Thrive Solo

Send us Fan Mail On 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...

Send us Fan Mail On 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 w...

Send us Fan Mail My 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...

Send us Fan Mail On 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...

Send us Fan Mail On 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. W...

Send us Fan Mail My 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 developm...

Send us Fan Mail On 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 eit...

Send us Fan Mail On 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 nat...

Send us Fan Mail My 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 wo...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about the incredible power of our mindset. Simply put, our life will always largely be a reflection of our mindset. It's not about whether you're single, or in a relationship, it's about where you are placing your focus on a regular basis. Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Join the waitlist for Thrive S...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursdays Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about perspective. Perspective is the way we see and interpret the world around us—it’s like the lens we choose to look through every day. It shapes how we handle challenges, make decisions, and connect with others. When we look through a positive, open perspective, we feel more resilient, grateful, and happy, while a nega...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on the podcast this week is the charming and divine Anna Brading, a Certified Financial Education Instructor who is passionate about helping people break free from the stress of living paycheck-to-paycheck, and take control of their financial future. Like many of us, Anna once struggled with rising bills and uncertainty, but her own experience sparked a journey toward fin...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's minisode, I'm talking about being single at Christmas, and more specifically how we can choose to embrace the festive season, rather than dread it. Christmas time isn't just for couples and kids — it's also for the millions of single people across the globe who get to enjoy it too. So...let's stop focusing on all the reasons why being single...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about making the very most of these last few weeks of 2024. It’s so tempting at this time of year to let all of our routines fly out the window, or to put off starting something until January. But actually, NOW is the time to start, so that we head into 2025 with intention, feeling focused, and on a roll! We hope you’l...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week’s podcast is the fabulous Sheri Johnson. Sheri is the host of the Awakening Worth Podcast which helps childless women embrace their lives in spite of not having the family they always wanted. She combines mindset shifting tools and practical tips to guide women to break free of the outdated societal norms that condition us to believe that women without kids d...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about my auntie Alison who passed away in October at the age of 86. Alison never had children, and was single for the last 15 years of her life after her husband passed away. But despite this, she lived a life full of joy, love, and meaning; and she most certainly wasn't lonely or alone — far from it. I hope that this minisode brings...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about Mel Robbins' Let Them Theory — a simple idea that's all about letting go of the need to control or change how others think, act, or feel, about you or anything else. The idea is straightforward: when people behave in ways you don't like — whether they doubt you, ignore you, criticise you, laugh at...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week’s podcast is the totally awesome Carmindy Bowyer. Carmindy, who is both single and childfree by choice, was the make-up artist on the US version of ‘What Not To Wear’ for 10 years. The author of four best-selling beauty books, The 5 Minute Face, Get Positively Beautiful, Crazy Busy Beautiful and Bloom, Carmindy now has her very own make-up and beauty brand, C...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about 5 of the most underrated benefits of being single, from becoming a master of solitude, to being a time alchemist. Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Looking for some morning accountability? Come and join my Morning Routine Club, Cockadoodle-Lu, every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! Find out more here: https://www....

Send us Fan Mail On today’s Monday Motivation, Polly and I are talking about possibility. So many of us hold ourselves back in life because we don’t think things are possible for us. We allow our limiting beliefs to convince us that this or that could “never happen for me.” But what if we started to cultivate a mindset that believes in possibility? What if we allowed ourselves to dream that the th...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week’s podcast is the bloody brilliant Becca Nicholls. Becca, who is Canadian and lives just outside Toronto, is a Life & Success Coach, Neurolinguistic Practitioner, Somatic Practitioner, and host of the podcast, There She Glows. Her podcast focuses on all things mindset, wellness, healing, business and manifestation.  Topics that we cover are: Becca’s story...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about those feelings of being 'less than' that sometimes creep into our minds, even when we're happily living our single, childfree lives. I'm also talking about how, no matter how secure we might be in who we are, being around certain people from our past can make us regress back to our 17-year-old selves.  The truth...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about living intentionally. Being intentional means cultivating awareness of how you're living and how you're showing up in the world. Without this awareness, it's easy to slip into autopilot, letting life pass us by without feeling like we're the ones in control. But when you choose to live with...

Send us Fan Mail My guest on this week’s episode is my fabulous friend, the gorgeous Polly Warren. Polly is a breathwork facilitator, health & wellness coach, and hypnotherapist who is passionate about helping midlife women come back to themselves and live their very best lives.  She is also a podcaster with her fabulous podcast, Menomorphosis. Topics that we cover are: how married life with k...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's minisode, I'm talking about finding a balance between being happily single, but also desiring a relationship.  The duality between loving your life here and now, and wanting to be in a relationship, can feel contradictory; but one does not cancel out the other. In this episode, I share my thoughts on how we can both embrace our lives right now, whilst also...