Thrive Solo
Let’s be real — being single and child-free? It’s pretty damn awesome. Don’t believe me? Stick around. I promise you, by listening to this podcast, you’re going to start seeing your solo life in a whole new light — one that feels empowering, exciting, and full of possibility.
I’m Lucy Meggeson, and I’m here to help you stop seeing singlehood as a consolation prize and start embracing it as the incredible opportunity that it is. Because the truth? Being single isn’t second best. It’s not a waiting room. And it sure as hell isn’t a life of lack. In fact, when you lean into it, it can be just as fulfilling—if not more so—than being coupled up with kids.
And besides, no matter what our relationship status, what we all really want is to feel good in the here and now. So instead of focusing on what’s ‘missing,’ let’s focus on what’s possible. The freedom. The adventure. The extra time and headspace to create a life that’s truly our own.
Because here’s the thing: you are so much more powerful than you realise. Your thoughts shape your reality. And when you shift your mindset, you shift your life. My mission isn’t just to help you feel better about being single—it’s to help you recognise your own agency. To help you see that you are the creator of your own experience. And that you, and you alone, get to decide what your life looks like.
So join me here every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and let’s build lives that feel joyful, meaningful, and wildly fulfilling — on our own terms.
Let’s Thrive Solo…together.
E-mail me at lucy@lucymeggeson.com
Thrive Solo
The One Where I Talk To UK Country Manager at WeRoad, Clarissa Cappelletti
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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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And thank you so much for listening!