213. Bryony Gordon

213. Bryony Gordon

From Rachel Johnson's Difficult Women by Global

April 17, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

Rachel Johnson interviews journalist Bryony Gordon about her career, activism, and upcoming novel.

This week Rachel is joined by the journalist, author, broadcaster and podcaster, Bryony Gordon. Having worked at the Telegraph for decades, Bryony is now a Daily Mail columnist and host of 'The Life of Bryony' podcast. She is the author of multiple bestselling memoirs, mother of one, ten years sober, and has a fancy for running marathons in her pants. She manages to do all this alongside a range of activism and advocacy for mental health. Bryony joins Rachel ahead of the release of her debut novel ‘People Pleaser’.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Johnson

Guest: Bryony Gordon

Topics covered

  • journalism
  • memoirs
  • mental health
  • activism
  • podcasting

Keywords

  • Bryony Gordon
  • Rachel Johnson
  • mental health
  • memoir
  • podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Telegraph, Daily Mail

Books & works: The Life of Bryony, People Pleaser

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