Thrive Solo

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is a solo one where I'm talking about being single at Christmas - and a couple of other random things.  I talk about some of the reasons why it's great to be single at Christmas, as well as a couple of things we can do to feel better about our solo Christmas. I also talk about why Christmas as a single woman does not have to be any less fun or less l...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about 6 things we should leave behind in 2023. From people pleasing to negative self-talk, as well as shame around being single, 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 sin...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about self-love. From learning to accept all parts of ourselves, having the courage to get out of a bad situation, or refusing to dumb down the parts of ourselves that are ‘too much’, self love is more important than we might realise. Because how we feel about ourselves affects every area of our lives. We hope you’ll find somet...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the very cool and very awesome, Jayne Archer. Jayne works in the field of mental health, specifically children and young people, and has done so for 20 years. She also has her own small business called Grow In Your Own Direction, in which she offers counselling and coaching for people who are looking for meaning, direction, or purpose in thei...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about the power of consistency. We sometimes overlook how much can be achieved by taking small steps...consistently. It’s not about the grand, sweeping actions, but the tiny little things that we do over and over again that create the big wins. It’s not about the scope of what we do, it’s about the consistency with which we do it. Press &...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about ageing, very apt after Polly turning 50 recently! We discuss how our beliefs about ageing can accelerate or decelerate the ageing process, and how important it is to challenge societal narratives around ageing. We hope there may be something helpful in here for you. Polly & Lucy xx Support the show Buy my book, SH...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Bella DePaulo. Bella DePaulo, PhD, is the leading expert on single life and has been described by The Atlantic as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Bella coined the term ‘single at heart’, and her new book, Single At Heart, comes out on 5th December 2023. She is the author of Singled Out and How...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about why our minds work in the same way as the Instagram algorithm. If we watch a reel of a cute puppy, the algorithm will serve us up more reels of cute puppies. And if we keep watching reels of cute puppies, then we're guaranteed to see more and more of them in our feeds.  It's the same with our minds. Whatever it is that we...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about early morning routines. Both of us get up pretty early in order to cross things off our list, such as meditation and exercise; but if this fills you with horror…keep listening! We talk about why carving out time early in the morning is incredibly beneficial not only to your day, but also to your life. We share tips on h...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the one-and-only Bella DePaulo. Bella DePaulo, PhD, is the leading expert on single life and has been described by The Atlantic as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Bella coined the term ‘single at heart’, and her new book, Single At Heart, comes out on 5th December 2023. She is the author of Singled Out and Ho...

Send us Fan Mail On today's minisode, I'm talking about why, and how, we should make the most of the final 5 weeks and 2 days of 2023! There is a tendency to wind down as soon as November arrives, telling ourselves: "Ah well - it's nearly Christmas, so I might as well leave it until next year." The 'it' being anything from our exercise regime, our healthy eating...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about overwhelm. We discuss why the way we talk to ourselves about overwhelm is so important, and give lots of tips on what we can do to keep feelings of overwhelm under control. Enjoy! Love, Polly & Lucy Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeso...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week’s episode, I’m talking to the fabulous Renée Chmiel. Renée lives in Connecticut and is both single and childfree. She grew up in New England and was a News reporter for a decade in North Dakota; she then returned to Connecticut and worked for a couple of local stations. She subsequently did a Masters in Forensic Psychology before returning to reportin...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, I'm talking about what it means to have 'fun'. The word 'fun' is often associated with parties and other large gatherings of people, involving drinking, music, dancing...and all the other 'traditional' ideas of what fun looks like. But what about the quieter side of fun? As someone who considers herself far more a homebod...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s Thursday's Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about boundaries. We discuss why it can be so incredibly hard to set boundaries with the people you love; why it’s ok to say no even when you don’t have an ‘excuse’; how saying yes to something you don’t really want to do is saying no to yourself; and how resentment can build when we fail to put the necessary boundar...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to the inspiring Amy Key.  Amy is a poet and author who lives in London. Her poetry collection, Luxe, was published in 2013. Her second collection, Isn’t Forever, was published in 2018 and was a Poetry Book Society Wild Card choice. Amy’s debut non-fiction book, Arrangements in Blue, was published in spring 2023. The book u...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's minisode, I'm talking about the completely divine and brilliantly funny, Matthew Perry. I felt called to do a minisode following his death because it seems to have hit me harder than any celebrity death in my lifetime so far - and I know I'm not alone. I talk about his cult character, the one-and-only Chandler Bing - aka Chanandler Bong,...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On this week’s Thursdays Thoughts, Polly and I talk about the importance of raising our vibration. We are all 99.9% energy and are vibrating at different frequencies ranging from more high vibe states such as joy, appreciation and enthusiasm, to low vibe states such as fear, shame and anger. We share how it’s possible to choose which frequency you vibrate on and s...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to the fabulous Julie Sondra Decker.  Julie Sondra Decker, is an author from Tampa, Florida. She writes fiction for adults and children—usually speculative fiction, fantasy, and science fiction—and she is widely known for her nonfiction work in asexuality awareness activism. Her nonfiction title, The Invisible Orientation ,...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In the words of Frank Sinatra...'regrets, I've had a few'. But I choose not to dwell on them. How many times have you been asked "Aren't You Worried You'll Regret Not Having Kids?" On today's minisode, I talk about why this question irks me (to put it mildly) not least because I don't believe that it's the regret t...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about fear. The thing about fear is that it’s always going to be there. Whether it’s fear about handing your notice in at work, or fear about ending a relationship, fear isn’t going anywhere. So the question is: how do we face it, deal with it, and move through it? Polly & I talk about our own relationshi...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to the inspirational Laura Waters.  Laura is a travel writer, speaker, author and presenter who lives near Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of ‘Bewildered’, a book about her solo journey hiking New Zealand’s Te Araroa trail, 3000 kilometres of raw, wild, mountainous trail winding from the top of the North Island to t...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's minisode, I'm talking about why it's not a problem when someone doesn't like us. Much as we'd all love everybody to think we're bloody fabulous, that simply isn't how life works. Unfortunately, there will always be people for whom we're just not their cup of tea. But is it really 'unfortunate'? Or is the...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about time. We often feel like we don’t have enough time to do the things we want to do, yet we all have the same 24 hours in a day, so it’s how we prioritise our time that’s important. We hope you’ll find something useful in this conversation! Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to the gorgeous Pip Brown who owns her own dog walking business on the Isle of Wight. She is also happily single and childfree, a listener to the podcast, and a member of my Thrive Solo membership! Pip is passionate about letting other single women know that it is ok to be alone, and has a social media journal on Instagram,...