Alonement

Alonement is a podcast about the positive side of spending time alone.

Author: Francesca Specter

Alonement is a podcast about the positive side of spending time alone. When being alone isn't lonely, it's alonement: finding joy and value in solitude. Each week, host Francesca Specter asks a new guest about the time they spend by themselves  and why it matters to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Creating Community When You Live Alone, with Marianne Power
Episode 6
Monday, 28 July, 2025

This week I’m chatting to journalist & bestselling author, Marianne Power. Marianne’s first book, Help Me, where she takes a deep dive into the world of self-help, was published in 25 languages and became a global bestseller. Now, she’s back with her long-awaited follow-up, Love Me: One Woman’s Search for A Different Happy Ever After. In this book, Marianne explores the potential for a life less ordinary. Living alone in east London, and single in her mid-forties, Marianne asks the question of what makes a happy life – and crucially, is it possible without a traditional romantic partner? After listening to this episode, I’ll leave you to answer that question for yourself. Marianne shares so much wisdom with me about how to build a chosen family through local community, leaning in to introversion, and what it means to be single at heart. If you’d like to hear more from Marianne Power, you can follow her on Substack at helpmenewsletter.substack.com, and of course her books, Help Me! and Love Me! are available to buy at all good book stores. Follow me on Instagram, @chezspecter and subscribe to my weekly email newsletter at francescaspecter.substack.com Referenced in this episode:Motherhood by Sheila Heiti'What Do We Do Now We're Here' - A Substack by Rosie SpinksBella DePaulo's Single at Heart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.