Thrive Solo

Lucy Meggeson

Let’s be real — being single and child-free? It’s pretty damn awesome. Don’t believe me? Stick around. I promise you, by listening to this podcast, you’re going to start seeing your solo life in a whole new light — one that feels empowering, exciting, and full of possibility.

I’m Lucy Meggeson, and I’m here to help you stop seeing singlehood as a consolation prize and start embracing it as the incredible opportunity that it is. Because the truth? Being single isn’t second best. It’s not a waiting room. And it sure as hell isn’t a life of lack. In fact, when you lean into it, it can be just as fulfilling—if not more so—than being coupled up with kids.

And besides, no matter what our relationship status, what we all really want is to feel good in the here and now. So instead of focusing on what’s ‘missing,’ let’s focus on what’s possible. The freedom. The adventure. The extra time and headspace to create a life that’s truly our own.

Because here’s the thing: you are so much more powerful than you realise. Your thoughts shape your reality. And when you shift your mindset, you shift your life. My mission isn’t just to help you feel better about being single—it’s to help you recognise your own agency. To help you see that you are the creator of your own experience. And that you, and you alone, get to decide what your life looks like.

So join me here every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and let’s build lives that feel joyful, meaningful, and wildly fulfilling — on our own terms.

Let’s Thrive Solo…together.

