Sessions

Sessions are scheduled meetings between you and your learning partner. You access and manage them from the Sessions tab on the relationship details page – open it by clicking View details on any relationship card from the Relationships page.

Requesting a Session

To request a session with your learning partner:

1. On the relationship details page, click Request a session.

   

2. Fill in the following fields:

   • Title – give the session a name.

   • When – select the date and start and end time. If your calendar is connected, free and busy times for your partner are shown in the scheduling flow.

   • Details – optionally add context or an agenda for the session.

   • Link – add the meeting link from your preferred platform. If you have a calendar connected, this is handled automatically

3. Click Request a session to submit.

   

Your partner will need to confirm before the session is finalised.

Viewing Sessions

The Sessions tab displays all your sessions with a partner, filterable by Upcoming and Past. Each session card shows:

• Title

• Date and time

• Status

• Meeting platform

Click Join session on a card to enter the meeting directly from Thrive.

Session Statuses

• Confirmed – Both participants have accepted the session.

• Pending request– The session has been requested and is awaiting acceptance.

Editing and Deleting a Session

Click the pencil icon on a session card to open the Session details panel. From here you can update the title, date, time, details, or meeting link, and view the participants. Click Update session to save changes, or Delete to remove the session entirely.

Connecting Your Calendar

Connecting your calendar to Thrive lets you view real-time availability and have meeting links added to sessions automatically.

To connect your calendar:

1. On the relationship details page, go to the Sessions tab.

   

2. In the calendar banner, click Connect your calendar.

3. In the Select calendar to connect modal, you can choose Google Calendar, MS Outlook Calendar and MS Teams calendar integrations, click Connect and Done complete the authentication flow.

   

Once connected, the banner updates to show your connected account alongside a Manage button, where you can update or disconnect your calendar at any time. From here, you can also choose Primary calendar for sessions, to do that, select the connected calendar account you want to use for scheduling, then click Save.

Note:

If your authentication expires, the banner will show a Disconnected status. Click Reconnect to restore the connection.

Viewing Availability

When your calendar is connected, Thrive shows your partner's free or busy status as you select a time in the scheduling flow — so you can book without any back-and-forth.

If the time you've chosen clashes with an existing session in your own calendar, Thrive will flag this before you submit. The conflict won't block the booking — it's your call whether to proceed.

Calendar Invites

Once a session is confirmed, Thrive automatically sends a calendar invite to both participants. If the session is rescheduled or cancelled in Thrive, the invite updates to match — no manual changes needed on either side.

Note:

Availability and automatic invites require a connected calendar. If your calendar is disconnected, these features won't work until you reconnect. See the Connecting Your Calendar section above.