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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,...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show The last couple of weeks have shocked us all to the core, and with the terrible events in Israel and Gaza it would be easy to forget about all the good in this world. But ironically, the best way to stand against these kind of atrocities is by refusing to lose faith in humanity, and instead to look for the goodness in life every, single day. I talk about a recent...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On this morning’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about change. Change can feel HARD, and so often we’re resistant to it. Polly and I talk about why this is the case, and what we can do to make it a little bit easier. We hope you’ll find something useful in here! Love, Polly & Lucy x Support the show Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIV...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to certified executive coach, Lilly Vercellotti. Lilly is an expat, global citizen and redefinition coach for women without kids. She supports women in redefining their life's path - in particular childfree by circumstance or childless women - in gaining more gratitude, confidence, and joy in who they are. Lilly is Ita...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's minisode, I'm talking about one of my favourite things...sleep. We all know that sleep is important, but do we really understand how essential it is for us to get 7 - 9 hours' shut-eye per night? As someone who prioritises sleep, I've listened to a fair few podcasts on the subject. This minisode takes some of what I've learned a...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show This week on Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk about comparison. Theodore Roosevelt once said “Comparison is the thief of joy.” We discuss what this means and more! We’d love to hear your thoughts on this. 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 member...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to author and modern-day nomad, Lisa Jansen. Lisa was born and raised in Germany, but has lived in New Zealand for 17 years. When she was 33, she realised that the ‘traditional’ life path of marriage and babies wasn’t necessarily for her, and she decided to buy a camper van which she lived and travelled around New Zealand i...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's minisode, I'm talking about overwhelm. We've all been there, when your to-do list is longer than your arm and you'd rather hide under the duvet than actually face everything you need to do. Overwhlem can be debilitating, and it's certainly something that I'm more than familiar with. But...it is possible to get a handle on t...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about taking responsibility. This subject can be triggering for many, and in this conversation we don't hold back...but if you want to change your life for the better, then it starts with taking responsibility for yourself and your life. We can make excuses all day long as to why we haven't sta...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show In this week's episode, I’m talking to sex historian and journalist, Kate Lister. Kate is a sex historian and lecturer at Leeds Trinity University whose primary research interest is the history of sexuality, with a particular focus on the figure of the sex worker. She has published in the field of Victorian studies and the medical humanities in this area. Kat...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's minisode, I'm talking about my love of rebounding - and no, I don't mean rebounding of the relationship variety. I'm talking about my mini exercise trampoline! So obsessed am I by this incredible way of working out, that I decided to do a minisode all about how I discovered it, why I love it, and why you should absolutely give it a g...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show On today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about the huge benefits of getting out into nature, and why we should all be getting outside as much as we can, even if it's just for a 15 minute walk in the nearest park. There's no doubt that spending time with the birds, the bees, the trees, or whatever nature looks like for you, is good for...