Thrive Solo

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts Polly and I explore whether or not you see yourself as a lucky person, and how that belief shapes your experience of life.  We discuss how a victim mindset and negative narratives like “things never work out for me” can reinforce feeling unlucky, while choosing a more empowering perspective can help you notice opportunities and “cre...

Send us Fan Mail My completely divine guest on the podcast this week is Anastasia Marshall, a working-class filmmaker from Folkestone, Kent. Having been in the media and entertainment industries since she was 18, working for companies such as Disney, the BBC, Conde Nast and many more, she is now developing her own slate of projects through her company Rebel Muse Studios. Several of her works have...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's minisode, I’m sharing some reflections from my recent Thrive Solo trip to Morocco — but this isn’t really an episode about Morocco. It’s about what happens when five single women who barely know each other spend 12 days travelling together. From endless conversations on long bus journeys and hilarious cultural exchanges with our Moroccan guide, to rooftop chats...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about people pleasing, and what can happen when we prioritise other people’s needs, opinions and expectations over our own. We chat about getting to know ourselves better, setting healthier boundaries, and becoming more comfortable with the fact that not everyone is going to like us - and that’s OK. We also discuss why sayi...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN MY TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy I’m truly excited for you to hear my guest on this week's episode. I felt so uplifted after our conversation because she is such an inspiring woman. Her name is Siobhan Daniels — and funnily enough I had her daughter, Sammy, on the podcast just a few weeks ago!  Siobhan is 67, single, and absolute...

Send us Fan Mail Rebounder Link (Use Code: THRIVESOLO for 10% off): https://rebound.fitness/?ref=ThriveSolo In this week’s minisode, I’m talking about why I’ve been bouncing on a mini trampoline for the last four years — and why it’s become one of my favourite ways to exercise. I’m sharing how rebounding fits into my wider health and fitness routine, how it can contribute to cardio fitness, balanc...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about anxiety. Most of us are familiar with worrying about things that haven't even happened, but what do we do when anxiety starts becoming a problem? Polly and I talk candidly about our own experiences of anxiety, as well as a few practical things that we can all do to try and allay those unhelpful thoughts and...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is Part 2 of my interview with the fabulous Alison Leiby, comedian, writer, and author of ‘I’m Alot: Surviving Myself & All The People I’ve Been’. If you haven’t yet listened to last week’s Part 1, I would recommend you do that first and then come back to this part.  Alison is a two-time WGA Award–nominated writer. She has written for Life & Beth,...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s minisode, I’m talking about why, at 50, I don’t regret not having children — and why I’ve actually become increasingly grateful that I didn’t. I’m reflecting on whether I was ever really as “childless by circumstance” as I once believed, the difference between wanting a baby and wanting to be a parent, and some of the worries, responsibilities and sacrifices that th...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about fitness. We each share what our own fitness routines look like, covering strength training, Sprint Interval Training (SIT), running, rebounding, and good old walking. Given that fitness is so important, especially as we age, we hope you'll find something useful or inspiring in here. Love, Polly & Lucy x...

Send us Fan Mail My wonderful guest on the podcast this week is Alison Leiby, a comedian, writer, and author of the brilliant book, 'I’m Alot: Surviving Myself & All The People I’ve Been', which came out in July.  The book is essentially a memoir-in-essays, which unpacks some of the different identities that make up who Alison is, including being single, being an only child, being a...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of Reasons I’ll Probably Be Single Forever, I’m looking at the other side of the equation: everything single life gives me. From autonomy, peace and solitude, to loving my own company, not envying couples, not needing male validation and no longer seeing romantic partnership as a goal, I’m talking about why my life already feels full exactly as it is. Because maybe stayi...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Thursday’s Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about optimisation, and whether our constant quest to look and feel better might actually be making us feel worse. We’re bombarded on social media with advice on how to optimise almost every area of our health and wellbeing. Add in wearables and apps tracking everything from sleep and steps to heart rate and recovery, and i...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy My fabulous guest on this week's episode is aesthetic practitioner and content creator, Nadiya Bekar. Nadiya is 54, single, childfree, lives in North London with her sausage dog, Chilli, and is loving her single life.  Those of you who follow me on Instagram might have seen a ree...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s minisode, I’m sharing some of the reasons I genuinely think I may be single forever — and why that prospect doesn’t bother me in the slightest. From my almost non-existent tolerance for bullshit and my love of independence, to the compromises, emotional responsibility and risk of losing yourself that can come with relationships, I’m exploring why partnership simply...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about our tendency to keep striving for the next thing, rather than appreciating what we already have. We talk about the ‘hedonic treadmill’ - the idea that even when we achieve something we really wanted, the happiness it brings often doesn’t last, and before long we’re looking towards the next goal. Polly shares how...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy My gorgeous guest on this week's episode of Thrive Solo is advertising executive, Sammy Hibbard-Daniels. Thirty-seven, single, and childfree, Sammy lives with her sausage dog, Frank. She was in a ten year relationship until a few years ago when her and her partner parted ways - s...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!   https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy In Part 2 of this minisode series, I’m getting into the nitty gritty of exactly what I’ve been doing to get fitter, stronger and leaner at 50. I’m talking you through my three weekly strength-training sessions, progressive overload, how I get around 100g of protein a day, what I act...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about cultivating a beginner’s mindset, as well as the difference between fixed and growth mindsets. In our conversation, we talk about how people often avoid trying new things because they're worried about not being good immediately, when the truth is that we all start knowing nothing — and we learn through effor...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on the podcast this week is a force of nature, and I’m sure many of you will already know who she is. Her name is Regena Thomashauer and she is a feminist icon, the founder of The School of Womanly Arts, as well of the author of several books including the New York Times best seller, Pussy: A Reclamation, and the author of her brand new book, On Our Knees: Loving Your Lif...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!   https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy In the first of this two-part minisode, I’m sharing the story behind why I completely changed the way I look after my body at 50. From discovering I’d gone through early menopause and being diagnosed with osteopenia, to gaining weight, losing confidence and eventually reaching a poi...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!  https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the ego and how it can hold us back from taking action. We explore how the ego often comes from a place of fear and judgement, making it one of the loudest voices in our minds. We also share ways to become more awar...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!  https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy I met my fabulous guest on this week’s episode because we appeared together on Jo Good’s BBC Radio London show, and when I found out he was single I was like “Will you come on the podcast?!” and he said yes. His name is Frank Loman, he is 57 years old, single, childfree, lives in Lon...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!  https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy In this week's minisode, I'm reminding you of five of the most underrated gifts of being single. Not the obvious ones, but the quieter ones that can completely transform the quality of your everyday life: the absence of constant arguments, the peace that comes from living a...

Send us Fan Mail JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027!  https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about confidence and how to build more of it. We share why we prefer to think of confidence as a verb rather than a noun. Confidence isn't something you magically have before you start – it's something you c...