In this heartfelt and profound episode, Estelle sits down with multi-platinum-selling artist, author, and global icon, Craig David MBE. With a career spanning over 25 years, Craig has captivated audiences with his timeless hits like Seven Days and Fill Me In. Beyond the music, Craig opens up about his personal healing journey, sharing insights from his autobiography where he explores themes of connection, disconnection, and reconnection.

This powerful conversation dives deep into Craig’s experiences with vulnerability, mental health, and the importance of forgiveness and acceptance. Together, Craig and Estelle reflect on the strength it takes to open your heart, redefine masculinity, and step into your purpose.

This episode covers:
•⁠ ⁠The dark night of the soul: Craig’s transformative healing journey and how leaning into vulnerability helped him grow.
•⁠ ⁠Forgiveness and acceptance: Why embracing those in our lives is part of a sacred contract we’ve agreed to.
•⁠ ⁠Boundaries with love: Estelle and Craig discuss holding space for others without losing yourself.
•⁠ ⁠Redefining masculinity: Craig shares why “manning up” is really about opening your heart and creating space for healing.
•⁠ ⁠Purpose and co-creating your life: How Craig views life as a collaboration with something greater and his journey to embrace it fully.

This is a must-listen for anyone navigating their own healing, searching for purpose, or looking to step into their authentic power. Craig’s wisdom and vulnerability remind us that true strength comes from opening up, and that every dark night leads to a beautiful transformation.

As one of the UK’s most loved artists, Craig has continually soundtracked the UK charts all whilst crossing multiple genres, his now iconic first record ‘Born To Do It’ made a huge impact on UK culture and brought garage from the underground and to the forefront of the mainstream. Since he first emerged at the end of 1999 with instant UK garage classic ‘Re-Rewind’, Craig has scored 25 UK top 40 singles (16 of them top 10), nine UK top 40 albums (five of them top 10) and amassed over 5 billion streams worldwide. Craig has collaborated with everyone from Sting to Kano to Diplo to KSI, while also becoming one of the biggest DJs in Ibiza via his TS5 soundsystem. Award-wise Craig has received 14 Brit Award nominations, two Grammy nominations, four MOBO awards, three Ivor Novellos honouring his songwriting, and most recently an MBE for his services to music. In addition to this, Craig has one of Ibiza’s most successful and long standing residencies playing Ibiza Rocks completing its 7th season this September. This year Craig was the only UK performer selected for the infamous ‘Lovers and Friends’ festival in Las Vegas in May and he’s just announced his new Commitment UK arena tour for February 2025, with special guest Lemar. Craig continues to remain at the helm of his own unique, authentically British sound. A sound that made waves across the globe, making him the voice of one of the most pivotal eras in UK music, and in turn, making him one of the most successful artists in UK chart history.

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