E-mail me at lucy@lucymeggeson.com

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Feb 27, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
The One Where I Talk To Holistic Coach, Samantha Brooke
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode I’m talking to the absolutely fabulous, Samantha Brooke. Sam is a certified Holistic Coach as well as a Yoga & Meditation Teacher. She is dedicated to guiding women towards mind-body-soul alignment and nervous system regulation. Sam brings a truly unique and all encompassing approach to coaching that incorporates science, soul, somatics and psychology to empower her clients to unlock their best selves while creating lasting change. Through a unique blend of holistic practices and nervous system expertise, she guides clients to break free from mental and emotional constraints and come home to themselves and their bodies. Sam's intuitive and connected coaching style is a catalyst for profound personal growth, allowing women to thrive in their most authentic and empowered selves. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Topics that Sam & I cover are: what it means to be in alignment, and the deep connection between the head and the heart; how so many of us are restricted and limited by our subconscious programming; Sam’s story of ‘severe self-destruction disorder’ in her twenties, when she was in complete turmoil; her journey of healing and how her life transformed because of it; what doing the ‘inner work’ means to Sam; how meditation has been a game-changer for her; how incredibly important reconnecting to joy is in any healing journey; energetic frequency and why it’s so important that we raise our vibration; why we need to change our relationship to our negative emotions; looking at the stories we’re telling ourselves, and why we need to flip the script; why finding your ‘why’ and creating an emotional connection to it, is so important; why a morning routine is so crucial, and how to start small; why the nervous system is integral to personal growth work; the lost art of humming! Follow Sam on Instagram: @healingtohappiness Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 24, 2024 · 9 min
Minisode Ep.94 - You Don't Have To Be Chosen, To Be A Good Choice
Send us Fan Mail Today's minisode was inspired by one of my listeners who wrote to me with an affirmation that she uses to help her reframe her single status: You don't have to be chosen, to be a good choice. Press 'Play' to listen to my musings on this concept! Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 22, 2024 · 27 min
Thursday Thoughts - Manifestation
Send us Fan Mail In this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about manifestation. The term manifestation often gets dismissed as being too ‘woowoo’; but I like to think of it as simply ‘making shit happen.' When we decide what we want, believe that it’s possible for us, and start taking small, aligned actions, we will get there…IF we keep moving towards it and don’t quit at the first hurdle. In this conversation, Polly and I talk about things that we’ve manifested into our own lives, as well as our thoughts around what we need to do in order to bring those things to fruition. We hope you’ll find something useful in here! Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 20, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
The One With The Two Year Anniversary
Send us Fan Mail I can't quite believe it, but Spinsterhood Reimagined has been going for 2 years!!! Today's episode is a compilation of some of the best bits from my many incredible guests over the last 24 months. I wish I could have used every single one of them, but I had to draw the line somewhere! I really hope you enjoy it. x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 17, 2024 · 21 min
Minisode Ep.93 - The Daily Stoic
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about my fascination with Stoicism, and a book I'm currently reading, The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. Stoicism is a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and more wise – and subsequently, better people. At the heart of this philosophy is the idea that we don’t control the world around us, but we do control how we respond to it. I hope you'll find something useful in here. Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 15, 2024 · 30 min
Thursday Thoughts - Trust
Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about trust. We discuss trusting that things always work out for you, as well as trusting the process, even in times of uncertainty. We also talk about the power of unwavering belief and some practical tips on how to cultivate it in your life. We hope you find something useful in here. Love Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 13, 2024 · 50 min
The One Where I Talk To Author & Producer, Rhaina Cohen
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the brilliant Rhaina Cohen. Rhaina is an award-winning producer and editor for NPR's documentary podcast, Embedded. Based in Washington DC, she’s produced, edited, and reported stories for shows across NPR, and written for various publications including The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and The New Republic. Her Atlantic article, “What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?” was named a “Best of 2020” article by Longreads.” Rhaina’s first book, The Other Significant Others, tells the stories of people who make a friendship the central relationship in their lives—owning homes together, raising kids together, or caring for each other for decades. Like romantic couples, these friends form a “we.” The book comes out on 13th February 2024. Topics that Rhaina & I cover are: the friendship that inspired Rhaina to write her book; the history of friendship including ‘sworn brotherhood’ and ‘romantic friendships’; how expecting one relationship to fulfill all of our needs puts too much pressure on it; how there are many ways that people can find fulfillment, other than a romantic relationship; the female friends in Rhaina’s book who raise a child together; the meaning of the word partnership; best friends, Barb & Ines, in Rhaina’s book, who bought a house together and have lived there for 25 years; how laws and policies tend to be set up to favour married people; how all the people that Rhaina interviewed for her book found a way of organising their lives around a friendship; how the end of a friendship can be equally, if not more, painful than a romantic break-up; Rhaina’s unconventional living situation; the idea that we should perceive our previous relationships or friendships as people we’ve reached the height of intimacy with, rather than a failures. Follow Rhaina on Instagram @rhainacohen Follow Rhaina on Twitter: @RhainaCohen Buy Rhaina’s book (US): https://www.amazon.com/Other-Significant-Others-Reimagining-Friendship/dp/1250280915 Buy Rhaina’s book (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Other-Significant-Others-Reimagining-Friendship/dp/1250280915 Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 10, 2024 · 19 min
Minisode Ep.92 - Thrive Solo
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm telling you all about my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo. The doors are only open until Valentine's Day, so make sure you sign up by then! You can go to https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo to read testimonials from current members, and to join. Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 8, 2024 · 26 min
Thursday Thoughts - Kindness
Send us Fan Mail On today's Monday Motivation, Polly and I are talking all about kindness. Being kind to others is a win-win, because it not only makes the person receiving the kindness feel good, it also makes us feel good. Plus...kindness has many health benefits, both physical and emotional. If we prioritise spreading a little kindness every day, we truly are doing our bit to make the world a better place; because kindness is contagious, and when we're kind to someone else, they're more likely to be kind to somebody too. We hope you'll find something useful in here. Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 6, 2024 · 29 min
The One Where I Move (Temporarily) To Dorset
Send us Fan Mail On today's solo episode, I'm talking about my temporary - and rather sudden - move to Dorset. I give you the lowdown on why I've moved back to the county where I was born and bred, as well as tie it into one of my favourite topics - mindset. The move is a really good example of why so much of how we feel about our life is down to the lens through which we're viewing it. I sincerely hope you'll find something useful in here. Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 3, 2024 · 12 min
Minisode Ep.91 - Bold Is Better Than Brainy
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about why I think it's better to be bold than it is to be brainy. (Putting aside the fact that you can be both!) Brains will get you so far, but it's those folks who dare to take bold action who really reap the rewards of life. Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Feb 1, 2024 · 23 min
