“Solo - The Single Person's Guide to a Remarkable Life” by Dr. Peter McGraw, seeks to celebrate and destigmatize single living. Welcome to the podcast that explores how being single affords you the freedom to be adventurous, start a business, make art, travel the world, get in shape, or simply sleep in when you want to. Join Peter – behavioral scientist, humor researcher, and bachelor – as he interviews happy single men and women and assembles advice from leading experts about health, fitnes ...
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Are you single, childfree, and tired of the stigma attached to your 'spinster' status? Are you actually having an awesome time, loving your life because of the freedoms afforded to you as a result of being alone and not having kids? Or are you not quite there yet? Either way, this is for you. This is the podcast where we're going to reclaim the word spinster, where we're going to redefine what the word means, and where we're going to reimagine the outdated narrative around spinsterhood. Beca ...
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A cross between guidebook and social commentary, The Spinster Book gives clever and humorous insights on topics such as courting, handling men and women, love letters, marriage and spinsterhood.
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Zosia B. Fringe Wing Politics. Late Twenties living the spinster bitch-hermit life in Melbourne, Australia. Described as the 21st century's Germaine Greer. "to słodkie ostrya słowiańska aniołku"
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Tawdry secrets from a merry spinster.
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What’sHerName puts the women back into world history. Hosts (and sisters!) Olivia Meikle and Dr. Katie Nelson are professors by day, podcasters by night. Weaving interviews with experts into vivid, nuanced biographies, What'sHerName tells the stories of fascinating women you’ve never heard of (but should have). Fascinating and funny, thought-provoking and insightful. New episodes biweekly Wednesdays.
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A look into the lives of three twenty-somethings that are self-proclaimed spinsters.
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Off The Grid is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients. ✌️ Our host, Amelia Hruby PhD, shares stories, strategies & experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty. 🌐 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit
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Every weeknight, Andy and Brian Kamenetzky welcome personalities from sports and pop culture to their Late Night Happy Hour. Great guests, great conversation. Miss the broadcast? Catch the podcast, here.
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Project Gutenberg and Microsoft have worked together to create thousands of free and open audiobooks using new neural text-to-speech technology and Project Gutenberg's large open-access collection of e-books. This project aims to make literature more accessible to (audio)book-lovers everywhere and democratize access to high quality audiobooks. Whether you are learning to read, looking for inclusive reading technology, or about to head out on a long drive, we hope you enjoy this audiobook col ...
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A basketball podcast for people who like basketball. New episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays. Co-hosted by Haley O’Shaughnessy and Jordan Ligons.
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Kat Mosley and Rachel Fogletto talk the internal battle of telling jokes while woke and all the while saying the kinds of things that you would want to screenshot from Facebook.
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Wharton's classic story of an aging (by Victorian-era standards) spinster socialite who would rather marry for money than for true love.
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Dive into an alternative world of humour and wonderment. This is a permanent archive featuring some of Gerry’s best shows from 1984 onwards, 2 episodes added each week. Part of BBC Radio Foyle’s 40th birthday celebrations
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A monthly podcast brought to you by the Spinsters of Horror! This is a time once a month where Jess puts down her knitting needles and Kelly steps away from the TV to discuss horror, cult, and subversive movies with thoughtful analysis, research and passion.
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A couple badass babes having the real conversations around body image, business and showing up fearlessly in the world.
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Thorndyke is the original fictional forensic detective from the early 1900s. Using science to aid the art of detection; to bring criminals to justice.
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Hi, I’m Nimz, a superhero in training. I spend my days misbehaving, talking a little too loudly and, for the most part, procrastinating… listen as I talk everything under the sun (and possibly even beyond).
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Join host Cat as she discusses, analyses and reviews a new horror movie with a new guest every Friday! TGIF is a comedy podcast for everyone it doesn't matter if you are absolutely obsessed with horror or completely new to the genre, no one is left behind on movie night. …. Friday night is movie night… Thank God It’s Friday!
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We produce content which truly captures the essence of our illustrious faith. We are boldly, authentically, and unapologetically Catholic. Like us on Facebook, support us on Patreon, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel today! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoring-the-faith-media/support
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Welcome to the good vibes club, a normal girls guide to living your best life. Through weekly episodes, we hope to give you an insight into being your best self and finding self confidence as well as learning more about manifestation and realistic wellness/mindfulness (and everything in between). We hope that each episode gives you the knowledge to make your life even 1% better! No topic is off limits - as long as it relates to living your best life, of course.
