Thrive Solo

Send us a textOn today's solo episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I'm talking a bit about my life in 2024, and I'm also talking about an exciting new venture that I'm embarking on in 2025. Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn today's minisode, I'm talking about some habits that will help make 2025 a happier and healthier year. Press 'Play' and let me know what you think!The doors to Thrive Solo, my membership community for single women, are now open! But only until Wednesday 8th January. To find out more and sign up, go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo   Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are asking the question: Who do you want to be?As we begin 2025, rather than focusing on our goals for the year ahead, or the actions we want to take, it can help enormously to think about who we actually want to be.So ask yourself: "What would the future version of me do right now?" "How would the version of me who is successful, healthy, wealthy be showing up today?" If we can aim to embody that future version of ourselves, then we will naturally hit some of our goals along the way.We hope you'll find something useful in here.Love,Polly & Lucy x Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textMy guest on the podcast this week is the wonderful Holly Matthews.Holly is a former UK TV actress, Ted X speaker, straight talking self development coach, and founder of The Happy Me Project, as well as being Mum to two girls. After the death of her husband, Ross, in 2017 to brain cancer, Holly used her pain to teach others how to work through theirs. She is a regular contributor on the BBC and has been seen in the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Huffington Post, Closer Online, Hello, OK Magazine and Lorraine.She has her own membership and is the author of ‘Find Your Confidence’ and ‘The Happy Me Project’. Topics that we cover are:Holly’s acting career, and how that was the catalyst for her interest in self-development;her husband, Ross, and the journey they went on dealing with his terminal brain cancer;the ongoing journey of helping her two daughters through the death of their Dad;accepting that Ross was no longer here, and how difficult that was for her;where Holly is at in terms of thinking about another relationship;how frustrating she finds it now that people have started to ‘push’ her to start dating again;how Holly’s grief saw her lean even more into self-development practices;the clarity of understanding that nobody else was going to get her through the pain, and that she had to decide what she wanted it to look like;the power of gratitude and how it helped her in her hardest moments;some of the key messages of Holly’s ‘Happy Me Project’, including looking at our stories, protecting our peace, and gratitude;how the reticular activating system works, and why it’s so important to understand;making joy non-negotiable, and focusing on the good;Holly’s new book, Find Your Confidence;the disempowering impact of other people’s opinions and intrusive questions;why Holly is a big believer in scripting.Buy Holly’s book, Find Your Confidence:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Find-Your-Confidence-no-nonsense-self-belief/dp/1399409344 Check out Holly’s website:https://www.iamhollymatthews.com/ Follow Holly on Instagram:@iamhollymatthews Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn today's minisode, I'm talking about that weird, limbo time in between Christmas and New Year.As single women, this time of year can be particularly tricky, and it would be easy to fall into a hell spiral of "what am I doing with my life? Everyone else is married with kids" etc etc etc.But...this 'in-betwixtmas' week doesn't need to be a pit of despair. Instead, we can use these days to ask ourselves how we want 2025 to look. We can think about who we want to be this time next year, as well as our goals for the year ahead.So let's not mope around the house — let's embrace the final few days of 2024 and get clear on where we're heading in 2025.Press 'Play' and let me know what you think!Join Thrive Solo, my membership community for single women, which opens in a couple of days! https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo  Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are diving into the topic of rest.Adequate rest and sleep have incredible benefits for cognition, disease prevention, and overall well-being, yet so many of us aren’t getting enough.We explore why rest can feel so challenging for some of us, share different ways to recharge, and offer practical tips to help improve your sleep.We hope you find something helpful or inspiring in our conversation!With love,Polly & Lucy x Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textMy guest on the podcast this week is the delightful and charming Robert Nurden.Robert has 40 years' experience as a journalist, news reporter, feature writer and subeditor, on the Independent, Guardian, Telegraph, Oxford Mail plus numerous magazines and journals. For three years he was press officer of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), he also wrote features for the development press, and worked as a freelancer in South-East Asia. In 2020, Robert published his first book, 'Between Heaven and Earth', which is the biography of his grandfather, and his second book, 'I Always Wanted To be A Dad: Men Without Children' was published in August 2023 and has been featured in the Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Independent