Thrive Solo
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The One Where I Talk To Listener, Pip Brown
24 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to the gorgeous Pip Brown who owns her own dog walking business on the Isle o...
Minisode Ep.76 - Don't Forget The Good
21 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showThe last couple of weeks have shocked us all to the core, and with the terrible events in Israel and Gaza it would be ea...
Thursday Thoughts - Change
19 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this morning’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about change.Change can feel HARD, and so often we’...
The One Where I Talk To Executive Coach, Lilly Vercellotti
17 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to certified executive coach, Lilly Vercellotti.Lilly is an expat, global cit...
Minisode Ep.75 - The Shorter Your Sleep, The Shorter Your Life
14 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about one of my favourite things...sleep.We all know that sleep is important,...
Thursday Thoughts - Comparison
12 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showThis week on Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk about comparison.Theodore Roosevelt once said “Comparison is the thie...
The One Where I Talk To Author & Modern-Day Nomad, Lisa Jansen
10 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to author and modern-day nomad, Lisa Jansen.Lisa was born and raised in Germa...
Minisode Ep.74 - Overwhelm
07 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about overwhelm.We've all been there, when your to-do list is longer tha...
Thursday Thoughts - Taking Responsibility
05 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about taking responsibility.This subject can be triggering ...
The One Where I Talk To Sex Historian & Journalist, Kate Lister
03 Oct 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to sex historian and journalist, Kate Lister.Kate is a sex historian and lect...
Minisode Ep.73 - Why Rebounding Rocks!
30 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about my love of rebounding - and no, I don't mean rebounding of the rel...
Thursday Thoughts - Getting Out In Nature
28 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about the huge benefits of getting out into nature, and why...
The One Where I Talk To My Niece, Blue!
26 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's episode, I'm talking to my gorgeous, amazing, brilliant niece, Blue!At the tender age of 17, Blue m...
Minisode Ep.72 - Self-Compassion
23 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about self-compassion.Why is it that so many of us berate ourselves, judge ou...
Thursday Thoughts - Exercise
21 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking all things exercise, particularly the importance of strengt...
The One Where I Talk To Author & Founder Of Thought Leadership PR, Helen Croydon
19 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to author, journalist, and founder of Thought Leadership PR, Helen Croydon.He...
Minisode Ep.71 - Peace, Man
16 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about the peace that comes with living alone.As single, childfree women, we a...
Thursday Thoughts - Motivation
14 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's episode of Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about...motivation!We touch on some examples in ...
The One Where I Talk To Chief Stewardess & Listener, Bianca Currington
12 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to Superyacht Chief Stewardess, Bianca Currington.Bianca is the Chief Steward...
Minisode Ep.70 - Do You Want To Be Right, Or Do You Want To Be Happy?
09 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode I talk about the choice we have between being right, and being happy.So often our ego selves ar...
Thursday Thoughts - Getting Visible
07 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk about getting visible. 👀This is something that terrified both ...
The One Where I Talk About Seeing An Ex
05 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's episode, I'm talking about the day I met up with an ex-boyfriend about a year ago. This is pro...
Minisode Ep.69 - Stevie B & Dr. Joe
02 Sep 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about a podcast episode that I believe we would all benefit from listenin...
Thursday Thoughts - The Importance Of What We Consume
31 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I talk about the importance of what we consume; because what we watch...
The One Where I Talk To Founder Of Cherish Tours, Megan Grant
29 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to the Founder of Cherish Tours, Megan Grant.Cherish is a travel experience t...
Minisode Ep.68 - 10 Things They Should Have Taught Us In School
25 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about 10 things I think we should have been taught in school.It's all ve...
Thursday Thoughts - Alignment
24 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about alignment - what it is, what it means for our liv...
The One Where I Talk To Journalist & Podcast Listener, Janelle O'Dea
22 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to journalist and listener to the podcast, Janelle O’Dea. Janelle (Jay) O’...
