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
Episodes
634 episodes
Minisode Ep.226: Reasons I’ll Probably Be Single Forever — Part 2
In Part 2 of Reasons I’ll Probably Be Single Forever, I’m looking at the other side of the equation: everything single life gives me. From autonomy, peace and solitude, to loving my own company, not envying couples, not needing male validation ...
Thursday Thoughts — Optimisation
This week on Thursday’s Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about optimisation, and whether our constant quest to look and feel better might actually be making us feel worse.We’re bombarded on social media with advice on how to optimise al...
The One Where I Talk To Aesthetic Practitioner & Content Creator, Nadiya Bekar
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyMy fabulous guest on this week's episode is aesthetic practitioner and content crea...
Minisode Ep.225 — Reasons I’ll Probably Be Single Forever — Part 1
In this week’s minisode, I’m sharing some of the reasons I genuinely think I may be single forever — and why that prospect doesn’t bother me in the slightest. From my almost non-existent tolerance for bullshit and my love of independence, to th...
Thursday Thoughts — Always Wanting More
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about our tendency to keep striving for the next thing, rather than appreciating what we already have.We talk about the ‘hedonic treadmill’ - the idea that even when we achieve so...
The One Where I Talk To Advertising Exec & Solo Traveller, Sammy Hibbard-Daniels
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyMy gorgeous guest on this week's episode of Thrive Solo is advertising executive, S...
Minisode Ep.224 — Changing The Way I Look After My Body At 50 — Part 2
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyIn Part 2 of this minisode series, I’m getting int...
Thursday Thoughts — Beginner's Mindset
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about cultivating a beginner’s mindset, as well as the difference between fixed and growth mindsets.In our conversation, we talk about how people often avoid trying new things bec...
The One Where I Talk To Author & Feminist Icon, Regena Thomashauer
My guest on the podcast this week is a force of nature, and I’m sure many of you will already know who she is. Her name is Regena Thomashauer and she is a feminist icon, the founder of The School of Womanly Arts, as well of the author of severa...
Minisode Ep. 223 — Changing The Way I Look After My Body At 50 — Part 1
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyIn the first of this two-part minisode, I’m sharing the story...
Thursday Thoughts — Ego
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the ego and ho...
The One Where I Talk To Singer, Actor & Broadcaster, Frank Loman
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyI met my fabulous guest on this week’s episode because we appeared together on...
Minisode Ep.222 — 5 Quiet Gifts Of Being Single
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyIn this week's minisode, I'm reminding you of five of the most underrated gift...
Thursday Thoughts — Confidence
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyOn this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking all about confidence...
The One Where I Talk To Full-Time Nomad & Author, Kristy Halvorsen — Part 2
JOIN ME FOR A THRIVE SOLO TRIP TO ITALY IN APRIL 2027! https://www.explore.co.uk/thrivesolo-italyThis week’s episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Kr...
Minisode Ep.221 — Being In A Relationship Doesn't Unlock A Secret Level Of Human-ness
On this week's minisode, I'm challenging the idea that being in a relationship somehow gives you access to a richer or more meaningful version of life. So often, single people are made to feel as though they're waiting on the sidelines while ev...
Thursday Thoughts — Comparison
On today’s Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about comparison.As the saying goes, comparison is the thief of joy, but we can all be guilty of it to a greater or lesser extent. And it’s even harder to keep it under control in th...
The One Where I Talk To Full-Time Nomad & Author, Kristy Halvorsen — Part 1
This week’s episode is Part 1 of a 2-parter with the fabulous Kristy Halvorsen, a full-time nomad and author. If "normal" is a way of being, Kristy is most definitely not that. In 2017, she sold pretty much everything she owned incl...
Minisode Ep.220 — Think You Can, Or Think You Can't...You're Right
In this week's minisode, I'm exploring one of my favourite mindset quotes, attributed to Henry Ford: "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." We all tell ourselves stories about who we are and what we're capabl...
Thursday Thoughts — Taking Responsibility
On this week’s Monday Motivation, Polly and I are talking about taking responsibility.How often do you avoid doing the hard thing, even though you know it’s exactly what needs to be done?The truth is, no one else can do it for u...
The One Where I Talk To Listener & Asexual / Aromantic, Hennie Thomson
I'm excited for you to hear my wonderful guest this week because she’s talking all about something that we don’t talk about enough — and I’ve only had one other guest on the podcast talking about this particular thing. Hennie Thomso...
Minisode Ep.219 — Are Humans Meant To Be With One Person Forever?
In this week's minisode, I'm asking a question that I've genuinely been wondering about for a long, long time: are human beings actually meant to spend 20, 30, 40 or 50 years with the same romantic partner? I'm not questioning love or relations...
Thursday Thoughts — Things Will Be Better When...
On this week's Thursday's Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about the mistake that so many of us make which is thinking that things will be better when…We’ve all done it, haven’t we? Things will better when I’m earning more money; thing...
The One Where I Talk To Photographer, Désirée Cyganek
On this week’s episode, I’m talking to the fabulous Désirée Cyganek, a single and childfree photographer and former dancer, the daughter of a French father and an African mother who was born in the Ivory Coast and raised in France. ...
Minisode Ep.218 — Chase Your Dreams, Not A Relationship
On this week's minisode, I’m sharing one of my core messages for single women: spend more energy chasing your dreams than chasing a romantic relationship. I talk about how easy it is to make “finding someone” the main project of your life, whil...