Thrive Solo The One Where I Talk To Author & Speaker, Mary Delia Allen
In this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to author and speaker, Mary Delia Allen.
In this episode, Mary and I talk about how she came up with her concept of ‘the solo’ and what that means to her; how the truth is that if you’re single there are things you’re going to miss out on, in the same way that if you’re in a couple there are things you’re going to miss out on; and how she believes that current societal shifts mean that acceptance of being single as a ‘norm’ is going to happen imminently.
We also talk about how the need to pair up for ‘survival’ is no longer necessary, and that subsequently there’s nothing we can’t do in the solo life; the question of why we’re still succumbing to the pressure of marriage when the failure rate is so high; and how, as single women, we should all learn to prize and value ourselves in the same way we would if we were part of a couple.
Mary and I also discuss the festive season and how it’s a mistake to think that having a partner is the measure of a great Christmas; how you might show up differently in your life if you knew that your perfect partner was coming along in one year’s time; and how the solo life gives us the opportunity to build the wonderful muscle that is self-reliance.
Finally we talk about ways to combat loneliness; and how, if we allow ourselves to turn down the noise of our relationship status and adjust to being single, wonderful things will be revealed about ourselves that we didn’t know until we gave ourselves the chance to discover them.
Follow Mary on Instagram: @enjoyyoursolo
UK Link to Mary's book, Enjoy Your Solo:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enjoy-Your-Solo-Great-Single/dp/B09L3FLZDN/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1669727157&sr=8-1
US Link to Mary's book, Enjoy Your Solo:
https://www.amazon.com/Enjoy-Your-Solo-Great-Single/dp/B09L3FLZDN/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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