Minisode Ep.67 - Imposter Syndrome
19 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about Imposter Syndrome.Imposter Syndrome is the idea that you’ve only ...
Thursday Thoughts - I'll Be Happy When...
17 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the trap that we all fall into of “I’ll be happ...
The One Where I Talk To Financial, Life & Career Coach, Maureen Paley
15 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to life coach, Maureen Paley. Maureen is a Financial, Life and Career Coach,...
Minisode Ep.66 - You Can't Change Them, But You Can Change Yourself
12 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showThis week's minisode was inspired by some messages between me and the lovely women in my 'Thrive Solo' me...
Thursday Thoughts - The Ego
10 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about one of my favourite topics - the ego.We talk about what...
The One Where I Talk About Weekends & Loneliness
08 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn today's episode, I'm talking about weekends and loneliness as a single woman.In this first solo episode for...
Minisode Ep.65 - The Power Of The Breath
05 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about the amazing power of the breath...or in other words, breathwork.Bre...
Thursday Thoughts - Confidence
03 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about confidence, and how to have more of it. Both of us ...
The One Where I Talk To Dog Behaviourist & Nutritionist, Anna Webb
01 Aug 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode I’m talking to dog expert, Anna Webb. Anna Webb is an expert dog trainer, behaviourist an...
Minisode Ep.64 - Bruce & Billy Playlist
29 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showI haven't done a playlist minisode for months, and seeing as I recently saw two of my favourite artists, Bruce Spri...
Thursday Thoughts - Podcasting
27 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about podcasting.We share why we started our podcasts...
The One Where I Talk To Speaker, Playwright & Author, Trey Anthony
25 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to inspirational speaker, playwright and author, Trey Anthony. Trey is a Bri...
Minisode Ep.63 - Why Music Reminds Us We're All The Same
22 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn today's minisode, I'm talking about why music is a great reminder that we are all, fundamentally, the same....
Thursday Thoughts - Gratitude
20 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk about the amazing power of gratitude, and why a gratitude practice is s...
The One Where I Talk To Writer, Diane Connell
18 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showTRIGGER ALERT: Please note that towards the end of the episode, Diane mentions the attempted rape of a friend of hers, a...
Minisode Ep.62 - What To Do When You're Not Feeling Motivated
15 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's minisode, I'm talking about motivation and more specifically, what to do when we're strugg...
Thursday Thoughts - Meditation
13 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I talk all things meditation - from how we started and what our own practic...
The One Where I Talk To One Of My Listeners, Leigh Doran
11 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showTRIGGER ALERT:Please note that Leigh and I talk about domestic abuse in the first half of this episode. In this week&ap...
Minisode Ep.61 - Embody The Future You
08 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about the importance of embodying the version of ourselves that we hope to be...
Thursday Thoughts - Personal Development
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this first 'Thursday Thoughts' episode, my friend Polly and I talk about how we both got into personal deve...
The One Where I Talk To Writer & School Friend, Marie Phillips
04 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to one of my old school friends, Marie Phillips. Marie is a writer and storyteller, ...
Minisode Ep.60 - No One Is Coming To Save You
01 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's minisode, I'm getting on my soap box about taking responsibility for our own lives because, aft...
The One Where I Talk To One Of My Listeners, Maddie Southorn
27 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showMy very special guest this week is one of my fabulous listeners, the lovely Maddie Southorn, who works in communications...
Minisode Ep.59 - 11 Of My Favourite Quotes & Why I Love Them
24 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's minisode, I'm sharing 11 of my favourite quotes and the reasons why I love them.You can't ...
The One Where I Talk To Professor & Author, Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
20 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to history professor and author, Peggy O’Donnell Heffington. Peggy O’Donnell He...
Minisode Ep.58 - The Monumental Power Of Not Giving A Sh*t What Others Think
17 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's minisode, I'm talking about how much better life gets when we stop giving a sh*t what other peo...
