On today's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about the importance of having fun.

Fun is essential for living a good life, especially with everything that's going on in the world at the moment. But fun can look very different for everyone (Lucy and I have very different ideas of what fun is!), and that's ok.

Whether fun for you is a work 'away day' playing rounders in the park, or a quiet dinner with your bestie, it all matters. And we need to be intentional about incorporating more of it into our lives.

We hope you'll find something useful in here!

Love,

Polly & Lucy x

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Ever find yourself snapping at the smallest thing — and then instantly regretting it?

In this solo episode, I unpack the real reason irritability spikes in midlife — especially for women juggling perimenopause, invisible loads, and nervous systems that never get a moment’s rest.

I explore:

• Why you’re not “overreacting” — you’re overcapacity
• The link between chronic over-breathing and emotional reactivity
• What the snap moment is really showing you (it’s not failure, it’s feedback)
• How to gently widen your Window of Tolerance using breathwork, cold exposure, and more
• What it means to feel resourced enough to respond instead of react — and how to build that inner capacity

If you’ve ever said, “I don’t want to be this reactive, but I don’t know how to stop,” this episode is your moment of pause, permission, and possibility.

💡 Resources + Links

🎧 Breathe Better Basics mini course - retrain your breath, reset your baseline
✨ The Inner Space monthly membership - live breathwork sessions 3x/week
🌀 Spiral Interruptor Audios - 5 breath-based resets for real-time overhwhelm
💬 Want to go deeper? 1:1 sessions with Polly (limited availability)

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On today's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about making decisions.

There is nothing worse than the pain of indecision. You go back and forth, driving yourself crazy by not deciding. And the truth is that you're never going to know if you've made the 'right' or 'wrong' decision until you've actually made it.

In this conversation, Lucy and I talk about our own experiences of decision making, how making decisions quickly is a skill, and why ultimately, whatever decision we make, we will always learn and grow. Plus, even if we make a so-called wrong decision, nothing is set in stone and we have to power to change things.

As with so many things, fear is often what's holding us back from making a decision; but when we find the courage to move through the fear and take action, we move forward. Whereas indecision only keeps us standing still.

We hope you'll find something useful in here!

Love,

Polly & Lucy x

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In this episode, I'm joined by fabulous Nicky Hambleton-Jones, best known as the presenter of the hit TV show 10 Years Younger, but who's work goes far beyond makeovers.

Together, we explore how style becomes more than skin-deep — especially in midlife, when confidence can feel elusive and identity is in flux.

This is a conversation about self-image, visibility, and using what you wear as a tool to remember who you are — and who you’re becoming.

Together, we explore:

• Why so many women feel invisible in midlife — and how bold style choices can disrupt that pattern
• How clothes can shift energy, rewire identity, and invite a new way of being
• How an “alter ego” can interrupt self-doubt and create momentum
• The quiet power of a well-constructed outfit (that fits you — not who you used to be)
• Styling strategies that support your actual life and that make you feel alive

This episode is for any woman who’s ever caught her reflection and felt the ache of disconnection — and wants to reclaim style as a source of power, not pressure.

Because midlife isn’t about shrinking or settling. It’s an invitation to be seen — fully, boldly, and on your own terms.

For Nicky's book and more info go to: https://nickyhambletonjones.com/

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On this week’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy and I are diving into the idea of taking up space, something so many of us women have been conditioned not to do.

But the truth is shrinking doesn’t serve us. When we apologise for existing, second-guess what we say, or dim our brilliance, we hide the very magic that makes us who we truly are.

We talk about the subtle, everyday ways this “shrinking” shows up, and how we can start reclaiming our space with confidence and authenticity.

We hope you find something useful in here.

Love Polly & Lucy x

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Ever found yourself spiralling — replaying conversations at 2am, feeling the guilt after snapping at your kids, or feeling overwhelmed with your breath stuck in your chest? You’re not alone, and you can stop the loop in just two minutes.

This week, I share a very real story about dropping my son off at university in Barcelona… only to come home to visa issues and a leak through my kitchen ceiling. Suddenly, I was caught in the spiral too.

Inside this episode, I talk about:

• Why spirals feel endless (and why they’re so draining)
• The brain science of how one thought snowballs into many
• How your breathing patterns can either fuel the spiral or stop it in its tracks I
• A simple, science-backed breath tool to reset in under two minutes

✨ Want real-time support? Get The Spiral Interruptor — five guided audios, each just two minutes long, designed for those exact “I’m spiralling” moments. Only £17. [Get instant access here].

🎧 Tune in now — spirals happen, but you don’t have to stay stuck in them.

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In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are diving into the topic of commitment.

We chat about why committing can feel so hard sometimes, especially when it comes to the promises we quietly make to ourselves.

And we explore a few simple ways to start moving forward again, gently but meaningfully. Because it's often those small, consistent commitments that help you feel stronger, more grounded, and so much better in your own skin.

Have a listen if you need a little nudge today — or if you’re ready to trade the cycle of complaints for real change.

We hope you find something useful in here.

Love Polly & Lucy x

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This week’s episode of Menomorphosis asks a powerful question:

👉 Who do you want to be?

For Alison Weihe, the answer wasn’t simple.
She’s been an activist, educator, leader, survivor. She grew up in apartheid South Africa, witnessed injustice up close, even met Desmond Tutu. Later, she and her husband built a business — only to lose it to betrayal and fraud.

But beneath all of that identity-shifting, Alison was fighting a quieter battle: emotional eating, and the ache to finally feel like she belonged.

In her 50s, everything changed. Not through willpower, but through finally caring for her body — and learning to belong to herself.

🎧 In this episode, you’ll hear how Alison:

✨ Broke free from decades of emotional eating
✨ Faced identity loss and betrayal — and chose herself back
✨ Learned that resilience isn’t just survival, it’s becoming
✨ Discovered it’s never too late to feel whole again

This is not just her story — it’s an invitation.
To stop holding it all together.
And to start becoming who you really are.

For more about Alison go to: https://alisonweihe.com/

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