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Society norms say get married, have children, fit yourself into the little box and conform to the rules. When I made the conscious decision that I wanted to stay single for life and not have kids it was unfathomable to many of the people around me. You are not being truthful to yourself! You will change your mind when you find the one! Oh and my favourite what are you broken? Then one day "Fuck That Shit!" came out of my mouth aimed at someone who had no business being in my business! That w ...
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Thursday Thoughts - Living With Intention
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about living intentionally. Being intentional means cultivating awareness of how you're living and how you're showing up in the world. Without this awareness, it's easy to slip into autopilot, letting life pass us by without feeling like we're the ones in control. But when you c…
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🧩 Decolonize Your Systems & Yourself — Neurodivergence & Notion with Podge Thomas
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"These were very colonized institutions that I feel brainwashed me. And they brainwash a lot of people. So now as a business owner, creative & Notion consultant, what I get to do is decolonize my business and help my clients look at their own businesses through a decolonization lens." Today I’m joined by Podge Thomas for a reflective conversation a…
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The One Where I Talk To Breathwork Facilitator & Podcaster, Polly Warren
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is my fabulous friend, the gorgeous Polly Warren. Polly is a breathwork facilitator, health & wellness coach, and hypnotherapist who is passionate about helping midlife women come back to themselves and live their very best lives. She is also a podcaster with her fabulous podcast, Menomorphosis. Topics…
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Minisode Ep.131 - Balancing Desire With Acceptance
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Send us a text On this week's minisode, I'm talking about finding a balance between being happily single, but also desiring a relationship. The duality between loving your life here and now, and wanting to be in a relationship, can feel contradictory; but one does not cancel out the other. In this episode, I share my thoughts on how we can both emb…
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Dropping in off-schedule with a reflection/reminder/rallying-cry that we have power as small business owners, and we can stand against everything Trump is + represents — especially if we do it together. Tune in for gentle provocations and a special invitation to join me at a free event Wednesday, November 20 @ 12pm CT. I hope to see you there. 🩵 💸 …
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How do you embrace romance while living a solo life? In this episode, Peter McGraw is joined by two special guests who crave romance without compromising their independence. They discuss navigating the complexities of love and dating, balancing autonomy with romantic desire and rethinking traditional relationship models. What do you think? Join the…
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about embracing ageing. It’s time to change the narrative - and let’s face it, we’re talking about women here - that you are ‘past your sell by date’ once you hit 40, 50, 60 etc. The truth is that age brings with it so many wonderful things, not least confidence, wisdom and ex…
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🎢 What To Do When Nothing’s Working — with Jenny Blake
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I’ve admired Jenny Blake’s work from afar for years. First for her seemingly endless success with book deals, big-name podcast guests, and six-figure corporate contracts. And now for her incredibly honest accounting of how her business dissolved during the pandemic and hasn’t rebounded since. So in today’s episode, Jenny joins us to share the highs…
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The One Where I Talk About My New Morning Routine Club, Cockadoodle-Lu!
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Send us a text This week, it's a solo episode which has nothing to do with being single and childfree! Instead, I'm talking about another topic that I'm passionate about — my morning routine. I've started a 'morning routine club' named Cockadoodle-Lu (you can thank my sister for the name) for women who want to start their mornings off with positivi…
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Zeynab Pasha was one of the most influential voices during several crises of 19th century Iranian history. From the Bread Crisis to the Tobacco Protests and the lead up to Iran's Constitutional Revolution, she led the way in taking back the power of the people. She was legendary, and then she disappeared - literally and figuratively. Author Afarin …
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Just me being weird, as usual. Enjoy!
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Send us a text On today's minisode, I'm talking about the idea that we get to choose happiness. Rewind several years, and I really didn't understand the concept that I could choose to be happy. But these days, after doing alot of inner work, I fully get that we do get to make a choice about how we feel. It's not always easy, but it's worth it, and …
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Peter McGraw talks with Meghan Keane, the founder and managing producer of NPR's Life Kit and author of the new book Party of One. They discuss the empowering message of being your own soulmate and navigating a world full of societal expectations. Meghan shares insights from her journey and advice for the mental and emotional side of single living …
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about embracing failure. We have been conditioned to see failure as something negative, but in fact failure is an important part of the learning process, and a very necessary step along the pathway to success. Polly & I discuss how failure gives us essential feedback, and how su…
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🪄 3 Magical Rituals to Transform Your Business — with Brigitte, Cecily Sailor & Ash Canty
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Happy Halloween, business witches! 🧙 While I typically keep things pretty practical here at Off the Grid, this week I wanted to lean into the mystical, magical and alchemical aspects of creative business. To do that, I invited three brilliant practitioners to each share a unique and powerful biz magic ritual with us! ✨ Brigitte starts us off with s…
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The One Where I Talk To 'The Feisty Heroine', Podcaster Rachel Beck
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is the fabulous Rachel Beck. At 44, Rachel Beck is single, thriving, and living life fully on her own terms. After marrying at 26 and divorcing at 33, she spent years navigating the societal pressure to find a life partner — searching for love in the relentless New York City dating pool. From long-term…
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We're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack...... Please mentally prepare yourself for phantom periods, exploring polyamory, chatgpt clears my red flags and I explain to you why all virgo men are straight up Freaks. Enjoy the show!
