The One Where I Talk To Author & Life Coach, Holly Matthews

Send us Fan MailMy guest on the podcast this week is the wonderful Holly Matthews.Holly is a former UK TV actress, Ted X speaker, straight talking self development coach, and founder of The Happy Me Project, as well as being Mum to two girls. After the death of her husband, Ross, in 2017 to brain cancer, Holly used her pain to teach others how to work through theirs. She is a regular contributor on the BBC and has been seen in the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Sun, Huffington Post, Closer Online, Hello, OK Magazine and Lorraine.She has her own membership and is the author of ‘Find Your Confidence’ and ‘The Happy Me Project’. Topics that we cover are:Holly’s acting career, and how that was the catalyst for her interest in self-development;her husband, Ross, and the journey they went on dealing with his terminal brain cancer;the ongoing journey of helping her two daughters through the death of their Dad;accepting that Ross was no longer here, and how difficult that was for her;where Holly is at in terms of thinking about another relationship;how frustrating she finds it now that people have started to ‘push’ her to start dating again;how Holly’s grief saw her lean even more into self-development practices;the clarity of understanding that nobody else was going to get her through the pain, and that she had to decide what she wanted it to look like;the power of gratitude and how it helped her in her hardest moments;some of the key messages of Holly’s ‘Happy Me Project’, including looking at our stories, protecting our peace, and gratitude;how the reticular activating system works, and why it’s so important to understand;making joy non-negotiable, and focusing on the good;Holly’s new book, Find Your Confidence;the disempowering impact of other people’s opinions and intrusive questions;why Holly is a big believer in scripting.Buy Holly’s book, Find Your Confidence:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Find-Your-Confidence-no-nonsense-self-belief/dp/1399409344 Check out Holly’s website:https://www.iamhollymatthews.com/ Follow Holly on Instagram:@iamhollymatthewsSupport the showBuy my book, SHINY HAPPY SINGLES (UK) / THRIVE SOLO (US & Canada) at: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/bookJoin my membership community for single women, Thrive Solo: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesoloDownload my FREE PDF 'Top 10 Comebacks for the MostAnnoying Questions Single Women Get Asked' Go to: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/comebacksCheck out my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thrivesolowithlucymeggeson Join my private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1870817913309222/?ref=shareFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivesolowithlucymeggeson/Email me: [email protected] And thank you so much for listening!