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On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about embracing ageing.

It’s time to change the narrative - and let’s face it, we’re talking about women here - that you are ‘past your sell by date’ once you hit 40, 50, 60 etc.

The truth is that age brings with it so many wonderful things, not least confidence, wisdom and experience. And can choose to embrace getting older by looking after ourselves properly, and truly owning the fact that age is just a number. Because let’s not forget the alternative…💀

Rather than focusing on external beauty, we’re better off focusing on our inner landscape, because it’s our energy and our vibrancy that actually shine through, no matter how old we are.

Women, like men, get better with age. So let’s not write ourselves off because we still have so much to give!

And finally, don’t listen to the noise. Keep doing the inner work and your true beauty will radiate from within. 🩶🖤🤍

We hope you'll find something useful in here!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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This week, it's a solo episode which has nothing to do with being single and childfree! Instead, I'm talking about another topic that I'm passionate about — my morning routine.

I've started a 'morning routine club' named Cockadoodle-Lu (you can thank my sister for the name) for women who want to start their mornings off with positivity, calm, and intention, rather than beginning their days feeling flustered and stressed.

On Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesday, we're going to meet at 6am on Zoom for 30 minutes of yumminess — including meditation and gratitude — that are going to set you up for a fabulous day. Because when you win the morning, you win the day; and when you win your days, you win life!

Find out more here:
https://www.lucymeggeson.com/cock 

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about the idea that we get to choose happiness.

Rewind several years, and I really didn't understand the concept that I could choose to be happy. But these days, after doing alot of inner work, I fully get that we do get to make a choice about how we feel.

It's not always easy, but it's worth it, and these are my thoughts.

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

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On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about embracing failure.

We have been conditioned to see failure as something negative, but in fact failure is an important part of the learning process, and a very necessary step along the pathway to success.

Polly & I discuss how failure gives us essential feedback, and how success is more about carrying on after a 'failure', rather than giving up.

When it comes down to it, failure is something to be embraced, rather than something to be avoided or feared.

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 fabulous Rachel Beck.

At 44, Rachel Beck is single, thriving, and living life fully on her own terms. After marrying at 26 and divorcing at 33, she spent years navigating the societal pressure to find a life partner — searching for love in the relentless New York City dating pool. From long-term relationships to exhausting hours on dating apps, Rachel discovered that she often felt more fulfilled on her own than with the people she met along the way.

In 2022, Rachel embraced a profound awakening: a relationship was not the key to her happiness or completion. This realisation led her to move back to her tiny hometown in the rural Midwest, where she traded her long career in education for something new and unexpected—working as a blackjack dealer by day, and building her podcast and business, The Feisty Heroine, by night.

Her podcast celebrates the stories of resilient women who defy societal expectations, overcome challenges, and rewrite their own narratives to live their heroine moments. Rachel’s journey is about choosing herself, embracing the unexpected, and proving that true fulfilment comes from within. 

Topics that we cover are:

• how Rachel is currently working as a blackjack dealer to pay the bills while she grows her own business;
• her peaceful upbringing in the rural midwest of the US;
• the story of her marriage at 26 to a man she went to school with;
• the various factors that contributed to her divorce aged 33;
• how Rachel was divorced and living by herself by the time she told her family;
• the ‘solo peace’ that Rachel has found in her single life;
• how she came to the realisation that she was very happy by herself;
• how often she is faced with people questioning her life choices;
• how these days Rachel is much better able to shut down any comments about her singlehood;
• how she’s open to meeting someone, but she’s less inclined to compromise for the sake of a relationship;
• her new podcast, The Feisty Heroine, and why she chose the name;
• the word ‘feisty’ and how it’s never used to describe men;
• how she wants young girls to understand that they can choose a different path in life;
• the internal strength that comes from being single;
• Rachel’s best and worst things about being single.

Check out Rachel’s website:
https://www.thefeistyheroine.com/ 

Follow Rachel on Instagram:
@thefeistyheroine

Listen to her podcast, The Feisty Heroine:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5lVDoT6s5L5Y3rvm9D2H7c 

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On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about uncertainty.

Despite being interrupted by Lucy's wifi man 🤣,  we discussed how the magic and excitement of life lie on the other side of uncertainty; and it’s worth taking that leap into the unknown because, more often than not, the net appears!

We hope you found something useful or interesting in here!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on this week’s episode is the wonderful Clarissa Cappelletti.

Clarissa is single, childfree, and lives in London where she works as the UK Country Manager for travel company WeRoad. She is responsible for expanding WeRoad’s UK business, managing the product portfolio and leading commercial strategy, while also focusing on the growth of the UK team. 

Clarissa was a former Executive Director at JP Morgan within the Platform Sales department. Her journey with WeRoad began in March 2022 when she embarked on her first solo travel adventure which subsequently inspired her to become a Travel Coordinator.

Topics that we cover are:

• how Clarissa feels about being single;
• the pressure she sometimes feels from her parents to settle down and have kids;
• how Clarissa went from investment banking to working in travel;
• why comfort zones are the killer of self-growth;
• how hard it is to meet new people, and how travelling has allowed Clarissa to expand her network;
• why making bold moves leads to great things;
• Clarissa’s first solo travel adventure in Costa Rica that led to her job at WeRoad;
• why travelling with a group of strangers is such a great thing for single women to do;
• her role at WeRoad, and the travel it allows her to do;
• how she tends to do one or two trips a year as a WeRoad Travel Coordinator;
• her wonderful experience travelling in Sri Lanka;
• why so many solo travellers are women;
• how 90% of WeRoad’s customers are single;
• what Clarissa loves the most about travelling solo;
• how travelling solo is addictive, and allows you to find out more about yourself;
• visiting Columbia, and why Clarissa loved it so much;
• why Oman is so underrated.

Follow Clarissa on Instagram:
@claris_92

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Support the show

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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 & I are talking about reframing time.

Many of us see time as something we're constantly running out of, leading to stress and unnecessary pressure. 

But what if we could reframe time as an abundant resource?

Instead of feeling rushed or behind, we can choose to view each moment as a gift, a new opportunity to live fully and embrace the present.

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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