Thursday Thoughts - Responding Vs Reacting
Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about responding versus reacting. We share what the difference is between the two, why responding is preferable, and some tools to keep calm during stressful moments. We hope you find something useful in here. Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 30, 2024 · 1 hr 11 min
The One Where I Talk To Behavioural Economist & Author, Peter McGraw
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m welcoming the brilliant Peter McGraw back to the podcast! Dr. Peter McGraw is a behavioural economist, business school professor, and bachelor who is turning his attention to the opportunities and challenges of single living. His projects include hosting the podcast, ’Solo: Building A Remarkable Life Of Your Own’, The Solo Salon, and Single Insights: The Science of Solos. As the Director of The Humor Research Lab, Peter has authored ’Shtick to Business’ and co-authored ‘The Humor Code’. A professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, he is a sought-after speaker, giving talks at organisations, conferences, and universities around the world. Topics that Peter & I cover are: the opportunities that come about when you step off the ‘relationship escalator’; how Peter's new book is a celebration of the opportunities that come from singlehood, and how to live a remarkable life; the difference between solos and singles; the three main characteristics of a solo, how Peter has always been an unconventional thinker, one of the characteristics of a solo; the concept of the ‘someday singles’ who feel incomplete without a partner, and are waiting for their ‘ride or die’; how Scandinavian countries have the highest numbers of people living alone; how women in some counties and cultures are still fighting to be free of the patriarchy; how the best places to live in the world are also the ones with the highest number of singles; the fact that solos are often more socially connected than their married counterparts; the ‘just may’, ‘no way’ and ‘new way’ solos; how Peter believes that he is the man he is in large part due to his friendships; how being single has allowed him to work on becoming the best version of himself; why Peter thinks Taylor Swift is a solo at heart, as well as the ultimate spinster! Read Peter’s article about Taylor Swift: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/if-you-desperately-want-taylor-swift-to-marry-travis-kelce-this-is-for-you_uk_6582f193e4b085747d67e6c7 Follow Peter on Instagram: @petermcgraw Follow Peter on Twitter: @PeterMcGraw Buy Peter’s book (US): https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861 Buy Peter’s book (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861 Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 27, 2024 · 29 min
Minisode Ep.90 - Ooooh, That's Interesting
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm sharing my thoughts and feelings around some emails I've received from married women with children. I did wonder whether I should even record this episode, but after alot of thought I decided that it was both important and interesting on many levels. So...let me know your feedback! Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 25, 2024 · 33 min
Thursday Thoughts - Accountability
Send us Fan Mail If you’re trying to make a change or cultivate a new habit, you need accountability. And that is exactly what Polly and I are talking about on this week’s Thursday Thoughts. Having accountability has been a game changer for both of us. We are each other’s accountability buddies in business, and I also had a fabulous accountability buddy when I first started getting up at 5am a few years ago. Had it not been for her, I simply would not have stuck to it. Whether you hold yourself accountable by posting about a goal on social media, hiring a coach, or simply checking in with a friend every day, you are waaaaaaay more likely to do the damn thing when you’re being held accountable. We hope you’ll find something useful in here! Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 23, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
The One Where I Talk To Assistant Professor & Singles Researcher, Ea Utoft
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the fabulous Ea Utoft. Ea is an Assistant Professor of Gender & Diversity Studies at Radboud University. Originally from Denmark, she currently lives in the Netherlands, and is single and childfree. Topics that Ea & I cover are: how Ea is very comfortable with her singledom; how being single enables her to do certain things and allows her to be flexible; how Kinneret Lahad was the first person Ea ever heard actually asking questions about singlehood; how the isolation she felt as a single person during lockdown motivated her to tell a story that she felt wasn’t being told; how the first question that people ask Ea, and other singles, is often “Are you seeing anyone?”; ‘concern trolling’ and how it speaks to the stigma around being single; Ea’s experience of online dating and how she finds it exhausting; how people seem to feel entitled to ask about single women’s love lives; the ambivalence of singlehood and how it can be both good and bad at the same time; the word ’spinster’ and how it pertains to Ea’s love of, and fascination with, Jane Austen; what Ea loves the most about being single; some words of wisdom Ea heard from someone else that she shares with you. Follow Ea on Twitter: @eautoft Follow Ea on Blue Sky: @eautoft Follow Ea on Instagram: @eaeffie Email Ea: ea.utoft@ru.nl Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 20, 2024 · 9 min
Minisode Ep.89 - Life By Default Or By Design?
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about living life by design, rather than by default. Are we drifting along in life without much direction? Or are we actually being intentional about creating the life we truly want? Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 18, 2024 · 32 min
Thursday Thoughts - Purpose
Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about purpose. We all have a mission on our heart, something we’re passionate about whether it be big or small. But are we following it? I once heard somebody say that the opposite of depression isn’t happiness, it’s purpose. And when you think about it, we all need something that gives our lives meaning and direction. In this conversation, Polly & I talk about what purpose is, why it’s important, and what we can do to find it. So whether it’s baking cakes for friends, starting a charity, or setting up a candle making business, ask yourself what lights you up, and start taking baby steps towards it…😉 We hope you’ll find something useful in here. Love, Lucy & Polly x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 16, 2024 · 1 hr 21 min
The One Where I Talk To Psychotherapist, Nanette Riendeau
Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the wonderful Nanette Riendeau. Nanette is a psychotherapist living in Illinois, US. She is married, but spent several years as a single woman having married relatively late in life. She is childfree by circumstance and shares this aspect of her life on her Instagram page @childlessgrace. Topics that Nanette & I cover are: how Nanette is passionate about helping other childless women; the relationship that Nanette thought would result in children, but subsequently ended; what she learnt through her master’s degree in Women’s Spirituality; how desperately she wanted to grow and birth a baby, as well as be a mother; Nanette’s journey of self-discovery and personal growth during her single years from age 37 to 44; the ‘secret’ that women actually get better with age; how Nanette felt it was the pandemic that finally closed the door on her having a baby; her advice for those women who are grieving not having children; knowing that you are the observer of your thoughts, not your thoughts themselves; how we always romanticise the paths in life that we didn’t take; how cultivating our relationship with ourselves is one of the most important things; social media, and the concept of ‘likes’; how so many people don’t ask us about our lives if they don’t involve partners and kids; the damaging narrative that you 'haven’t been chosen’ if you’re single; the importance of understanding that our worth is inherent; the awesomeness of Taylor Swift. Follow Nanette on Instagram: @childlessgrace Check out Nanette’s coaching website: https://coachingwithnanette.com/ Check out Nanette’s therapy website: https://therapywithnanette.com/ Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!
Jan 13, 2024 · 28 min
Minisode Ep.88 - 15 Solo Date Ideas
Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about 15 ideas for solo dates. Despite being single and childfree, and subsequently spending a fair bit of time in our own company, it's important to spend intentional time going on dates...with ourselves. Planning out solo dates is a way of showing ourselves that we love and respect the person with whom we have THE most important relationship of all. So press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 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!