also ask what we're offering them offline? Supported by @tnlcommunityfund #OurHappyPlace #GenZ #YouthVoices #Gaming #SocialMedia #ScreenTime #YouthCentres #London #DifferentNotDivided ( Gen Z, social media ban under 16, gaming and loneliness, screen time, attention span, online communities, youth centres London, youth employment, digital childhood, Gen Z podcast, Our Happy Place )

    PRIME MINISTER ANDY BURNHAM, ARE YOU LISTENING?

  8. 27 Sept

    Is School Preparing Us For The Future?

    Pythagoras. Calculus. Shakespeare. Chemistry. Whydo we need to study things we may never use in life? It’s a question many pupils ask. But the world they are preparing to enter is changing fast. The World Economic Forum says 39% of workers’ existing skill sets are expected to be transformed or become outdatedby 2030. Recent government-commissioned YouGov research found 73% of teachers surveyed believe the curriculum does notfocus enough on preparing young people for employment, while 66% think young people are less prepared for work than they were five years ago. And 981,000 young people aged 16-24 in the UK are currently not in education, employment or training. So how well are education and the world of work aligned? At Our Happy Place, four 16-18-year-olds from our first cohort took their questions to Rev Steve Chalke MBE, founder of Oasis. Having established a network of more than 50 primaryand secondary schools across the UK, Steve has spent decadesworking with young people and has been a vocal advocate for a major rethink of education challenging an exam-dominated system and arguing for different ways of learning, greater recognition of neurodiversity, practical skills and betterpreparation for life and work. But there’s an interesting tension: even whilearguing that the exam system needs to change, Steve and his Oasis schools still must operate within it. And the young people don’t simply agree with him. They question Steve and each other about GCSEs,exams, AI, outdated curricula, practical learning, resilience, jobs and what employers look for. Steve challenges them right back. So, after all the questions, disagreements and a few unexpected eureka moments, can they find their happy place? OHP EPISODE 2 LIVENOW:  Is School Preparing Us for Future? YOU TUBE https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7w6ibbGxWEeZIpo1Evbw7m Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 #OurHappyPlace #Education#LifeReady #ExamReady #YouthVoices #GenZ #FutureOfEducation #YouthEmployment

    Is School Preparing Us For The Future?

  9. Season 1, Episode 2 Trailer

    TEASER: EP2: Exam Ready Or Life Ready?

    Pythagoras.Calculus. Shakespeare. Chemistry. Why do we need to study things we may never use in life? And with AI changing the jobs of tomorrow, there’s an even bigger question: is school making us life ready or just exam ready? With 981,000 young people in the UK currently not in education, employment or training,the question is more pertinent than ever. At Our Happy Place, four 16-18-year-olds from our first cohort take their questions to Rev Steve Chalke MBE, founder of Oasis Charitable Trust. Having established a network of more than 50 primary and secondary schools across the UK, Steve has spent decades working with young people and has been a vocal advocatefor a major rethink of education, challenging an exam-dominated system and arguing for different ways of learning, greater recognition of neurodiversity, practical skills and better preparation for life and work. Episode 2 goes live tomorrow: Sunday 27 September. YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7w6ibbGxWEeZIpo1Evbw7m Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/our-happy-place/id6814582083 #OurHappyPlace#LifeReady #ExamReady #YouthVoices #Education #GenZ

    TEASER: EP2: Exam Ready Or Life Ready?

  10. 21 Sept

    TWO CULTURES. STILL “UNCULTURED”?

    What does it mean to be called “uncultured” when you are growing up between cultures? A major British Future study published this month found that 58% of ethnic-minority respondents aged 18-24 had experienced racial prejudice during the previous year. But judgement does not always come from outside your community. What happens when you are considered “too brown” for one group, but “too white” for your own? Who decides what being cultured means? Is it about language, history and heritage or about how others expect you to behave? In Episode 1 of Our Happy Place, young Londoners explore the labels placed upon their generation and the complicated experience of growing up with more than one cultural identity. They ask whether it is possible to embrace contemporary British life without losing your roots and whether families, schools and communities could do more to help young people feel that they belong. For those of us raising mixed-heritage children, or British-born children whose parents grew up in another country, there is something important here for us to hear and perhaps something for us to learn and unlearn. Marking 21 September, the United Nations International Day of Peace, this conversation reflects the idea at the heart of Our Happy Place: Different. Not Divided. Our Happy Place brought together young people aged 16–18 from different cultures and London boroughs to develop media skills, create their own podcast series and speak for themselves about the issues shaping their lives. Who gets to decide whether someone is “cultured”? Watch the full conversation and tell us in the comments: 1.Have you ever felt caught between two cultures? 2.What can parents, schools and communities do differently? We would especially love to hear from young people and from parents raising children across different cultures. Our Happy Place is a C3 Vision initiative supported by The National Lottery Community Fund. This was a learner-led educational and creative activity. The views expressed belong to the individual participants. Video Available on: https://www.youtube.com/@loveenatandonproductions https://www.youtube.com/@OurHappyPlaceLondon FURTHER CONTEXT British Future, Race and Fairness in Fractious Times: https://www.britishfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Voices-for-Equity-Report.Final_.pdf United Nations International Day of Peace:https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace #OurHappyPlace #IsGenZUncultured #GenZ #CulturalIdentity #MixedHeritage#BritishAsian #Belonging #YouthVoices #DifferentNotDivided#InternationalDayOfPeace

    TWO CULTURES. STILL “UNCULTURED”?

  11. Season 1, Episode 1 Trailer

    TWO CULTURES. STILL “UNCULTURED”? | Official Teaser EP1

    London speaks more than 300 languages. Four in ten Londoners were born outside the UK, while many more were born here with family roots elsewhere. Different countries, cultures, languages and faiths, all calling the same city home.Some celebrate this diversity. Others feel threatened by it. But can we find a happy place where we coexist, where we can be different without being divided?That belief drives Our Happy Place. Our first cohort brought together 15 young people, aged 16 to 18, from different backgrounds, cultures and London boroughs. They were given the skills and space to create podcasts about the issues that matter to them and to speak for themselves about what navigating life as Gen Z really feels like.In the first episode of this eight-part series, one group explores culture, identity and belonging:Why are some members of Gen Z called “uncultured”? What does “uncultured” really mean? And when you grow up between countries and cultures, who gets to decide where you belong?This is a teaser of their conversation.The full episode goes live on 21 September.

    TWO CULTURES. STILL “UNCULTURED”? | Official Teaser EP1
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“We don’t have a voice at this stage, and this provides us the voice in some way.”- Our Happy Place participant, aged 17 And perhaps that says it better than we ever could. Our Happy Place is a youth-led video and audio podcast series from London, created by young people aged 16 to 18 from different backgrounds, cultures and experiences. They learn, experiment, question, laugh, disagree, make mistakes and, ultimately, create conversations that matter. With microphones, cameras and guidance from media professionals, they take their ideas from the first spark to stories shared with the worl

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  • Creator
    C3 Vision
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © C3 Vision
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    Our Happy Place