The One Where I Talk To Executive Coach & Thrive Solo Member, Pooja Venkatraman

Send us Fan MailMy guest on the podcast this week is the brilliant Pooja Venkatraman.Pooja is a double Harvard graduate, ex-management consultant, and former stressed-out over-achiever turned life coach, who helps high-stress, high achievers get clear on what they want to do next, take the next steps, and create the lives they actually want. She is also a member of my Thrive Solo membership.Pooja lives in New York City and is single and childfree.Topics that we cover are:how she has always been a high achiever;how she has always had a strong internal sense that she didn’t want to have kids;how despite knowing she didn’t want children, she assumed she would have to have them;how it took Pooja 30+ years to realise she could choose to remain childfree;the vision she always had for her life that involved a romantic partner;the conclusion she came to that there aren’t that many men who she would be excited to be with, and that she might never meet one;how she’s started to get to a place where she’s happy with — or without — a relationship;how Pooja’s friends still insist on ‘helping’ her date despite her telling them she’s no longer dating;why she’s come off the dating apps;her great love of writing, and how it makes her feel connected;how Pooja ended up becoming a life coach;the framework of her coaching and why it’s so important;why circumstances don’t have any inherent meaning, only the meaning we project onto them;why it’s so important to distinguish between thoughts and facts;becoming aware of the various ‘circuits’ in our brain and how they are, or are not, serving us;the ways in which our brain can work for or against us;Pooja’s thoughts on manifestation;her take on what it means to thrive solo.Check out Pooja’s website: https://poojavcoaching.com/Follow Pooja on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poojav.coaching/Sign up to her email newsletter: https://poojav.substack.com/Listen to her podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4115SuxkOtcIAXhVblhi4qListen to her podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/less-stress-more-flow-with-pooja-v/id1591272309Support 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!