The One Where I Talk To Journalist & Life Coach, Ariana Dunne
13 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to journalist, life coach and podcaster, Ariana Dunne. Ariana Dunne is a journalist...
Minisode Ep.57 - I Am Not A Lesbian
10 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn this week's minisode, I'm talking about some of the assumptions people make about single women when they ca...
The One Where I Talk To Events Manager & Podcaster, Jennie Becker
06 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to Director of Events and podcaster, Jennie Becker. Jennie is the Director of Event...
Minisode Ep.56 - There's Nothing Wrong With You
03 Jun 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn today's minisode, I'm sharing my thoughts on why there's nothing wrong with you just because you happe...
The One Where I Talk To Financial Coach, Tess Waresmith
30 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to financial coach, Tess Waresmith. Tess is a single, childless woman who currently...
Minisode Ep.55 - Single 'Not By Choice'
27 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about why the term 'single not by choice' is a source of frustr...
The One Where I Talk To Journalist & Author, Rebecca Traister
23 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to journalist and author, Rebecca Traister. Rebecca Traister is writer at large for...
Minisode Ep.54 - Why We Shouldn't Give Up So Easily
20 May 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about why we shouldn't give up so easily when it comes to the practices we know will...
The One Where I Talk To Childfree Advocate, LeNora Faye
16 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to childfree lifestyle advocate, LeNora Faye. LeNora is a childfree lifestyle advoc...
Minisode Ep.53 - The Wolf You Feed
13 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about the tale of the old Cherokee who tells his grandson about the battl...
The One Where I Talk To Writer, Kerry Graham
09 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to writer Kerry Graham. Kerry is a Baltimore-based writer and former English teache...
Minisode Ep.52 - The Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying
06 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about a book by Australian author, Bronnie Ware, called The Top 5 Regrets...
The One Where I Talk To Writers Joan DelFattore & Christina Campbell
02 May 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to writers Joan DelFattore & Christina Campbell.Joan DelFattore writes about liv...
Minisode Ep.51 - The Joy Of Walking
29 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showThis week, it's a very mini minisode all about the joy of walking.As a kid, I was dragged on walks with my siblings...
The One Where I Talk To Writer, Actor & Comedian, Lane Moore
25 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to award-winning writer, actor, comedian and musician, Lane Moore. Lane’s first b...
Minisode Ep.50 - Why We Need Daily Awe-Gasms
22 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about the power of awe, and how it turns out that experiencing awe for ju...
The One Where I Talk To Sociology Professor, Dr Ketaki Chowkhani
18 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to professor Ketaki Chowkhani. Dr Ketaki Chowkhani is Assistant Professor of Sociol...
Minisode Ep.49 - All You Need Is...Energy
15 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showOn today's minisode, I'm talking about why the most important asset we have is our energy.Whilst we may worry ...
The One Where I Talk To Writer & Professor, Craig Wynne
11 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to writer and professor, Craig Wynne. Craig is a writer and professor at the Univer...
Minisode Ep.48 - 8 Things We Need To Let Go Of
08 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about 8 key things that we need to let go of.These include:- negative sel...
The One Where I Talk To Writer & Poet, Tania Hershman
04 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to poet, writer, teacher and editor, Tania Hershman. Tania, as she describes hersel...
Minisode Ep.47 - Cleaning Lady Mindset
01 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about why my part-time job as my sister's cleaner is actually totall...
The One Where I Talk To High Sensory Coach, Elisha May
28 Mar 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode I talk to High Sensory Coach and Creative Empath, Elisha May. Elisha is a High Sensory Lead...
Minisode Ep.46 - I'll Be Happy When...
25 Mar 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about our tendency to think that we'll be happy when...we meet the g...
The One Where I Talk To Writer, Christina Campbell
21 Mar 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode I talk to writer, Christina Campbell. Christina lives in Northern Virginia, USA, with her c...