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Minisode 129 - Let's Normalise Nights In By Yourself
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Send us a text Support the show Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuCiCzcPlAvxzQyHDrLoag Book a FREE 30 minute coaching 'taster' session HERE: https://calendly.com/lucymeggeson/30minute Fancy getting your hands on my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (…
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about uncertainty. Despite being interrupted by Lucy's wifi man 🤣, we discussed how the magic and excitement of life lie on the other side of uncertainty; and it’s worth taking that leap into the unknown because, more often than not, the net appears! We hope you found something…
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🧿 How to Cultivate Creative Resilience — with Pascale Coté
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Often when business isn’t going well, we think that we can fix it with a new marketing strategy or growth tactic. We look to new courses, fancy platforms, or expensive mentors to “save” us … but in my experience, what we actually need in these times is to tend to our inner reserves in deeper and more nuanced ways. So today I’m joined by Pascale Cot…
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The One Where I Talk To UK Country Manager at WeRoad, Clarissa Cappelletti
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Send us a text 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 th…
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Minisode Ep.128 - Navigating Tricky Conversations With Friends Who Have Kids
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Send us a text Support the show Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuCiCzcPlAvxzQyHDrLoag Book a FREE 30 minute coaching 'taster' session HERE: https://calendly.com/lucymeggeson/30minute Fancy getting your hands on my FREE PDF 'The Top 10 Most Irritating Questions That Single People Get Asked On The Regular...& How To (…
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TEDxBoulder Recap: Stop Telling Single People To Get Married
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Join Peter McGraw, fresh off his TEDxBoulder talk “Stop Telling Single People to Get Married,” as he sits down with Mary Dahm in the Solo Studio. They preview the talk, explore the process of crafting and delivering it, and share behind-the-scenes insights, including the challenges of speaking to a large, live audience. Love the show? Subscribe, ra…
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about reframing time. Many of us see time as something we're constantly running out of, leading to stress and unnecessary pressure. But what if we could reframe time as an abundant resource? Instead of feeling rushed or behind, we can choose to view each moment as a gift, a new …
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🔑 Social Media Boundaries & Success on Substack — with Dacy Gillespie
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This one goes out to all our listeners who are still trying to make it work on social media! Today I’m joined by Dacy Gillespie, a weight inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist who has grown her business online over the past decade and is now navigating a major shift from Instagram to Substack. Together, we talk about: The high-stress worlds of musi…
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If you knew the recipe for an undetectable poison, would you use it? What about giving it to women with abusive husbands? Giulia Tofana's legendary poison Aqua Tofana (brilliantly disguised as holy ointment) was famed and feared in 17th-century Rome. But just how many terrible husbands can drop dead, before the Pope gets suspicious? In this year's …
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The One Where I Talk To Writer & 'Late Bloomer', Allora Dannon Campbell
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is the fabulous Allora Cannon Campbell. Allora is 34, single, childfree, and the oldest of 10 homeschooled kids raised on a horse farm in New York State. By the age of 32 she’d never been kissed, let alone been in a relationship, and in 2023 Allora started talking about her big ‘secret’, as well as her…
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Minisode Ep.127 - Other People's Milestones
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Send us a text On this week's minisode, I'm talking about how hard it can be for single women to watch close family members and friends hit all of the 'traditional' milestones that society expects us to tick off our check list. Inspired by a DM on Instagram, I address the feelings that can come up as a result of watching a sibling or close friend g…
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Send us a text This week, Polly & I are talking about active listening.👂 Do you really listen when you’re having a conversation, or are you actually thinking about what your response is going to be? We’re all guilty of it…and we could all improve our active listening skills. Lucy & I discuss various aspects of listening, including how annoying it i…
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🤖 Getting Out of Your Algorithm — with Kate Smalley
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This week on the show we're getting into it with everyone’s least favorite internet friend — THE ALGORITHM 🙈 To do that I'm joined by Kate Smalley, a small business advisor, educator, and facilitator, who recently wrote a great piece about getting out of your algorithm that had me thinking more about what algorithms actually do and how we can work …
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The One Where I Talk To Mentor & Speaker, Rasheda Kamaria Williams
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is the divine Rasheda Kamaria Williams. Rasheda is an award-winning mentor, author and empowerment speaker, and founder of Empowered Flower Girl – a social enterprise on a mission to transform the way young people relate to one another and themselves. At her core, Rasheda is a social entrepreneur and s…
