Last Year of Single

Bree Steele
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If this was your last year of single, what would you do? If you knew in 12 months, that you would never be single again, how would you spend your time? Lets redefine what it means to be single. We’re making a list of all the last things we would do in our last year of true freedom, and we’re going to do everything on that list. Host, and seven-year single, Bree Steele also wants to make the day-to-day of single living easier. Bree will talk to experts who will help us fix the worst parts of being single: fear, loneliness, money, sex and more. Welcome to The Last Year of Single. Coming to you live from India. Follow Bree Steele on Instagram: @breesteele.mp3 Share your experiences, thoughts, feeling and ideas: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host: Bree Steele Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Episode 1

    How to enjoy being single - stop waiting for love and start living - Graham Norton's advice that changed everything

    Whether you're newly single or you've been single for years; this is the episode that changes how you see everything. Host Bree Steele introduces the concept that started it all: what if you treated your single life as the most intentional, exciting chapter - not a waiting room for a relationship? After crying on the kitchen floor at 4am, losing her job, moving to Mumbai alone on gut instinct, and getting brutally honest advice from Graham Norton, Bree stopped waiting and started living. As a solo female traveller living abroad alone in one of the world's most chaotic cities, Bree shares why being single and free was the most powerful position she's ever been in, and how you can find that too. In this episode you'll learn: •    Why we're the first generation who can choose to be single and why we still don't know how to enjoy it •    How to shift your mindset from waiting for a relationship to actually living your single life •    The story behind the Last Year of Single List and how to make your own •    Graham Norton's brutal, honest advice on being single and why it hit differently •    Why solo female travel and living abroad alone is one of the most powerful things a single woman can do •    The fears and excitement of deciding to stop settling and start living Bree's Instagram Last Year of Single Substack Join the Last Year of Single community Email Bree: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Audio editor: Ryan Pemberton Host and Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min

  2. Episode 2

    Fear of being single: why being alone feels so scary — and how to stop letting it control your life (Dr Anna Machin, Oxford)

    Whether you're newly single after a breakup and terrified of being alone or you've been single for years and still feel like something is wrong with you, this episode gives you the science behind why, and what to actually do about it. Dr Anna Machin, evolutionary anthropologist and love researcher at the University of Oxford, reveals the biological and societal reasons behind our fear of singlehood. Plus, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu - founder of Status Single and a solo woman navigating single life in India - shares what it's really like to face the pressure of being single in a culture that expects you to be partnered. As a solo female traveller living alone in Mumbai, Bree brings her own experience of navigating the fear of being single far from home and how she stopped letting it make her decisions. In this episode you'll learn: •Why fear of being single is hardwired into us and how to override it •How dopamine, serotonin and beta endorphins (love chemicals) drive our need for connection and how to get them without a romantic partner •Why being single feels like failure and the cultural and biological truth •How to stop letting the fear of being alone control your dating decisions •What single women navigating cultural pressure in India reveal about universal fears •Practical ways to feel connected, loved and satisfied as a single person Link to Anna Machin’s book ‘Why We Love’ Follow Sreeymoyee Piu Kundu Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the Last Year of Single community Email Bree Steele: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host, Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

  3. Episode 3

    How to have better friendships as a single woman: why your friendships feel disappointing & how to fix them

    When you're single (especially after a breakup) your friendships become everything. Your support system, your social life, your chosen family. So why do they so often fall short of what you actually need? Anna Goldfarb, friendship expert and New York Times journalist, and queer friendship researcher Tom Roach reveal why friendships get harder as we get older, and what single women can actually do about it. Tom also shares what straight women can learn from LGBTQIA+ communities about building truly honest, intimate friendships. Bree brings her own experience: as a solo female traveller living abroad alone in Mumbai, she had to build an entire social world from scratch, and learned more about friendship in six months than in the previous decade. In this episode you'll learn: •    Why friendships feel less satisfying as you get older and the specific challenges single women face •    What happens to your friendships when you're the only one still single •    How loneliness after a breakup or in single life goes deeper than just missing people •    What the LGBTQIA+ community does differently when it comes to friendship depth and honesty •    How to stop settling for surface-level friendships that leave you feeling more alone •    How to have the conversations that actually deepen a friendship Bree is currently in Mumbai, India. Anna Goldfarb's book 'Modern Friendship' Tom Roach's book 'Friendship As a Way of Life' Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the community on Instagram on Facebook Email Bree Steele: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host, Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  4. Episode 4

    How to make friends as an adult: beating loneliness and building real connections when you're single

    One of the hardest and least talked-about parts of being single (especially after a breakup) is loneliness. Not missing one person. Missing a whole world of connection. This episode gives you a practical plan to fix it. Anna Goldfarb (New York Times friendship journalist) and Demi Kotsoris, founder of Millennial Crisis, share the exact strategies that work for making new friends as an adult, and why so many of the standard pieces of advice completely miss the mark. Bree brings her own story: arriving in Mumbai as a solo female traveller knowing no one, and building a community from scratch in one of the world's most densely populated cities. In this episode you'll learn: •    Why making friends as an adult is so much harder than it was when you were younger (the real reasons) •    How to turn an acquaintance into an actual friend •    Where single women are actually meeting new friends in 2026, beyond the apps •    How to overcome the fear of putting yourself out there when you're already lonely •    Why loneliness after a breakup feels different from ordinary loneliness and how to address both •    How to build a social life that makes being single genuinely enjoyable rather than isolating Bree is in Mumbai, India. Anna Goldfarb's book 'Modern Friendship' Follow Demi Kotsoris on Instagram Millennial Crisis website Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the Last Year of Single community Email Bree Steele: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host, Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min

  5. Episode 5

    Single woman finances: how to build real financial security, save money and get ahead when you're doing life alone