Minisode Ep.45 - Valentine's Day Workshop PART 2
18 Mar 2023
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Send us a textThis week's minisode is the second part of a workshop I did on Valentine's Day.Following on from last week, I talk more about ...
The One Where I Talk To Writer & Presenter, Bev Turner
14 Mar 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to writer and presenter, Bev Turner. Bev has had a hugely successful career as a wr...
Minisode Ep.44 - Valentine's Day Workshop PART 1
11 Mar 2023
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Send us a textThis week's minisode is taken from a workshop I did on Valentine's Day.I talk about my own journey of personal growth, the nar...
The One Where I Talk To Founder of Childfree Wealth, Jay Zigmont
07 Mar 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, I talk to financial planner, author, and founder of Childfree Wealth, Jay Zigmont. Jay is the founder of C...
Minisode Ep.43 - Courage
04 Mar 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about courage.I was inspired by the following quote - "Life shrinks or expands in pr...
The One Where I Talk To Psychotherapist, Lisa Bruton
28 Feb 2023
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Send us a text***TRIGGER WARNING***Towards the end of this episode, I talk about a very serious rape case, including some of the details of what happe...
Minisode Ep.42 - 19 Rules For A Better Life
25 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about '19 Rules For A Better Life' - at least in the mind of Roman Emperor, Mar...
The One Where I Talk About A Year Of Podcasting!!!
21 Feb 2023
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Send us a textHappy Birthday To YouHappy Birthday To YouHappy Birthday, Spinsterhood ReimaginedHappy Birthday To You!Believe it or not, my little podc...
Minisode Ep.41 - Listen To Yourself, Not The Noise
18 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about why we should learn to listen to ourselves, rather than the 'noise' from ...
The One Where I Talk About Self Love
14 Feb 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showThis week, it's a solo episode. It also happens to be Valentine's Day so I wanted to talk about L.O.V.E. love!...
Minisode Ep.40 - It's ALWAYS Better To Be Single Than In The Wrong Relationship
11 Feb 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about why it's ALWAYS better to be single than be in the wrong relat...
The One Where I Talk To Sociologist, Demographer & Author, Dr. Kris Marsh
07 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, I talk to sociologist, demographer and author, Dr. Kris Marsh. Dr. Kris Marsh received her PhD from the Un...
Minisode Ep.39 - Don't Just Survive. Thrive!
04 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about how, as single women, we should be thriving, not just surviving.So many of us are w...
The One Where I Talk To Manifestation Coach, Matt Cooke
31 Jan 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode, I talk to manifestation coach, Matt Cooke. In February 2019, Matt connected with his mothe...
Minisode Ep.38 - Let's Stop Hating On 'This Time Of Year'
28 Jan 2023
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Send us a textOn this week's minisode, I'm talking about how so many people seem to 'hate this time of year', and why I think we n...
The One Where I Talk To Nandita Bajaj & Kirsten Stade of Population Balance
24 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode, I talk to Executive Director and Communications Manager at Population Balance, Nandita Bajaj and Kirsten St...
Minisode Ep.37 - Who & What Is Inspiring Me
21 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's minisode, I'm talking about who and what is inspiring me, as well as some of the things I do on the daily to ma...
The One Where I Talk To Journalist, Author & Podcaster, Ruby Warrington
17 Jan 2023
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Send us a textSupport the showIn this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to journalist, author, editor, thought leader and podcast...
Minisode Ep.36 - Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy
14 Jan 2023
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Send us a textOn today's minisode, I'm talking about comparison.Most of us have a tendency to compare ourselves to, or feel envious of, othe...
The One Where I Talk To Life Coach & Podcaster, Anna Olson
10 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn this week's episode of Spinsterhood Reimagined, I talk to childfree life coach and podcaster, Anna Olson. Anna is a certified l...
Minisode Ep.35 - Purpose
07 Jan 2023
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Send us a textOn today's minisode, I'm talking about purpose.It's so important to feel as though we have purpose in our lives, particul...