This week on Thursday Thoughts, Lucy 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 of constant complaining.

Because sometimes the most powerful shift is asking: “Do I want to stay here… or do I want to move forward?”

We hope you find something useful in here.

Love,

Polly & Lucy x

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In this episode, I’m sharing a big realisation I’ve had recently, one that feels like a real full-circle moment for me. Nearly 10 years ago, I left my teaching career feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious and completely disconnected from myself… although at the time, I had no idea that perimenopause was playing such a huge role in how I was feeling.

Looking back now, I can see that this was the beginning of a much deeper journey into understanding stress, the nervous system and what my body was really trying to tell me.

Over the years, I immersed myself in learning - from coaching to breathwork and nervous system regulation - while also supporting hunderes of other women navigating midlife.

And the one thing I kept seeing over and over again was that so many women weren’t simply struggling with hormones alone… they were living with chronically overwhelmed nervous systems.

In this episode, I explore why perimenopause can suddenly make life feel harder to cope with, why so many women feel like they’ve “lost themselves”, and how hormonal changes can make the nervous system far more sensitive to stress.

I also share why learning to regulate my nervous system changed everything for me, and why I now believe this is one of the missing pieces in the perimenopause conversation.

In this episode, I share:

• How hormonal changes affect the nervous system and our ability to cope with stress
• Why anxiety, overwhelm, irritability and exhaustion often intensify during midlife
• The connection between chronic stress, survival mode and feeling “not like yourself anymore”
• How breathwork and nervous system regulation helped me feel calmer, steadier and more like myself again

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On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy 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 waiting until you feel “ready.”

We hope you find something useful in here.

Love Polly & Lucy x

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In this episode of Take a Breath, I’m joined by my lovely friend Carly for a deeply honest conversation about her journey through breast cancer and everything that came with it.

Nearly three years ago, Carly was diagnosed with breast cancer and advised to undergo a mastectomy and radiotherapy. Instead, she chose a very different path, one that focused on radically changing her lifestyle.

And of course, it wasn’t easy.

We talk openly about the reality of what that looked like day-to-day, cutting out sugar, preparing everything from scratch, trying to reduce toxins, learning to slow down, and turning inward through meditation.

During this time, Carly also lost her mum to cancer, while continuing to navigate her own diagnosis and the fear and uncertainty that came with it. At one stage, the cancer spread, yet Carly continued to trust the path she was on and doubled down on caring for her body and mind in a completely different way.

Now, two years later, after recent scans, doctors could find no trace of cancer.

This episode is not about telling anyone what they should or shouldn’t do medically, and Carly’s experience is uniquely her own. But it is a powerful conversation about trust, intuition, resilience, lifestyle, emotional wellbeing, and the incredible connection between mind and body.

We talk about:

• Carly’s diagnosis and the emotions that followed
• Why she chose a different route
• The intense lifestyle changes she made
• Stress, grief, and the nervous system
• Meditation and emotional healing
• Learning to trust herself
• What this experience taught her about life

It’s a raw, moving, hopeful conversation and one I know so many of you will take something meaningful from.

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On this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy 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, I talks about the tiny, seemingly insignificant physio exercises I'm doing every day to help heal from my knee operation - it would be easy to feel like they weren’t doing anything, but I'm trusting the process, showing up every day, knowing that they will pay off eventually.

So if there’s something you’d like to do, remember that it’s those baby steps you take that nobody else sees that are actually having the biggest impact of all.

We hope you’ll find something useful in here.

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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You know the phrases…
“You can’t pour from an empty cup.”
“Put your oxygen mask on first.”

But here’s the real question…

Are you actually doing it?

Or are you still giving your time, energy, and attention to everyone else…
and hoping you’ll get a moment for yourself somewhere down the line?

In this episode, I’m sharing a very honest reflection, one that’s come from being forced to slow down after surgery, and what it’s helped me realise about what I thought was self-care… versus what actually supports your nervous system.

✨ In this episode, I also explore:

• Why knowing you should prioritise yourself isn’t the same as actually doing it
• The hidden ways you might be “pushing” under the guise of self-care
• What your nervous system really needs to feel calm and supported
• Why one-off self-care (like holidays or occasional treats) isn’t enough
• The power of small, consistent moments to reset and reconnect
• A simple 3-step approach to start showing up for yourself daily

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On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Lucy 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 helped us navigate our own inner worlds.

We hope you find something useful in here.

Love Polly & Lucy xx

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In this episode, I open up about how I’ve been navigating the emotional ups and downs of recovery after knee surgery.

I share a recent wobble I experienced, and why learning to feel your emotions, rather than push them away, is such an important part of moving through difficult moments. It’s not about getting stuck in how you feel, but allowing those emotions to move through you with awareness and compassion.

I also talk about the power of a good cry (something we often underestimate), and the simple, supportive ways we can gently shift heavy or stuck energy when it shows up.

If you’ve been telling yourself you’re “fine” when you’re really not, I hope my reflections remind you there’s another way.

Download 15 Breaths to Calm Anxiety - a FREE 5 minute audio to calm you down in real time.

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To find out more about my membership The Inner Space go to: https://www.pollywarren.com/theinnerspace

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