Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving Solo
Claim This Podcastby Spare Room
Podcast Authority
Beta
Podcast Overview
<p>Well Enough Alone is a celebration of solo living that tears up the “sad and lonely” single script and embraces a path that can be joyful and fulfilling.</p><br><p>Because there is more to life than “partnered and happy” or “single and searching.”</p><br><p>There is solo and thriving.</p><br><p>Hosted by best-selling author and award-winning journalist, Jill Stark, this podcast is for anyone who’s ever been told that being single makes you incomplete. Or that life only begins when you find “the one”.</p><br><p>To leave “well enough alone” means to stop trying to change something that’s already good enough.</p><br><p>What if the one you’ve been looking for is you? Could embracing your single status rather than fearing it be the key to a happy life?</p><br><p>Jill talks to inspiring guests, some who are single and some who aren’t, about what they’ve learned from time spent in their own company, and interviews experts in psychology, human behaviour, business, health and wellbeing, about how to thrive alone.</p><br><p>Whether you’re happily single, trying to get comfortable with your solo status, or partnered and looking to carve out more time for yourself, Well Enough Alone will empower you to live your life your way.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
6/8/2024
Unlock The Full Podcast Authority Score Report
See how your podcast performs across key metrics
Podcast Authority
BetaRecommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
Recommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
Unlock comprehensive insights including:
- • YouTube presence analysis
- • Social media reach metrics
- • RSS compliance scoring
- • Podcast 2.0 features
- • Technical standards
Detailed Analytics
- Complete breakdown of all 19 authority metrics
- Personalized recommendations for each metric
- Industry benchmarks and comparisons
- Technical RSS feed analysis and compliance scoring
Growth Strategies
- Step-by-step action plans for improvement
- Quick wins to boost your score immediately
- Pro tips from successful podcasters
See how your show performs across every key metric
High authority scores make your podcast more attractive to industry leaders and influencers who want to appear on credible shows.
Sponsors look for podcasts with proven authority and engagement. Your score demonstrates your podcast's value to potential partners.
Understanding your strengths and weaknesses helps you make data-driven decisions to expand your listener base effectively.
1 verified contact email on file for Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving Solo
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
May 4, 2025
SEASON FINALE: Heidi Clements: Single after 60 – the freedom, self-love and empowerment of age
<p> If you want to know how to be happy alone and show up proudly and unapologetically as your authentic self, you need to listen to this episode.</p><p> </p><p>This is our season finale and what a way to close out season two! (Thank you all for listening!)</p><p> </p><p>Jill speaks with the incredible Heidi Clements, a social media sensation who has inspired women all over the world with her empowering outlook on ageing, self-acceptance and how to thrive as a single, child-free woman in her 60s.</p><p> </p><p>Heidi is a screenwriter, author, storyteller and self-confessed clothing enthusiast. In viral videos of her getting dressed each day, you’ll get not only her uniquely fabulous sense of style but also her intimate thoughts on what it means to be an older woman moving through the world in ways that society doesn’t always embrace.</p><p> </p><p>This was a powerful conversation, filled with compassion, courage and raw honesty about Heidi’s personal struggles, but also her triumphs.</p><p> </p><p>You can follow Heidi on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/welcometoheidi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @welcometoheidi</a> or on<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@welcometoheidi?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To stay in touch with Well Enough Alone, you can follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellenoughalonepod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @wellenoughalonepod</a> or follow Jill<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillstark__/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @jillstark__</a></p><p> </p><p>Well Enough Alone is a Spare Room production. Our producers are Kieran Simpson and Trent Bartlett.</p><p> </p><p>Hosted on Acast.<a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> See acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><br><p> </p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8717142">Get early access to new episodes by subscribing on Patreon</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 27, 2025
Paul Dolan: Can you be truly happy alone? (Spoiler: single, child-free women are the happiest)
<p>What do we actually need to live a happy life? Are marriage and children the pathway to fulfilment, or do they actually make you less happy?</p><p> </p><p>This week, Jill talks to someone who has studied these questions in depth and come up with some illuminating answers that not everyone wants to hear.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Paul Dolan is one of the world’s leading experts on happiness, a professor of behavioural science from the London School of Economics, the author of several books on happiness, and host of the podcast,<a href="https://pauldolan.co.uk/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Get Happier</a>, among others.</p><p> </p><p>He’s spent more than three decades researching how we can measure and value the richness of the human experience, and what he’s found is fascinating.</p><p> </p><p>One of the things we’re often told from an early age is the best way for us to achieve fulfilment is to get married and have kids.</p><p> </p><p>But does the science align with the fairytale? Do we need to partner and procreate to be a fully actualised and contented human? Or can we be truly happy alone?