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My guest on the podcast today is Gurds Hundal. A former journalist, Gurds is a Trauma Coach & Inner Work Expert, who has more than a decade of experience in trauma healing, boundaries and inner child work. Many of her clients have discovered their purpose, entered healthy relationships, created stronger boundaries, reconnected with their inner child and learnt to love themselves better, and her signature approach comes down to holding the space for her clients to feel, deal with and heal their trauma in a safe and understanding environment...allowing them to heal quicker.  Gurds has extensive experience in coaching, medical journalism and healthcare and has helped many women to transform trauma and infinitely trust themselves, so they can powerfully move forward in their life. 
She is also the host of her own podcast, The Inner Light Project, which is how I met Gurds because I was a guest on her podcast and we had such a great conversation that I decided I had to get her on mine. In this conversation, Gurds tells me how she went from being a “hot mess” and collapsing in her office, to a cancer stare, to discovering she had kidney disease…to turning her life around and finding her purpose and joy.
The conversation delves into the power of healing childhood and ancestral trauma, understanding intuition, and living a life true to oneself. Practical advice is given on how to start the journey of self-discovery and healing, and the episode wraps up with insights into breaking free from victimhood and feeding the positive aspects of life.
02:15 Guest Introduction
03:26 Gurds' Journey: From Collapse to Cancer Scare
07:05 The Turning Point: Embracing Self-Love and Healing
09:19 Discovering Coaching and Transforming Trauma
13:04 The Power of Intuition and Healing
20:37 Finding Purpose and Living Intentionally
31:17 Letting Go of Fear and Embracing Abundance
32:31 The Power of Intuition and Self-Trust
33:54 Challenges Faced by Single Women
35:33 Self-Love and Mirror Work
40:09 Understanding and Healing the Inner Child
47:00 Breaking Free from Victimhood
53:04 Living an Awesome Life and Embracing Your Gifts
Check out Gurds' website: https://gurdshundal.com/
Check out her podcast, The Inner Light Project: https://gurdshundal.com/podcast/
Follow Gurds on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamgurds/
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Today's minisode is a punchy reminder that your energy comes first. I break down 'mind, mouth, mood' — your thoughts, your words, and the emotional climate you live in — as the cause, with life as the effect. Master these three (most of the time, not perfectly) and you stop reacting to life and start creating it. What signal are you sending out today?
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On this weeks Thursday Thoughts, Polly and I are talking about how our hardest times and biggest “failures” often become our greatest lessons.

We talk about how difficult seasons can shape us, clarify what really matters, and guide us onto the right path.

A reminder that nothing is wasted – and if you’re in a tough chapter right now, sending you loads of love and hope this may be of a little help to you.

Love ,
Polly & Lucy x
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*** TRIGGER WARNING *** Domestic abuse and sexual abuse are mentioned in this episode.
My guest on the podcast today is Melanie Hamlett, a comedian, journalist, public speaker, and storyteller based in France. She's written dozens of articles for publications like Harper’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, Glamour, The Daily Beast, Slate, Cosmo, The Guardian, Playboy, and The Huffington Post. Her viral article for Harper's Bazaar called ‘Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden’ has been referenced in dozens of podcasts, books, and publications including GQ, The New Yorker,  Oprah, and Slate, and was also the inspiration for the sketch Man Park on Saturday Night Live, according to Vanity Fair.  
I came across Melanie on social media, and it’s her TikTok and YouTube pages where she's doing most of her storytelling, culture criticism, and journalistic work these days — and she is HILARIOUS. She is a real force of nature, and you will hear that loud and clear in this conversation, so buckle up and be prepared for more swearing than usual. 
Melanie herself is actually married to a Frenchman — hence she lives in France — but she has very strong views about men, the patriarchy, and how women have been conditioned to essentially abandon themselves for the sake of romantic relationships. She is childfree. 
In our conversation, we delve into Melanie's past as an outdoor guide, her experiences in male-dominated environments, and her viral article 'Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden.' We discuss societal issues, the impact of patriarchy, and the importance of fostering genuine communities and dating oneself. We also talk about Scott Galloway who Melanie is not a fan of, the need for women to centre their own well-being and build strong, supportive networks, and much more.
Follow Melanie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@melhamlett?lang=en
Follow Melanie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRW66WXeQGNdV1NtyAIv0Cg
Watch one of Melanie's reels about Scott Galloway: https://
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This week's minisode is a gentle reset for a noisy world. I'm talking about staying informed without being consumed, and why your real power is in tending your corner of the world: your mind, your words, your energy. Choose presence, protect your inputs, and be the calm that ripples outward.
Support the show
Buy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/book


Join my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo


Download my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the Most
Annoying Questions Single Women Get Asked'
Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacks


Check out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson


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