Erin Doherty: What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? — FLAPSS

The question

What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

ED

Erin Doherty

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Mornings. Playing music, fresh coffee, dippy eggs and soldiers, my girlfriend – what’s not to love?

The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Others on this question

View all 577 →

Cressida Cowell British writer

Watching my children play together for hours when they were very young.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗

Kylie Minogue Australian singer and actress

One of the times I was in love.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 March 2014 source ↗

Sheena Easton Scottish singer

When my kids were young enough for me to carry them both, one on each hip. I miss walking in the door and them flinging themselves at me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 April 2017 source ↗

Liz Jones British journalist

Married, in my Georgian house, four cats. It lasted a day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗

More from Erin Doherty

View profile →

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Regrets. That’s no way to live.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

Offer kindness always.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Question How would you sum yourself up in three words? Identity & self

The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Question How would you describe what love feels like to you? Relationships

Having music for limbs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

Sounds cliched, but I always wanted to be an actor.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 March 2025 source ↗

More on time & hindsight

Also answered this

Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Christopher Eccleston, Carol Vorderman, George Saunders, Michael Flatley, Abigail Breslin

Search the directory for somebody in particular.

Explore further

All time & hindsight questions
The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject

Report this answer