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When Sigrid Schultz was offered a job as a reporter in Berlin, Germany in 1919, she had no idea how her life was about to change - or how her work would change the world. Returning guest Pamela Toler introduces us to this indomitable woman, who was one of the first to raise the alarm about the Nazis, one of the last to leave as WWII made reporting …
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Minisode Ep.126 - To Fancy Or Not To Fancy
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Send us a text On this week's minisode, I'm talking about why fancying potential partners is a non-negotiable for me when it comes to romantic relationships, despite those people who encourage single women to "give him a chance". Not to put too fine a point on it, but if I don't actually want to shag someone, then no amount of telling me I'm "too f…
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We continue the Solo series on aging, retiring, and dying single by continuing our exploration of end-of-life issues. Financial advisor Todd Engmann joins Peter McGraw to discuss the "Family Love Letter" – a tool designed to help organize and communicate vital information to loved ones in case of incapacity or death. We explore how this document, c…
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly & I are talking about intuition, that gut feeling or inner knowing that helps us make decisions without conscious reasoning. We discuss how our ego and fear of being wrong can lead us to ignore our intuition. We also dive into how intuition involves quieting the mind and getting into the body, …
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🔮 How to Build an Intuitive Business — with Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz of Holisticism
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Happy October! This week we're kicking off Spooky Season with one of my favorite business witches — Michelle Pellizzon-Lipsitz of Holisticism! Michelle has taught me so much about online business, magical meaning-making systems, and spiritual practices. She's one of my favorite people to pay attention to on the internet, and I invited her on the sh…
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The One Where I Talk To Therapeutic Coach, Fleur Sclarandis
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is the absolutely fabulous Fleur Sclarandis. Fleur is a single and childfree (both by choice) woman, who coaches empaths and highly sensitive women to create the lives they actually want to live. She helps women build emotional resilience and confidence along with “a sprinkling of philosophical and spi…
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Send us a text On today's minisode, I'm talking about a few of my favourite ways to cultivate a more positive mindset. If you want the full (free) PDF — My Top 10 Mindset Tips — go to lucymeggeson.com/mindset and stick this one-pager to your bathroom mirror! Support the show Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuCiCzcPlA…
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Thursday Thoughts - Getting The Damn Thing Done
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Send us a text On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about getting the damn thing done! September is a great time of year to check in with ourselves about where we are with our goals. There's still a significant amount of the year to go, but not so much that it feels overwhelming. So...what are those things you keep putting off,…
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Today on the pod, I'm breaking down binary thinking and talking about why self-employment is a spectrum. Because your only options aren't 'have a full-time job' or 'have a full-time business'. In fact, there are about a million other ways you can support yourself! So if you've ever felt like an imposter or a failure or just been confused about how …
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#59 Our First Time... (get your head out the gutter, not that kind of first time)
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This week we thought it would be fun for you to get to know us (and get to know each other) a little better by sharing some throwback stories. Our first kisses, first dates, first jobs.. and a whole load of other firsts! If you've got anything to ask us in our Q&A being recorded next week, use the comment box on the episode! Where To Find Us Elsewh…
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The One Where I Talk To Speaker & Thought Leader, Keturah Kendrick
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Send us a text My guest on this week’s episode is the awesome Keturah Kendrick. Keturah is a single, childfree woman, born and raised in New Orleans but currently living in New York City. She is an author, speaker and thought leader. A passionate advocate for young, black women, Keturah’s life mission is to be an ambassador of freedom to black wome…
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Send us a text On today's minisode, I'm talking about why being easily pleased is a skill that we should all master. In a world where most of us are far from joyous, being the kind of person who is easily pleased is a goddam superpower. Press 'Play' and let me know what you think! Support the show Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.c…
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In this episode of Solo, Peter McGraw talks to Janice Formichella, a breakup coach and member of the Solo community, about the challenge of loneliness. Together, they explore the complex nature of loneliness—whether social or romantic—and practical strategies to combat it. Whether you're navigating the end of a relationship or simply seeking to bet…
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Send us a text On today’s Monday Motivation, Polly and I are talking about tapping, also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), an emotional form of acupuncture without the needles. It’s an amazing brain hack which can be used to help with a wide range of issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, cravings and pain. It’s even been proven to r…
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