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

When we're living in victimhood, we feel as though we are powerless over our lives. We feel as though life is happening to us rather than for us, and we tend to blame people, circumstances, and things on why we are where we are, or we feel the way we feel.

This means that we are giving our power away, assuming that there's nothing we can do to change things.

When we, instead, adopt a more empowered mindset, we take back control over our lives. Rather than believing we're powerless to improve our situation, we start looking for solutions rather than fixating on the problems.

An empowered mindset allows us to take a more proactive approach to the issues in our lives. And when we live with the knowledge that life is working for us, suddenly things start to get a whole lot better.

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 Rachael Stone, the Product Director at Explore Worldwide.

Rachael is passionate about travel and has travelled all over the world, including many solo travel adventures. She is single, childfree, and lives in London. 

Topics that we cover are:

• why Rachael started working in the travel industry;
• her very first group adventure trip in southern Africa, and how it changed her life;
• how solo travel can push you to your limits, but how it also makes you a better person;
• how Rachael’s role at Explore Worldwide consists of designing and creating the tours;
• her recent trip to Ghana and how much she loved it;
• the wonderful local tour leaders who Rachael works closely with;
• how Explore’s most popular tour right now is a 2 week trip to Japan;
• some of the other popular destinations, including Italy and Madeira;
• the fabulous nature and wildlife tours that Explore do;
• Costa Rica, and why it’s such a fabulous destination;
• how Rachael saw gorillas in Uganda, and what an exceptional experience it was;
• Iceland, and how the people have a great sense of humour;
• how walking and cycling tours are popular with solo female travellers;
• the benefits of group travel, and how you can still take time for yourself;
• the misconception that when you go on a group tour, you’re not an independent traveller;
• how group tours lend themselves to connection and making new friends;
• Rachael’s thoughts on the single supplement, and room sharing on group trips;
• her worst experience as a solo traveller;
• how one of Explore’s main values is to leave a positive impact on the local communities;
• how Rachael loved the food in Sri Lanka more than anywhere else. 

Check out Explore at:
https://www.explore.co.uk/ 

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https://www.explore.co.uk/offers/current-offers/hood 

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On today's minisode, I'm talking about duality in the lives of single, childfree women.

Prompted by an encounter with a very cute baby in a coffee shop, I've been thinking about how it is possible to feel broody at the sight of a baby, but still feel happy and grateful to be childfree.

And the same goes for being single. There is a duality in yearning for intimacy and a relationship, but also loving single life.

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

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

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

• Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
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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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• 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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