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 Author & Journalist, Rachel Thompson
My guest on the podcast this week is the wonderful Rachel Thompson.
Rachel is a British author and journalist specialising in sex, dating, and relationships. Her second non-fiction book, The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy In A Disconnected World, is an investigation into the challenges at the heart of modern dating culture. It will help you make sense of the dating landscape, teach you how to confidently ask for things that work for you, and provide you the tools to find the security and connections you deserve.
Rachel lives in London and is single and childless.
Topics that we cover are:
- how being single is Rachel’s default state and she sees it as something completely neutral;
- how, to Rachel, relationships are a side order, rather than the main course;
- how she feels about being asked if she’s ‘still’ single;
- what self-worth means to Rachel, and what it looks like in her life;
- how much her dating behaviour has changed since she was in her twenties;
- how women are scared to ask for clarity, but how you can’t say the wrong thing to the right person;
- the ‘cool girl’ trope, and why it stems from the patriarchy;
- how Rachel used to believe she wasn’t worthy of romantic love;
- self love, and how boundaries are a big part of it;
- how Rachel approaches online dating;
- reframing rejection in the online dating world;
- Rachel’s motivation for writing her new book, The Love Fix;
- how and why dating these days is so, so hard;
- why we shouldn’t treat dating apps as though they will fix all of our problems;
- how their is little incentive for the apps to improve their effectiveness;
- how nothing will change in dating until society itself changes;
- the mating crisis, and what that means for both men and women;
- the answer to the question: do human beings need romantic love?
- how Rachel froze her eggs, and what the process of egg retrieval looked like;
- why we musn’t make dating decisions based on a fear of being alone.
Buy Rachel's Book, The Love Fix:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Fix-connection-emotional-intelligence/dp/1529927951
Follow Rachel on Instagram:
@rachelvthompson_
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And thank you so much for listening!