The Life Of Bryony - The Life of You – Frankie Bridge on Movement, Life Coaching and Embracing Inconsistency

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

Today, the wonderful Frankie Bridge is back – after our deep-dive main episode – to share the three things she absolutely cannot live without when life feels chaotic, noisy and a bit too much. We talk about why moving your body with other people can feel like therapy in disguise, how getting support to reframe unhelpful thoughts has changed Frankie’s day-to-day, and the surprisingly simple tools she turns to when her anxiety starts spiralling. We also get very honest about inconsistency, perfectionism, and why “trying” is sometimes more than enough. If you’re craving realistic wellbeing habits that don’t require a personality transplant, this one’s for you.LINKS TO SUPPORT GROUPSIf the content of Frankie's episodes resonated with you and you would like support, please consider the following charities:SamaritansCall 116 123 or visit https://www.samaritans.org/ for free, 24-hour support.MindCall 0300 102 1234 or visit https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUGot something to share? Message us on @lifeofbryonypod on Instagram.If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with someone who might need it – it really helps! Bryony xxCREDITS:Host: Bryony GordonGuest: Frankie BridgeProducer: Laura Elwood-CraigAssistant Producer: Sam RhodesStudio Manager: Sam ChisholmEditor: Luke ShelleyExec Producer: Jamie East  A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, gorgeous lobsters and welcome to the bonus edition of The Life of Briney. Today, Frankie Bridge is sharing the three things that keep her truly grounded and calm. The non-negotiables that help her stay happy when life feels loud, busy and completely overwhelmed. I want to hate journaling because I think it's so oversaturated online. Everyone's bloody journaling. It's actually really helpful. My chat with Frankie coming up right after this. Frankie, welcome to the life of you.

On your YouTube channel, I'm obsessed with your vlogs, and there's like I'm picking up sort of wellness advice just by watching. I'm like, oh, look, Frankie's doing this, she's doing that. You like a sort of, you like your wellness. I do. Which is not very consistent. Well, again, very relatable. Very, very relatable.

So tell me, I kind of have, I'm really looking forward to hearing your three things. things that are consistently crucial to Frankie Bridges' well-being? Okay. I wouldn't say they are consistently. Okay. Well, okay. What would be the first thing that is inconsistently crucial to your well-being, Frankie? You know what? I really like to do a workout class with a friend. Okay. Yeah. Because for me it's like a double whammy. Like I get to have a, have a workout. So that's a box ticked. But I get to have like 10 minutes of like a little catch up with a friend. You know when you haven't got time to do a full like lunch breakfast,

whatever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like a little little tip bit of chat. Turbo socialising. Yes. Yeah. I love it. So what kind of workout would you do? It can be a walk. That's a good one. Yeah. Or like a Pilates car, anything really. I was going to do a weights class this morning. Anything that my friends were up for or they're around. I just, I just really like I go home and like I feel like my cup is full. Yeah. The great thing about walking in terms of chatting and catching up and communicating is that there's something about walking forwards and not having to look each other in the eye,

you're actually more open. Yeah. Yeah. It's like with kids, you know, when you're in the car and you ask them all the questions that you need to know the answers to because they're not looking at you. Okay. So Pilates, weights. Yeah.

Like I'm really struggling with weights. We're told constantly that that's what we should be doing. But at the minute I'm like, boring. So if I can do it with a friend and in a class, then I'm like less in my head about it. So you're not doing the like Olympic weightlifting classes.

Oh, no. Who's got the time? My husband. Oh, okay. Yeah, my husband too. I find it. I don't, I'm not, the barbells, all of it is, it's too much.

I know. But we should be doing it. Should should. Should ourselves into an early grave, Frankie. Right. What's the next thing that is crucial to your well-being? Inconsistently crucial. Inconsistently crucial. I have actually just started working with a life coach. Ooh. Yes. So let's talk about, okay, because as someone who's had a lot more therapists than sexual partners. Yes. That's me. Not you, Frankie. I don't want to assume anything.

I, there's a difference between a life coach and a therapist, right? Yes. So when all the years that I've done therapy, I always looked at life coaches and was like, that's for people that don't want to do therapy. Yes, that is to the judgment that I make. Yes. And actually it's funny because I've done therapy for so long

that I am like, I cannot talk about the past anymore. Like I know my traumas, I know the trauma, I know the things that, you know, bother me, this, that, the other. And I've spoken about them forever. And I know them and I accept them now. Now I'm ready to move forward. Right. And that is what, if you find a good one, a life coach is.

You know, there's still someone you can talk to. Those past things might come up. But it's about reframing the way that you think of things. So like, I don't know, he explains to me about my depression that it's kind of almost the way that my brain thinks. because I go straight into this, like, what's the point? That's my, like, go-to, what's the point? So say if I said something to you, just, example, like, do you want to come for lunch?

