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On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I dive into the world of goals.

We discuss why setting goals is important, how to set them, and how best to achieve them.

Whether you're aiming for personal growth, professional, or sporting success, or a balance of all these things, we hope this conversation will help inspire you to turn your goals into achievable realities. 

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on this week’s episode is the wonderful Jennifer Kirk, a 63 year old digital creator who is living her best single, childfree life! 

Jennifer’s mission is to break the stigma around single women, and show the world that you can live a fabulous solo life at any age.

Topics that we cover are:

• why Jennifer calls herself ‘The Happy Maverick’;
• her take on ageing, and why we need to redefine it;
• the health benefits of being single, and how Jennifer loves to take care of herself;
• women who put everything into bringing up kids and subsequently suffer when they leave home;
• how she chronicles her life on Instagram in order to portray a single woman living a happy and fulfilling life;
• victimhood, and why we need to take control of our lives;
• Jennifer’s story around her relationship status, and why she chose to be single;
• how she is an extroverted introvert who needs lots of alone time to regroup;
• why it’s so important to spend time alone;
• why being single allows you to find out what YOU like;
• how the only thing Jennifer doesn’t like about being single is having to take responsibility for everything;
• how much she loves being able to do exactly what she wants without having to ask permission;
• why it would take alot for Jennifer to enter into a new relationship;
• Jennifer’s thoughts on doing things by herself;
• solo travel, and why she loves it so much;
• how Jennifer always assumed she would have kids, but how she knows that she would have found parenting very hard;
• JD Vance and his comments about ‘miserable cat ladies’;
• why it’s is important to love yourself, especially if you want a partner;
• how the longer you go without sex, the less you need it.

Follow Jennifer on Instagram:
@jenniferthehappymaverick

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  Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
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On today's minisode, I'm talking about what we can learn from those folks who have Down Syndrome.

The other day, I sat opposite a young woman with Down Syndrome on the tube in London, and we struck up a conversation.

These are my thoughts on what those of us born with an extra chromosome can teach the rest of us. 

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In this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about envy and jealousy.

We talk about the difference between the two, how they’ve shown up in our own lives, and how we can actually use both envy and jealousy to our advantage.

We also talk about how, particularly when it comes to jealousy, it’s often more to do with our own lack of self-esteem and self-worth, than the situation at hand.

Finally, we touch on some ways that we can start to quieten down those green eyed monsters.

We hope you’ll find something useful in here!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on this week’s episode is the brilliant Eli Davies, a writer and researcher who is both single and childfree. 

Topics that we cover are:

• how the break up of Eli’s long term relationship led to her becoming fascinated with the significance of home;
• the aftermath of the breakup and what that looked like for Eli at the age of 37;
• her move from London to Belfast for her PhD;
• her fabulous 40th birthday celebrations;
• her intense and lonely experience of being alone in lockdown in Belfast;
• how the achievements of singles can be overshadowed by others getting married or having babies;
• the importance of elevating other kinds of relationships;
• how Eli feels about being single these days;
• how she craves a community of friends who live close by;
• how being single means you can sometimes be excluded from things;
• why she doesn’t like the word ‘single’;
• how Eli would rather meet someone in the real world than on an app;
• why she never wants to live with a partner again;
• how Eli has always been a bit unconventional;
• engagements, weddings, and social media;
• why solo travel is one of the greatest gifts Eli has ever given herself;
• the ‘moment’ in Vietnam when she realised she loved travelling alone; 
• Eli’s upcoming book;
• why being single isn’t an absence.

Check out Eli’s Substack:
https://elidavies.substack.com/ 

Follow Eli on Instagram:
@elidaviesss

Follow Eli on X:
@eldavldn

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On today's minisode, I'm sharing a little bit about 6 things that I'm really doubling down on for my health and wellness. I hope you'll find something in here to inspire and motivate you to take action in your own life. 

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

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On this week’s episode of Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk about embracing your inner weirdo.

We share how we’ve both hidden, or dumbed down, parts of ourselves that we’ve felt are a bit different or strange for fear of being judged.

Nowadays, however, we’ve learnt to embrace all of our parts, realising they are what make us special and unique.

We hope this conversation inspires you to embrace your whole self, especially your inner weirdo!

Love Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on this week’s episode is Kylie Ann Rose, a happiness and mindset coach for women. 

Kylie’s mission is to help women to feel so independent that their relationship status no longer matters. She is 35, single and childfree, originally from New Zealand, but currently travelling the world solo.

Topics that we cover are:

• how Kylie has been single for over a decade;
• how she wants to show people that being single is a gift;
• the journey she went on to get comfortable being alone, and she was previously looking from validation from men;
• why she loves being single in her thirties;
• independence, and whether it’s possible to be too independent;
• solo travel, and how her Mum inspired her to travel overseas;
• the story of how she got into coaching women, and how she’s passionate about helping women find their independence;
• Kylie’s current travels in Europe, and her experience of staying in co-working communities;
• her coaching programme, and how she helps three types of women become more independent;
• her Wild Woman Transformation programme;
• her advice about dealing with loneliness;
• Kylie’s ‘love list’ and how it helps her clients;
• why it’s so important to find your tribe of other single women;
• how freedom for Kylie equals happiness;
• what struggles she faces in her single life;
• casual relationships, and what they can look like;
• Kylie’s fabulous solo date in Venice;
• how Kylie came to realise that she didn’t want kids.

Follow Kylie on Instagram:
@kylieannrosecoaching

Check out Kylie’s website:
https://www.kylieannrosecoaching.com/ 

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A couple of recent stories in the news have got me thinking (more than usual) about how much the content we consume impacts the way we think, feel, and behave. 

It is so incredibly important to be mindful about what we're watching, listening to, who we're following, and who we're hanging out with.

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

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On today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about decluttering.

Whether it's physical decluttering of your home, digital decluttering of your social media or inbox, or mental decluttering of those things or people you no longer want in your life, having a good old declutter can be life-changing!

Polly talks about her experience of decluttering her house before a move from the home her and her family have lived in for 17 years; and I talk about getting ruthless when I had a major declutter before I bought my teeny tiny studio flat.

Whatever it looks like for you, decluttering is a fabulous way of letting go of the things that are no longer serving you, so you can make space for the things that you want to come into your life.

We hope you'll find something useful in here!

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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