Thrive Solo

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• The One Where I Talk To 'Glorious Broads' Founder, Maryjane Fahey 02.06.2026 1h 5min

  Send us Fan Mail My guest on Thrive Solo this week is the completely fabulous Maryjane Fahey — and she is going to blow your socks off! Maryjane is 76 year old the creator of Glorious Broads, a platform that celebrates the audacious spirit of women who embrace aging with defiance, and where age is not but just a number, it’s a badge of honour. The message of Glorious Broads is that ageing should not be a journey of fading into the background, because wonderful women over 50, 60, 70 and beyond...
• Minisode Ep.211 — You're Never Going To Feel Ready 30.05.2026 13min

  Send us Fan Mail In this minisode I’m giving you a loving kick up the bum if you’ve been waiting to “feel ready” before you start the thing you know you want to do. I talk about why readiness is a myth, why motivation and clarity come from action (not the other way round), and how being single is actually a superpower because you have the space to build the life you want. I also share how I launched my podcast by picking a date and just getting scrappy and moving—proof that you don’t need the...
• Thursday Thoughts - Mind, Mouth, Mood 28.05.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about three little words…mind, mouth, and mood. Ultimately, those three things - our thoughts, our words, and our emotions - are the building blocks of our reality. But most of us spend our lives trying to change what’s going on in the outside world, instead of prioritising our inner world. And the outer world is simply a reflection of our inner world. So…master your mind (the stories you’re telling your...
• The One Where I Talk To Actor, Janis Dardaris 26.05.2026 1h

  Send us Fan Mail My guest this week is the fabulous Janis Dardaris. Single and childfree, Janis is an actor with over 40 years experience working on stage, in film and in television. She has appeared in The Sixth Sense, The Chosen, Incendies and Orpheus Descending, to name but a few. Janis is also one of the Glorious Broads, a movement of women age 50 and over who are smashing stereotypes of what it actually means to be a woman of ‘a certain age’. In our conversation, Janis and I talk about b...
• Minisode Ep.210 — How To Do Weekends Well When You're Single 23.05.2026 13min

  Send us Fan Mail In this minisode I’m talking about why weekends can feel tricky for single women — and how to take your weekend back by designing it on purpose. I share a simple, nourishing “weekend blueprint” that starts with getting up and out early (no duvet doom-scrolling), moving your body to lift your mood, building in connection, and creating cosy, joyful rituals that make solo time feel like a gift. I also talk about using Sundays to lean into one of the most underrated perks of bein...
• Thursday Thoughts — Complaining 21.05.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail This week on Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about complaining. We all love a good vent now and again, and sometimes it’s healthy to let those emotions out. But when we stay stuck there, replaying the same thoughts over and over, it can keep us trapped in a really low-energy state. In this episode, we share our thoughts on the difference between releasing emotions and ruminating, plus some simple ways we try to catch ourselves before getting pulled into the cycle...
• The One Where I Talk To Content Creator & Podcaster, Gem Jackson 19.05.2026 1h 4min

  Send us Fan Mail My guest on the podcast this week is the completely divine Gem Jackson. Gem is a 41 year old content creator, influencer, podcaster and author, who is single and childless by circumstance. For a long time, Gem felt that she was behind in life as many of her friends got married and had kids, but over the last few years she’s made some big changes in her life, not least because of her best friend’s tragic diagnosis a few years ago. She left her corporate job to pursue a differe...
• Minisode Ep.209 — The Loneliness Noone Talks About 16.05.2026 12min

  Send us Fan Mail In this week's minisode, I explore a different kind of loneliness — not the loneliness of being physically alone, but the loneliness of being with people and still not feeling seen, heard, or valued. I talk about how this can show up as a lack of curiosity about your life (especially as a single, childfree woman), why it can feel so painful even after a “nice” social event, and what psychologists mean when they describe loneliness as a gap between the connection you want and ...
• Thursday Thoughts — Self-Doubt 14.05.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about something every single one of us experiences at some point…self-doubt. We discuss why it’s so common and why it stops us speaking up, going for things, or trusting ourselves fully. We also share some of the things that have genuinely helped us quiet our inner critic and build more self-trust over time. Because life is far too short to spend it constantly second-guessing yourself, shrinking yourself, or waitin...
• The One Where I Talk To The Anxiety Healer, Alison Seponara 12.05.2026 1h 13min

  Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week's guest episode is the fabulous Alison Seponara, otherwise known as the Anxiety Healer to her mahooosive social media following. Alison is an integrative cognitive behavioural psychologist who works with women over 40, helping them move through the anxiety that comes with the life transitions that the ageing process brings, such as grief and loss, perimenopause and menopause, friendship changes, singlehood, dating, all of it! In this conversa...
• Minisode Ep.208 — Cynical About Manifestation? Listen To This 09.05.2026 11min

