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On today's minisode, I'm talking about why being easily pleased is a skill that we should all master.

In a world where most of us are far from joyous, being the kind of person who is easily pleased is a goddam superpower.

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On today’s Monday Motivation, Polly and I are talking about tapping, also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), an emotional form of acupuncture without the needles.

It’s an amazing brain hack which can be used to help with a wide range of issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, cravings and pain.

It’s even been proven to reduce stress by up to 43%!

It’s simple and easy to learn as we demonstrate in this video.

Give it a go and see how you feel and let us know how you get on!

Love,
Polly & Lucy x

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My guest on this week’s episode is the fabulous Anneka Reece.

Anneka is a Health and Mindset Coach who specialises in helping people to manifest a life of their dreams through living an Alcohol-Free lifestyle.

She is currently single and childfree. 

Topics that we cover are:

• Anneka’s belief that we have to be happy with ourselves before we can be in a healthy, happy relationship;
• how she very much believes that being single can be a gift;
• how she is looking for a relationship, but isn’t online dating;
• what spirituality means to Anneka;
• one of her favourite phrases: ‘everything is happening for you, not to you’;
• how moving through difficult things is how we grow;
• treating every ‘test’ from the universe as an opportunity;
• how what we manifest is directly linked to our self-worth;
• how important it is to develop self-awareness;
• how we numb ourselves with alcohol, and how that makes it harder to hear our intuition;
• what to do when we feel triggered in a romantic relationship;
• limiting beliefs, and how to work through them;
• why it’s so important to clear space for our manifestations to come in;
• how to deal with feeling stuck in life;
• why it’s so important to be brave if we want to up level our life;
• how Anneka discovered that alcohol blocks manifestation;
• the positive difference in her life since she quit drinking;
• hangovers, and how horrendous they can be;
• Anneka’s podcast, The Alcohol Free Vibes Podcast;
• what we can do to raise our vibration every day.

Follow Anneka on Instagram:
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https://coachingbyanneka.co.uk/

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-alcohol-free-vibes-podcast/id1606704134 

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about how I'm trying to slow things down and get more present in my life. Because life is so short, and if we're not careful we might miss it. 

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On today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking all about...feelings.

No matter who you are, where you come from, or what you do, none of us can escape our feelings. They are just part of the human condition. It's how we deal with them that counts.

In this conversation, Polly and I talk about why it's so important to allow ourselves to really feel our feelings - both positive and negative.

We discuss some practical ways to deal with - and then disperse - the not-so-good ones. And we also touch on how to shift your state from feeling rubbish, to feeling great.

So whether you're feeling sad, mad, bad, rad, or glad today, 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 completely gorgeous Sami Reed Cleaver.

Sami is a certified relationship and self-love coach who specialises in healing anxious attachment and codependency by helping her clients to reprogram their fear-based beliefs, and to connect more deeply with themselves. She helps people heal anxious attachment patterns, and develop self-acceptance, confidence, and self-trust, so they can achieve emotional freedom and inner peace.

She is originally from Wales, but lives in Thailand, and is currently single and childfree. 

Topics that we cover are:

• Sami’s life in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and how much she loves it;
• being the love and light in our own lives, and what that means to Sami;
• what attachment is, and the different styles of attachment;
• how much our parents and childhood impact our attachment style;
• the difference between anxious and avoidant attachment;
• what it means to be fearful-avoidant;
• codependency, what it is, and what it looks like in a relationship;
• how and why we always go for people who make us feel familiar, ‘safe’ emotions, even if they’re bad news;
• how important it is for us to listen to our intuition;
• why we need to make rejection and abandonment feel safe;
• expanding our tolerance of negative emotions;
• Sami’s previous feelings of unworthiness and how they affected her relationships;
• how she used cooking for herself as a way of building up her self worth;
• how important it is to find your tribe, whether online or in person;
• why we need to embody the higher version of ourselves, even if it feels silly;
• choosing ourselves, instead of waiting to be chosen;
• boundaries, and why we struggle with them.

Take Sami's free Relationship Archetype Quiz:
https://relationshiprehab.mykajabi.com/archetype-quiz

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https://www.samireedcoaching.com/ 

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about why it's so important for us to pay attention to the words we're speaking into the world. 

Our words, just like our thoughts, are having an impact on our lives. So we need to take notice of the things we say on the daily that are not helping us create the lives we want.

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 menopause.

We share our own personal experiences of menopause and the steps we’ve taken to ensure we remain fit, healthy and feeling as good as we can.

We also discuss blood sugar balance, the importance of eating well, staying strong and cultivating a flexible nervous system.

We hope you enjoy this conversation.

Love Polly & Lucy xx

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My guest on this week’s episode is the awesome Jill Stark.

Jill, who is both single and childfree, is a best-selling author, content specialist and award-winning journalist, who uses the power of storytelling as a tool for connection and change. Her best-selling books include Happy Never After and High Sobriety. She is from Scotland but lives in Melbourne, Australia. 

Topics that we cover are:

• the parallels between sobriety and choosing the single life;
• why she describes herself as a social agitator;
• how Jill grew up in a culture of drinking, and how she took that into her adult life;
• the irony of how she became a health reporter writing about binge drinking;
• how she came to quit drinking, initially for three months, and how much she loved it;
• the book deal that saw her quit drinking for a further year;
• people’s reactions to Jill’s sobriety;
• being single, and how Jill never questioned whether she actually wanted to get married and have kids;
• the correlation between quitting drinking and her clarity around her relationship status;
• Jill’s podcast, Well Enough Alone;
• her ‘Solo Sunday’ events in Melbourne;
• why we shouldn’t be looking to other people to fix feelings of loneliness;
• the lie we’ve been told that one person can fix all of our problems or complete us;
• Jill’s mental health crisis in 2014;
• how fundamentally important it is to develop a strong sense of self;
• how we’re so conditioned to see marriage and babies as ‘success’;
• the growing ‘movement’ of single women;
• how Jill resonates with Bella DePaulo’s notion of being ‘single at heart’.

Follow Jill on Instagram:
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Check out Jill’s website:
https://jillstark.com.au/ 

Check out Jill's podcast, Well Enough Alone:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/well-enough-alone-a-guide-to-thriving-solo/id1751129641 

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about a few of the lessons I've learned about relationships that I wish I could pass onto my teenage self. Time machine, anyone...?! 

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