and BBC Radio.Robert is 73 years old, lives in East London, and has been in a relationship with his partner, Sue, for 6 years. Topics that we cover are:Robert’s initial complacency around having children;the mounting pressure that he felt around his childlessness as he reached his fifties;the emotions he felt around male friends and peers who had children;how Robert felt inherently that he wanted to be a Dad;his deep desire to nurture, and how that led him back to teaching;how he sometimes struggles with the fact that he also won’t be a grandparent, and his lack of ‘status’;male broodiness and Robert’s experience of it;feeling ‘under used’ when you’re not a parent;the reactions of others to towards being a childless man, rather than a childless woman;the married fathers who were triggered by Robert’s book, I Always Wanted To Be A Dad;the play that Robert has been writing about childlessness;his book, how it came to be, and how it was a cathartic process;his ongoing search for acceptance and peace;Robert’s learning that ‘your wound is your gift’;his thoughts about the future, getting older, and staying alive to excitement;his grief, and how some days its absent, while other days it’s very much present;how supportive Robert’s partner, Sue, is when it comes to his childlessness;how it is essential to truly feel one’s grief.Buy Robert’s book:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-Wanted-Be-Dad-Children/dp/1838447776 Check out Robert’s website:https://robertnurden.com/ Follow Robert on Instagram:@robertonurden Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn today's minisode, I'm talking about those sometimes intrusive questions that people love to ask single people around the holiday season."When are you going to settle down?", "Is there anyone special on the scene?", or "How come you don't want kids?" to name but a few.In this episode, I give you some potential responses that are either humorous, boundary-setting, or just downright honest.Press 'Play' and let me know what you think!Join the waitlist for Thrive Solo, my membership community for single women and get 20% off the standard monthly price! Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo for more details.   Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textOn today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about integrity.The word integrity means intact, whole, undivided; and the real question is: are we living in integrity, or are we out of integrity, divided from ourselves?In this conversation, Lucy and I talk about the societal conditioning that sends many of us down the ‘conveyor belt’ of life, away from our true nature and the things we truly desire for ourselves.We also talk about situations in which we both found ourselves living out of integrity, and what we did to move ourselves back into alignment.We sincerely hope you’ll find something interesting or thought provoking in here!Love,Polly & Lucy x Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us a textMy guest on the podcast this week is the one-of-a-kind, Frankie Paz.Frankie is a plant-based chef and the author of Plant Feasts: Recipes For Slow Living In A Fast Paced World. She also hosts various events including supper clubs, retreats and ‘moon jams’, and she is absolutely passionate about living a life where she is connecting to the land and finding balance in the modern world. Frankie is single, childfree, and lives alone on her canal boat in East London.Topics that we cover are:Frankie’s marriage and subsequent divorce from a man she met in Columbia;how she feels about her single life since the end of her marriage;the empowerment that comes from falling in love with yourself;what it’s like living alone on a canal boat;what purpose means to Frankie;living in a small space and what that looks like for Frankie;how we tend to focus on finding a partner, but should focus more on our connection with the land;the importance of courage and why we need to stop caring what others think;female friendships, and how important they have always been for Frankie;being honest with yourself, and how hard that can be;how the worst kind of loneliness can be within a relationship;Frankie’s experiences in the world of polyamory;how she has lost herself to relationships in the past, but will never allow that to happen again;how Frankie likes to bring romance into her everyday life;how Frankie’s cooking isn’t just about the food, it’s about connection;her book, Plant Feasts, how it came into being, and why it’s much more than a cook book;cooking for one, and her solo rituals;Frankie’s words of advice for single women.Follow Frankie on Instagram:@moodymangoalchemyBuy Frankie’s book, Plant Feasts:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Feasts-Recipes-living-fast-paced/dp/1848994192 Check out Frankie’s website:https://moodymango.com/  Support the showPre-Order my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Download my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Answers To The Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (Devilishly) Respond'? Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/questions Join the waitlist for my membership, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Interested in my 1-1 Coaching? Work with me HERE: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/workwithme Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=share Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/ Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!