  Send us Fan Mail In this week's minisode, I’m reclaiming the word manifestation for anyone who finds it too woo-woo, and reframing it as something much more practical: making shit happen. I break down why manifestation isn’t just 'thinking positive thoughts,' how intention + belief + action actually work together, and why your brain and attention play a huge role in what you notice and pursue. If you want change in your life, this is your reminder that you can get intentional, embody the vers...
• Thursday Thoughts — Small Steps When No One's Watching 07.05.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the small, unglamorous steps that we take when nobody’s watching, that ultimately get us to where we want to go. For example, Polly talks about the tiny, seemingly insignificant physio exercises she’s doing every day to help heal from her knee operation - it would be easy to feel like they weren’t doing anything, but she’s trusting the process, showing up every day, knowing that they will pay off eventually. So...
• The One Where I Talk To Influencer & Content Creator, Amy Untamed 05.05.2026 1h 9min

  Send us Fan Mail My guest on the podcast this week is the force that is Amy Untamed, the name she goes by on social media. Amy is a spiritual influencer and content creator whose main message is to empower spiritual women to really anchor into their own intuition and self-trust above everything else, and tune in to that guidance rather than outsourcing it to other people, other things, and even other spiritual resources. Amy has such a strong sense of self and such a presence, and we talked a...
• Minisode Ep.207 — Stop Fighting For The Limitations Of Single Life 02.05.2026 11min

  Send us Fan Mail In this week's minisode, I’m serving up some tough love on the habit of constantly focusing on the downsides of single life — especially money. Yes, singlehood can have challenges, but if you keep arguing for your limitations, you’ll keep noticing them and feeling worse. I talk about why your words matter, how negative stories become self-reinforcing, and how to shift your focus back to what you can control so you can build a life that feels rich, empowered and fully yours. ...
• Thursday Thoughts — It's All An Inside Job 30.04.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Polly and I are exploring the idea that ‘it’s all an inside job.’ Your inner world shapes how you experience everything around you, and your outer world becomes a reflection of what’s happening within. When you start to notice your thoughts, and how you’re really feeling, something shifts. You respond to life differently with more awareness and often more calm and compassion. In this episode, we share some of the simple tools that have h...
• The One Where I Talk To Childfree Advocate, Chris McMullen 28.04.2026 1h 6min

  Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week's episode is Chris McMullen. Chris is 46, single, childfree and lives in Brisbane, Australia. Chris started talking about not having kids on his social media when he discovered that him not having kids was resonating with alot of his followers; and he also realised that there were very few men talking about the male perspective when it comes to being childfree. During this conversation, Chris and I talk about why he decided — at the age of 20 — not...
• Minisode Ep. 206 — Decenter Men (And Watch Your Life Change) 25.04.2026 13min

  Send us Fan Mail In this weeks' minisode I’m talking about what it really means to decenter men — not rejecting them, but stopping them being the centre of your self-worth, attention and life choices. I explore how we’ve been conditioned to seek validation through male attention, how easy it is to lose yourself in the chase, and why redirecting that energy back into yourself is one of the most powerful things you can do. When you start centring you, you raise your standards, strengthen your b...
• Thursday Thoughts — Not Living In The Past 23.04.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about not living in the past. We all spend time thinking about the past — whether it's reminiscing about a lovely memory, cringing about something we said or did 5 years ago, or thinking about a relationship we're struggling to move on from. The question we want to ask is: how much time am I actually spending in the past? The truth is that what's done is done, and while we can learn lessons from the past, staying stuck...
• The One Where I Talk To New York Times Bestseller & Desert Dweller, Brianna Madia — Part 2 21.04.2026 53min

  Send us Fan Mail This week it's Part Two of my conversation with social media influencer and author Brianna Madia, whose new memoir Homesick Nomad is out now. In this second half of our conversation, Brianna and I talk about how solitude — such as living off-grid alone in a trailer in the Utah desert — builds coping skills, self-regulation, and accountability. Brianna explains her long-held decision not to have children, shaped in part by a ruptured ovarian cyst at 19 and by realising parenth...
• Minisode Ep.205 — Worried About Getting Old Alone? 18.04.2026 11min

  Send us Fan Mail On this week's minisode, I’m tackling the fear I hear from so many single women: “What's going to happen to me if I get old alone?” I talk about why we jump to worst-case scenarios, how much we can influence through strength, movement, sleep and our day-to-day habits, and why the way we think and speak about ageing matters more than we realise. I also challenge the “it’s all downhill from here” narrative, share research on how positive beliefs about ageing can impact longevit...