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Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn 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:@petermcgrawFollow Peter on Twitter:@PeterMcGrawBuy Peter’s book (US):https://www.amazon.com/Solo-Building-Remarkable-Life-Your/dp/1635768861 Buy Peter’s book (UK):htt Support the showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailIf 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailIn 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:@eautoftFollow Ea on Blue Sky:@eautoftFollow Ea on Instagram:@eaeffieEmail Ea:ea.utoft@ru.nl  Support the showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!

Send us Fan MailOn 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 showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: lucy@lucymeggeson.com And thank you so much for listening!