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On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about making excuses.

We all do it, don’t we? Whether it be making excuses for why we CAN’T do something, or making excuses for why we CAN do something we know we shouldn’t be doing.

In this conversation, Polly and I talk about where we make excuses in our own lives - how we can both be professional procrastinators, and also how we’re brilliant at reasoning why that chocolate eclair or second glass of wine is, actually, a brilliant idea. 🍷

We also talk about ways we can stop the excuses - by making it harder to do the thing we know we shouldn’t, and making it easier to do the thing we know we should.

We hope you’ll find something useful in here!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on the podcast this week is the gorgeous Emma Phipps.

Emma is the maker and creator of feel-good brand Beau Tie which began in 2012 when she started turning thrifted fabrics from charity shops, into bow ties. This soon branched out into a focus on the wedding industry with a full range of bow ties, ties and pocket squares. In 2020, Emma pivoted into the world of scrunchies and the term “Scrunchie Cult’ began. This was followed by sleep masks and headbands. She works from her home studio, where she makes and packs everything herself, alongside her house cat Snowy. Emma sources her fabrics from all over the world, whilst going on solo trips. Her brand is all about making women feel empowered and enhancing their style, as well as prioritising comfort. 

She is single and childfree.

Topics that we cover are:

• how Emma’s single life feels carefree and stress-free;
• why she’s come off the dating apps and how she’d prefer a ‘meet cute’;
• how Emma was destined to have her own business, and how it all started;
• how she loves to romanticise her life, and how she cultivates joy;
• how she always loved styling herself and dressing up;
• learning to take action despite the fear of what other people think;
• why mindset work has to go hand in hand with running a business;
• Emma’s morning routine, what it looks like, and why it’s so important to Emma;
• her advice for any women who want to start a business, but they’re afraid;
• why childlike wonder is so important;
• solo traveling, why Emma finds it empowering, and why it makes her braver;
• Emma’s accessories and how she makes them;
• how she came up with the ‘Power Bow’ and the ‘VersaTie’;
• how she also does bespoke orders;
• what thriving solo means to Emma.

Check out Emma's website: https://beautieuk.com/

Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautieuk_/?hl=en-gb

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about one of the main red flags in friendship — when someone doesn't celebrate your wins.

It's easy to be supportive when a friend is feeling down, but what about when she's rising?

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This week on Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about a topic that impacts every area of your life – the relationship you have with yourself.

Since you spend every second of every day with ‘you’, it makes sense to invest in making that relationship as strong and supportive as possible.

We explore how the way you treat and view yourself directly influences your happiness and fulfillment—whether you're in a relationship or not—and share practical ways we've found helpful to strengthen that connection.

We hope you find something that resonates with you.

Love, Polly & Lucy xxx

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My guest on the podcast this week is the divine Katy Fowler.

Katy is a freelance translator, and a full-time digital nomad, with a particular passion for travelling overland. She spent several years travelling the whole way around the world without taking any flights.

Katy is both single and childfree.

Topics that we cover are:

• how Katy has been single for a decade, and has come to see it as a blessing;
• how many of the most exciting things she’s done have been because of her single status;
• how being single has enabled her to spend more quality time with her family;
• Katy’s adventures in the dating world, including the bad behaviour of some men;
• attachment styles, and how Katy and I are both anxious / avoidant;
• Katy’s experience of therapy, and why it doesn’t work for everyone;
• how the break up of her most recent relationship was the catalyst for her digital nomad journey;
• the year she spent with Remote Year, a company for remote workers travelling the world as part of a community;
• how her journey overland from Vietnam to Hampshire, UK, made her decide to travel around the world without taking any flights;
• the 6 weeks she spent in 2019 in Odesa, Ukraine, learning Russian;
• how Katy was in Bangkok when Covid hit, and subsequently spent two and a half years on Thailand;
• her first ever cruise from Singapore to Perth, Australia;
• her various experiences with several creepy crawlies;
• her journey across the Pacific from New Zealand to San Francisco;
• how some of Katy’s friends surprised her at the port in Southampton on her return to the UK;
• the difficulties of a nomadic life, and finding a place to call home.

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On this week's minisode, I'm talking about an important life concept that we often get backwards — the idea that when we get the thing that we want to have, we'll be happy. In reality, it works entirely the other way around.

Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! 

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On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about how stress impacts fat loss.

We discuss how chronic stress keeps your body in survival mode—leading to increased belly fat storage, a slower metabolism, and heightened cravings.

We also explore why a regulated nervous system is key to shifting back into fat-burning mode and share practical ways to support this process.

We hope you find something helpful in this episode.

Love,
Polly & Lucy xx

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My guest on the podcast this week is the fabulous Conor Creighton.

Conor Creighton is an author, coach and meditation teacher from Kildare, Ireland. His podcast Hacking Love explores the relationship in a time of crisis and huge evolutionary change. He used to be a journalist for the Guardian and Vice Magazine, covering warzones, drug culture, and the rise of the far-right. However, in 2012 he discovered meditation and realised that being a meditation teacher, spiritual guide, and coach was much more up his street.

Topics that we cover are:

• how Conor is a ‘dream coach’ who unearths what makes people come alive;;
• his take on relationships and how we’ve reached a threshold as our culture is shifting;
• co-dependency, and how so many of us grew up in co-dependent homes;
• Conor’s take on the ‘new model’ of relationships;
• how things have shifted for men with the advent of the ‘new world;
• how men have always been conditioned to suppress their emotions;
• how men are almost encouraged to be angry;
• how men have a huge capacity for suffering, and how they find it hard to admit weakness;
• why struggle can often be a gift in disguise;
• Conor’s thoughts on the nature of reality;
• how we can change and curate our state of being;
• the catalyst for Conor starting his journey with meditation;
• why it’s so important to work on our magnetism, and be more in service to ourselves;
• Conor’s thoughts on the concept of scarcity mindset;
• the notion that money isn’t real, it’s energy, and how we need to work on our mindset around it;
• nervous system work around the way we feel about money;
• why meditation is so important, and what happens when we don’t do it.

Check out Conor’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hacking-love/id1723589883

Join Conor's Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/ConorCreighton

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about an interaction I had with a guy in the supermarket, and why it motivated me to come in here and talk about it.

Press 'Play' and let me know what you think!

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On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about avoiding distractions.

It turns out that neither of us are very good at this and we both get distracted all the time! But hopefully you will find something in here that you resonate with, or that you find useful.

The headlines: turn all notifications off on your phone, turn the sound off too, and put it across the room when you’re working!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
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