And you said no. And I took that, I could then turn that into, like, she doesn't like me, then nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. What's the point? Oh, yeah, that sounds, are we the same part? Yes. Anyone with depression, I would say.

And he helps me to kind of catch that in that spiral. and just kind of reframe it and like just think more clearly. And have I nailed it? No. But am I better at noticing those patterns now? Yes. Wow. So a therapist helps you to deal with the past and the present.

Yeah. And the life coach helps you to deal with the future. Yes. That's how I see it. Yeah. And how often do you see Mr. Life Coach? Probably like twice a month. Okay.

So we do like one, two hour session and one one hour session. and then I can stay in touch with him and stuff. And I just actually find it more useful. I feel like I'm at a point in my life where that is more useful to me than therapy. Cool. Does he give you homework? Sometimes he does ask for me to do like a little recap

of our session and my takeaways, and I just can't do it. Do you do journaling and things? I heard you say on your vlog that you were journaling occasionally. Yeah. You know what? I want to hate journaling

because I think it's so so like oversaturated online. Everyone's bloody journaling. And it's what you're supposed to do. It's actually really helpful. Yeah. You really want to hate this thing, but it's actually really good.

Yeah. So like if you give me a blank piece of paper, I don't know where to start. If you find a good journal that's like not too intense and it gives you little hints and prompts, I find that really helpful. Yeah. But inconsistently.

So what is the final inconsistent key? to your amazing well-being contented life. Frank Bridge? Being as organised as possible. Okay. But I don't mean in a practical sense that everyone else would. In what sense do you mean? I don't mean in the being organised.

I don't mean in the sense that anyone else would think of this as organisation. In my mind, it makes perfect sense. Yes. So if I look at my week, so what I, how I have always lived my life, is because everyone's always just told me what I'm doing every day. I just kind of turn up to my day and turn up to where anyone's ever told me to go. Whereas obviously now I work for myself and stuff, that doesn't really happen anymore. But I still kind of live day by day, whereas now I'm trying to look at my week at a time and say,

okay, so this is what I've got. The boys need this this week, obviously, because I've got kids. Right, where could you fit in a workout? Where could I fit in seeing friends? You know, the things that fill my cup. and let me feel like me, and trying to actually schedule those things in. They might change, but just looking at my week

and actually being aware of what's happening helps me mentally to feel like I'm less like just winging it from day to day. Yeah. I'm making it up as I go along. So do you sit on a Sunday and get sort of organised weekend? I'd love to say yes, but no, it's just like when I remember. Yeah. It sounds like my kind of organisation.

Yeah. I feel like this has been really interesting. inspirational and really helpful to everyone listening. I think everyone listening is like, thank fuck. Someone has come on and be, been real, basically. These are the things I try to do. Yeah. But that, do you know what? One of the things could be trying. It could just be trying. Like we're all, all of us doing our best every day, right? You know, and we can't really, at any given time, even when that seems terrible, it is the best we can give at the time. It is the best we can give at the Exactly. And yeah, I don't journal and I don't, I'm not particularly organised and I don't work out with friends. In fact, if I can help it, I work out alone.

And that's why we're all different. I have noticed, though, something that you have on you quite often in your vlogs is an aura ring. I am temporarily on a break. Oh, really? Yes. Because, so I stopped tracking fitness on it Because it was making me feel shit about myself I mainly wear it to track my cycles Yeah

It's really good for that But I was obsessive about my sleep Like waking up, the first thing I look at How many hours have I had? Has it been good sleep? And sometimes it will tell me I've had a great sleep And I'll be shattered And sometimes it will tell me I've had an awful one

And I feel great So I was like, maybe I should just try sleeping without it And just be a normal human And feel how I feel the morning. That is, do you know what? I think, I find it really annoying in the night as well.

Like it's, I find it quite cloying having it on. Okay. You've also got a watch on? I don't sleep with the watch. Okay. No, no. The watch is for exercise and the aura ring is for sleep. Okay.

And I don't, but you don't like it. I know I was just interesting because I noticed you had one on and I was like, people do become quite obsessive about fitness trackers. Yeah. There we go. Look, we've got, let's just take these fuckers off. That's not, goodbye, fitness travel. I'm like, oh, I don't know if I can go without the Apple Watch. I know that was hard for you. Because if a workout takes place and it's not tracked, it actually happened.

Yeah, that's why I put it on Instagram every time. Thank you, Frankie, for your candidness and honesty. No worries. And there you have it. Frankie's three things she can't live without when it comes to stay and grounded. Any of these chined with you or sparked ideas about your own essentials, message me on Instagram and tell me what keeps you steady. Or you could just leave us a review and give us a follow.

It really makes a massive difference. Most importantly, look after yourself and I look forward to seeing you on Monday.