    Being single (especially after a breakup) can make money feel terrifying. There's no safety net, no one to split the bills with, no shared savings. But being single is also one of the most powerful opportunities to build real financial independence on your own terms. Glen James (host of the Money Money Money podcast) and Brian Nathan (life and mindset coach) share the practical steps and mindset shifts that make money less stressful and more empowering for single women. From budgeting on one income to building genuine wealth. Bree brings her own story: saving enough money as a single woman living alone to quit her job and fund six months in India. The budget maths, the sacrifices, and what financial independence actually felt like for a solo female traveller starting from scratch. In this episode you'll learn: •    The biggest financial challenges single people face that nobody talks about honestly •    Smart budgeting and saving strategies designed specifically for single incomes •    How to build financial security and start creating wealth without a partner •    The mindset shift that makes money feel like freedom rather than fear •    How to figure out what you want from your career and build a plan to get there •    Why financial independence is the most liberating thing a single woman can have Bree is in Mumbai, India. Follow Glen James Follow Brian Nathan Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Join the Last Year of Single community here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Email: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host, Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  6. Episode 6

    Burnout recovery for single women: how to heal from exhaustion when you're carrying everything alone

    Burnout hits differently when you're single. There's no one to pick up the slack, share the mental load, or notice before you crash. If you've come out of a breakup already running on empty, or you've been carrying too much alone for too long - this episode is what you need. Irralee Andrzejowska (SIRPA practitioner and physiotherapist) and Dr Michael Leiter (burnout researcher and author) reveal why burnout is so much harder to recover from when you're doing life alone, and give you a real, practical path back to yourself. Bree shares her own experience of burning out as single woman; living alone and struggling to get ahead financially. In this episode you'll learn: •    The signs and stages of burnout: how to spot them before you completely crash •    Why burnout recovery is harder when you're single and have no one to catch you •    How to start recovering your energy without having to do it all alone •    Workplace burnout — how to set boundaries before you hit the wall •    Self-compassion practices that actually help when everything feels overwhelming •    Why burnout and heartbreak often arrive together and how to address both Bree is currently in Mumbai, India. Contact Irralee Andrzejowska SIRPA website Dr Kristin Neff self-compassion techniques Contact Michael Leiter and find his book here Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the Last Year of Single community on Facebook Email: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host and Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  7. Episode 7

    Sex life while single: how to feel sexually fulfilled and stop settling for losers & empty connections

    Being single doesn't mean your sex life has to be a series of disappointing hookups that leave you feeling worse than before. Clinical sex therapist Laura Miano joins Bree for the honest, practical conversation about sexual fulfilment that single women are rarely given. Laura Miano is a clinical sex therapist and co-founder of POSMO, and she brings zero judgement and complete honesty to one of the topics single women talk about the least (and need to talk about the most). Whether you're newly single after a breakup trying to figure out what your sex life looks like now, or you've been single for a while and want to stop settling for connections that don't serve you - this is the conversation that fills the gap. In this episode you'll learn: •    Why sexual satisfaction doesn't require being in a relationship •    How to build a confident, empowered relationship with your own sexuality •    Why hookup culture so often leaves you feeling emptier than before •    What ethically non-monogamous connections might offer single women that traditional dating doesn't •    How to meet people in real life beyond the apps and the swipe •    Practical ways to explore your sexuality as a single woman and feel genuinely good about it Bree is currently in Mumbai, India. She met Anil Kapoor. Contact Laura Miano for guided masturbations here Find KAMA guided masturbations here Find our more about POSMO here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the Last Year of Single community on Facebook Email: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host and Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min

  8. Episode 8

    Single person housing: why living alone is so expensive and the co-living solutions changing single life

    The housing market was built for couples, and if you're single and renting or trying to buy alone, you feel that every single month. This episode explains why it's not your fault, and what's actually changing. Alicia Denby, sociology researcher and PhD expert on singles in urban spaces, reveals the structural reasons housing is harder and more expensive for single people. Plus, co-living company Cohabs explains how a new model of living is solving the loneliness and cost crisis for single women simultaneously. Bree speaks from direct experience: as a solo female traveller and single woman living alone in multiple cities, she has navigated the housing market from hostels to private apartments — and found that the traditional model of solo living is only one option. In this episode you'll learn: •    Why housing genuinely costs more for single people; the structural reasons •    How urban spaces are designed around couples and families, and what that means for single women living alone •    The loneliness tax of solo living and why co-living might be the answer •    What co-living actually looks like in 2026 and whether it's right for you •    Your real options as a single person beyond renting alone or moving back home •    Why single women in major cities are increasingly choosing community living over isolation Bree is in Mumbai, India. Find out more about Alicia Denby's work here   You can follow Alicia Denby on Instagram here Find out more about Cohabs here Find Lucy d'Alençon here Subscribe to Last Year of Single Substack here Follow Bree Steele on Instagram Join the Last Year of Single community on Facebook Email: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host and Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min
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If this was your last year of single, what would you do? If you knew in 12 months, that you would never be single again, how would you spend your time? Lets redefine what it means to be single. We’re making a list of all the last things we would do in our last year of true freedom, and we’re going to do everything on that list. Host, and seven-year single, Bree Steele also wants to make the day-to-day of single living easier. Bree will talk to experts who will help us fix the worst parts of being single: fear, loneliness, money, sex and more. Welcome to The Last Year of Single. Coming to you live from India. Follow Bree Steele on Instagram: @breesteele.mp3 Share your experiences, thoughts, feeling and ideas: lastyearofsingle@gmail.com Host: Bree Steele Executive Producer: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Bree Steele
  • Episodes
    18
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bree Steele
  • Show Website
    Last Year of Single

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