</p><p> </p><p>This is an illuminating and validating conversation about the science of doing life solo.</p><p> </p><p>You can find out more about Paul’s work through his<a href="https://pauldolan.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> website</a>, learn more about his books<a href="https://pauldolan.co.uk/books-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a> and check out his podcasts<a href="https://pauldolan.co.uk/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To stay in touch with Well Enough Alone, you can follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellenoughalonepod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @wellenoughalonepod</a> or follow Jill<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillstark__/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @jillstark__</a></p><p> </p><p>Well Enough Alone is a Spare Room production. Our producers are Kieran Simpson and Trent Bartlett.</p><p> </p><p>Hosted on Acast.<a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> See acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><p> </p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8717142">Get early access to new episodes by subscribing on Patreon</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 20, 2025
Michelle McQuaid: the cost of being a ‘good girl’ – finding freedom from people-pleasing
<p>How do we let go of perfectionism and people-pleasing and learn to put our own needs first?</p><p> </p><p>This week, Jill speaks with Dr Michelle McQuaid, an internationally recognised positive psychology expert, about how more women are breaking free from damaging people-pleasing patterns and living as their authentic selves.</p><p> </p><p>Michelle is the author of six best-selling books, and an honorary fellow at Melbourne University’s Centre for Wellbeing Science.</p><p> </p><p>Her life and work explore the intersection of mental health, identity, and the societal norms that quietly erode our sense of self, with a particular focus on how women are conditioned from an early age to be the ‘good girl’, and how we can shed these limiting beliefs.</p><p> </p><p>She also recently found the courage to end her 23-year marriage and gained freedom and fulfilment as she enters what she describes as her “Grey Queer” years, exploring her bisexuality and prioritising her relationship with herself.</p><p> </p><p>Michelle also shares her fascinating personal story of growing up with a family background of drug addiction and homelessness, which has given her a unique perspective in building identity and resilience.</p><p> </p><p>You can find out more about Michelle’s work through her<a href="https://www.michellemcquaid.com/meet-michelle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> website</a>, read about her Good Girl Game Changers project on her<a href="https://michellemcquaid.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Substack</a>, and check out her book, The Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl,<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-perfectly-imperfect-little-girl-michelle-mcquaid/book/9781763805606.html?srsltid=AfmBOop4I1EiZ41rvJB5AFGj4Wsidiqi4oDKyQ4-CiOsv86ToO1vSrJ7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To stay in touch with Well Enough Alone, you can follow us on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellenoughalonepod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @wellenoughalonepod</a> or follow Jill<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jillstark__/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @jillstark__</a></p><p> </p><p>Well Enough Alone is a Spare Room production. Our producers are Kieran Simpson and Trent Bartlett.</p><p> </p><p>Hosted on Acast.<a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> See acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br><p><br></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8717142">Get early access to new episodes by subscribing on Patreon</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
28 total episodes available
Similar Podcasts
Discover related shows you might enjoy
Ladies, We Need To Talk
ABC Australia
Spinsterhood Reimagined
Lucy Meggeson
No Filter
Mamamia Podcasts
Conversations
ABC Australia
Big Small Talk
LiSTNR
Mamamia Out Loud
Mamamia Podcasts
Chat 10 Looks 3
Chat 10 Looks 3
All In The Mind
ABC Australia
Health Report - Full program podcast
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins
ZOE Science & Nutrition
ZOE
Dateable: Your insider's look into modern dating
Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick
Begin Again with Davina McCall
Begin Again
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson
Deep-dive analytics for Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving Solo
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving Solo?
<p>Well Enough Alone is a celebration of solo living that tears up the “sad and lonely” single script and embraces a path that can be joyful and fulfilling.</p><br><p>Because there is more to life than “partnered and happy” or “single and searching.”</p><br><p>There is solo and thriving.</p><br><p>Hosted by best-selling author and award-winning journalist, Jill Stark, this podcast is for anyone who’s ever been told that being single makes you incomplete. Or that life only begins when you find “the one”.</p><br><p>To leave “well enough alone” means to stop trying to change something that’s already good enough.</p><br><p>What if the one you’ve been looking for is you? Could embracing your single status rather than fearing it be the key to a happy life?</p><br><p>Jill talks to inspiring guests, some who are single and some who aren’t, about what they’ve learned from time spent in their own company, and interviews experts in psychology, human behaviour, business, health and wellbeing, about how to thrive alone.</p><br><p>Whether you’re happily single, trying to get comfortable with your solo status, or partnered and looking to carve out more time for yourself, Well Enough Alone will empower you to live your life your way.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.