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This week on Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the importance of the people we surround ourselves with.

As Jim Rohn famously said, “We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.” If you want to feel good, stay inspired, and move toward your goals, it’s essential to be intentional about who you spend your time with.

Seek out mentors, supportive friends, and growth-minded people who elevate and encourage you. At the same time, be mindful of those who drain your energy or leave you feeling negative about yourself and the world.

We hope there’s something useful in here for you.

Love, Polly & Lucy xxx

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My guest on the podcast this week is the awesome Matt Cooke.

Matt is a manifestation coach, whose mission is to empower individuals from all over the world to tap into their inner strength and manifest their best life. Through cutting-edge techniques and a supportive, personalised approach, he helps people harness the power of their thoughts and create the reality they desire.

Topics that we cover are:

• the story of how Matt went from being an estate agent to becoming a manifestation coach;
• how a question from a reflexologist was the catalyst for his awakening;
• the experience of connecting with his Mum 18 months after she passed over;
• why we are not are thoughts, but we are the awareness;
• how most people are manifesting unconsciously;
• how the first stage of manifestation is self-observation;
• where people go wrong with manifestation;
• how the subconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between what’s real and what’s not;
• why we should all be meditating every, single day;
• the Observer Effect, and collapse of the wave;
• how we don’t get what we want, we get who we are being;
• how we can embody the future version of ourselves;
• the Law of Vibration and how it works in terms of manifestation;
• how we are all creators who are manifesting all the time, whether we know it or not;
• why it’s so important to be consistent with practices such as meditation and visualisation;
• Matt’s advice on thriving solo.

Check out Matt's website: https://www.mattcooke.me/ 

Follow Matt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattcookecoach/

Buy Matt's Manifestation Course, Evolve: https://evolve-matt-cooke.teachable.com/p/evolve

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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
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Let's face it, making friends as an adult can be hard. And for us singletons, it's arguably even more important that we find our tribe. 

But are we taking responsibility for finding and cultivating more connections in our lives, or are we waiting for potential friends to rock up to our house and knock on our door? 

In this minisode, I speak to Mel Robbins' book, The Let Them Theory, and share her advice on how we can go about finding the friendships we really want.

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

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  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
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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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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

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

Support the show

• JOIN MY ITALY TRIP IN APRIL 2027: https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy

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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

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

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

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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
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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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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

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

Support the show

• JOIN MY ITALY TRIP IN APRIL 2027: https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy

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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
•  Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks

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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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• JOIN MY ITALY TRIP IN APRIL 2027: https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy

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• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
•  Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks

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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

Support the show

• JOIN MY ITALY TRIP IN APRIL 2027: https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italy

• Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book

• Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
•  Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks

• Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson 

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And thank you so much for listening!