Thrive Solo

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Saturday Minisode, I'm talking about that often elusive (but always needed) concept of self-confidence. I talk about my own struggles with self-confidence over the years, and how I've worked to cultivate more of it. The good news is that self-confidence is something that ALL of us have the power to develop, and I talk about a few ways that we can impr...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to journalist and writer, Radhika Sanghani.  Radhika is an award-winning journalist, author and screenwriter. She recently published her debut adult novel, ’30 Things I Love About Myself’, while her two previous Young Adult novels, ‘Virgin’ and ‘Not That Easy’ were published in 13 countries worldwide. She regularly writes f...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Saturday Minisode, I'm talking about the importance of the people we spend the most time with. In this episode, I talk about my thoughts and feelings around how incredibly important it is for us to surround ourselves with people who have our backs, who we aspire to be like, and who make us feel good. It is said that we become the average of the five people...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to The Solo Motherhood Coach, Mel Johnson. Mel is a solo mum to her 4 year old daughter, Daisy, who was conceived using IVF and donor conception. Following her own journey into solo motherhood, and passionate about empowering women to fully understand their options on the path to parenthood, Mel created The Stork &...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's Saturday Minisode, I'm talking about one of the (many) annoying things that people say when you're single; in this case: "You're too picky." Isn't it strange when people tell us we're too picky? Because when you think about it, shouldn't we be the MOST picky when it comes to finding the person we may potentially spend our...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to entrepreneur, author, and coach, Jessica Huie. This episode is a little bit different because Jessica is neither single or childfree; but it's very much a conversation about living your best life, growth, and all that juicy stuff which is relevant to us all, no matter our relationship status.  Jessica Huie MBE is an...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Minisode, I'm talking about the concept of shame. I've received an alarming number of messages from women who listen to the podcast, telling me that they're struggling with feelings of shame around their single status. To me this just seems so...wrong. Subsequently, I've been compelled to do a Minisode on the topic because it feels as though...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to my sister, Annabel. Annie has recently changed careers and is now an English teacher at a secondary school in London; but before that, she enjoyed a glamorous career as a journalist and the Beauty Director at Red Magazine. She has written for multiple publications, including The Guardian, The Times...

Send us Fan Mail In this Saturday's Minisode, I'm talking about a book called 'You Are A Badass: How To Stop Doubting Your Greatness & Start Living An Awesome Life' by the fabulous Jen Sincero. This book really is one of my favourites, and it's also one that I go back to time again when I'm in need of a bit of inspiration or a kick up the ar*e. Jen Sincero is a br...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to the one-and-only Bella De Paulo. Bella is a Social Psychologist, author of, among other books, ‘Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatised And Ignored, And Still Live Happily Ever After’. Her Tedx talk, ‘What No-one Ever Told You About People Who Are Single’ has been viewed by over 1.5 mi...

Send us Fan Mail In this Saturday's Minisode, I'm talking about success; what I think it means to some people and what it means to me. Success can so often be defined in 'conventional' terms, and in a world full of married people with babies, it can be hard not to feel like a failure when you haven't 'achieved' either of those things. But...success is whatever YO...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, it’s just me, myself, and I, talking about my 5am morning routine. I have been getting up at 5am for a couple of years now - sometimes even 4:30am - and it has completely transformed my life for the better; so I wanted to tell you guys all about what exactly I do when everyone else is still sleeping! It may sound slightly crazy, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this Saturday's Minisode, I'm talking about how us singles can have a tendency to romanticise family life. I think that sometimes, because the grass can often seem greener on the other side, it is easy for us to forget the not-so-fun-and-sexy aspects of family life. In this minisode, I mull over my thoughts on this subject, and look at how we might go about re-framing...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to the founder of Gateway Women, Jody Day. Gateway Women is an amazing global friendship, support and advocacy network for childless women which was founded in the UK in 2011 and is now headquartered in Ireland.   Jody is also the author of what many professionals consider to be the ‘go-to’ book on the...

Send us Fan Mail In this Saturday's Minisode, I'm sharing three clips from a workshop I did a few weeks ago with some of my lovely listeners.  I talk, among other things, about how we will never find happiness within a relationship because it has to come from inside of us. I also touch on other things mindset-related, including how we should all become more aware of our thoughts because...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to Australian author, Donna Ward. In her first book, She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations On Life, Donna explores, through a collection of essays, the meaning and purpose that she has found in her life as a woman who has lived almost entirely without a partner or children.   Donna is the found...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this Saturday's Minisode, I'm talking about my passion for music, and I share the 10 songs that make up my 'High Vibe Playlist' of the moment! These are all songs that really lift me, and so I hope they'll do the same for you. Here's the Spotify link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aUmeI7nMTDZcOsZKkf4AP?si=7d1f7...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to women’s empowerment coach and author, Sasha Cagen. I really think that you are going to love this episode because Sasha is fascinating, empowering and lots of fun!  Sasha is the founder of the QuirkyAlone movement, (founded in the early 2000’s), which gives new meaning to the word quirky, and spread...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Welcome to my first Saturday Minisode! I'm keeping the descriptions for these very short, but in this one I'm pondering the concept of being different, and why I think it's actually a really good thing. I hope you enjoy these bitesize episodes and that they make you smile on a Saturday morning! Please join my brand new Facebook Group. Here's th...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to award-winning author, journalist and podcast presenter, Emma John. I know that you guys are going to absolutely love this episode because Emma is completely brilliant, bright, funny and enchanting.  Emma has had an amazing career as a journalist and has written widely across film, theatre, music, sp...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to freelance journalist, writer and public speaker, Nicola Slawson.  Nicola has had a brilliant and exciting career in journalism, and she is also the founder of the award-winning and very popular weekly newsletter, The Single Supplement, which explores the highs and lows of being single, and is approa...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, it’s just lil’ old me talking about travelling solo.  I’ve been on holiday on my own three times in my life - once to East Africa, once to the US for a road trip, and once to Vis Island, Croatia. The first trip I don’t really count as relevant to this podcast because I was very young (19) and I lived in Kenya...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to TV Writer & Author, Gina Fattore.  Not only is Gina one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, (albeit via Zoom!) she is also super smart, interesting, extremely well-read, and has forged an amazing career as a TV writer in the most competitive of all TV writer environments - Los Angeles. She ha...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to one of my most brilliant, funny, super-smart and awesome friends, Claire McDonnell.  Claire has had an amazing career in sports broadcasting which includes working for many years as a producer and editor at the BBC during which time she worked on the Olympic Games in both Sydney and Athens. She has...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to New York State-based journalist and author, Sara Eckel.  Sara has had an amazing career as a writer and author of the book ’It’s Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You’re Single’. She has written for multiple publications including The Washington Post, The Guardian and Boston Globe Magazine. She has also w...