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Send us Fan MailSupport the showOn 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 some practical ways to raise your vibe.Enjoy!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 MailSupport the showIn 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, was released in September 2014.Julie is single and childfree, also asexual and aromantic, and she’s known as a very prominent voice for the asexual community. Topics that Julie & I cover are:what it was like to grow up as an asexual woman in the 80s and 90s;how Julie doesn’t experience either romantic, or sexual, attraction;how she isn’t drawn to either men or women, although asexuals who aren’t aromantic tend to have a gender preference;the ‘excuses’ that people used to made for Julie’s asexuality;how people can say hurtful things, even if they aren’t intending to;what motivated Julie to write her book, The Invisible Orientation;how she wanted to have a section in the book that de-bunked the common misconceptions about asexuality;how one such misconception is that asexuality is a temporary state;how other common myths are that ‘you just can’t find a partner and ‘you just haven’t met the right person’;how in Julie’s experience, there tend to be more asexuals who want relationships than those that don’t;how there are some asexuals who still enjoy sex, as well as those who still have a sex drive;the benefits of being asexual;how being asexual allows Julie to be more objective when it comes to judging other people;the wonderful freedoms that come with being a single woman.Check out Julie’s website:https://juliesondradecker.com/ Buy Julie’s’s book, The Invisible Orientation (UK Link):https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Orientation-Introduction-Asexuality-Generation/dp/1634502434 Buy Julie’s’s book, The Invisible Orientation (US Link):https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Orientation-Introduction-Asexuality-Generation/dp/1634502434 Follow Julie's YouTube Channel:swankivyFollow Julie on Instagram:@swankivy 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 MailSupport the showIn 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 that trumps all others. I also talk more generally about regrets and why, unless we're actually going to do something about them, they truly are a waste of our time and our energy. Ultimately, regret is a choice. And we have it within our power to choose NOT to regret things we've either done, or haven't done. Instead, we can choose to embrace the choices we have made, and focus our energy on what we have in front of us, rather than what we've left behind.  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 MailSupport the showOn 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 relationships with fear, and share what we do to ensure that it doesn’t hold us back from pursuing the things we desire.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 MailSupport the showIn 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 the tip of the South Island. Originally, Laura was meant to walk the 5 month trail with her friend, but when the friend decided to drop out on day two, Laura made the decision to continue on alone.Laura is single, childfree, and is a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers and the Adventure Travel Trade Association. She has written for numerous publications including Escape (Newscorp), NZ Herald, Australian Traveller, Geographical UK, RAC, Jetstar, Virgin, Outdoor, Wild, Great Walks, Action Diver, Active Retirees and many more. Topics that Laura & I cover are:the story of what prompted her to walk the Te Araroa trail;her decision to continue alone when her friend dropped out on Day 2;how the trek involved hiking thick forests, volcanic terrain, mountains, as well as rafting down rivers;how Laura loved the simplicity of ‘no makeup, no mirrors, no media’;how although she was alone, Laura would sometimes walk with other people on the trail;how getting caught in a snow storm taught Laura that she was capable of doing it on her own;how Laura found the physical strength required for the trip more difficult than the mental strength;how the anxiety and depression that Laura was suffering from before she left, completely lifted within a couple of weeks on the trail;the transformative power of nature, and how Laura felt totally connected to the nature around her;how the trip freed up her mind and she felt a lightness of being;how her trip gave her the courage to go after her dreams of being a writer;how passion is a great compass to tell you if you’re on the right track in life;Laura’s book, BeWILDered, and how it was even harder than her 5 month hike;how Laura would love a partner to share her life’s journey with.Check out Laura’s website:https://soultrekkers.com.au/ Buy Laura’s book, Bewildered:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bewildered-Laura-Waters/dp/0369334442 Follow Laura on Instagram:@laurawaters_writer 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 MailSupport the showOn 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 there actually a compelling reason why we should be happy that some people love us and others, well, hate us?! Press 'Play' to find out the answer! 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 MailSupport the showOn 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 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 MailSupport the showIn 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, @onesinglewoman, where she aims to empower other women like herself to embrace their single, childfree lives.Topics that Pip & I cover are:Pip’s story of going through premature menopause at just 15 years old;how she knew from a young age that she didn’t want kids;the concept of being single at heart, and how Pip & I both relate to it;how she always felt like an alien because she wasn’t particularly bothered about getting into a relationship;how she is an extroverted introvert who relishes her alone time;how Pip always used to feel a sense of relief at the end of a relationship;how Pip has realised that it’s not her job to worry about the stigma she has faced around her singlehood;how she cried when she discovered the podcast because it validated her place in the world;how she feels called to help other single women who are feeling the same way she used to feel;how writing down her story and sharing it on social media was like therapy;Pip’s love of animals and how her two rescue dogs are her world;how she feels about any future relationship, and how Pip is not willing to compromise on the big things;Pip’s thoughts on the best things about being a single woman;how both mine and Pip’s idea of a nightmare is having to take a child to sports matches on a Saturday!Follow Pip on Instagram:@onesinglewomanFollow Pip’s other Instagram account:@muddydogiw  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 MailSupport the showThe 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 experience in my own life that reminded me that most of us are, in essence, loving, kind and decent. The truth is that when we look for the bad, we will find it, but when we look for the good, we will find that too.  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 MailSupport the showOn 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 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!