The One Where I Talk To Journalist & Podcast Listener, Janelle O'Dea

Send us Fan MailSupport the showIn this week's episode, I’m talking to journalist and listener to the podcast, Janelle O’Dea. Janelle (Jay) O’Dea is a data journalist who lives in St Louis, Missouri with her cat, Phoebe. She works for investigative news non-profit, The Centre For Public Integrity, whose mission is to investigate inequality. She is single, childfree, and loves being both of those things! She also happens to be a listener to Spinsterhood Reimagined - woop!Topics that Jay & I cover are:how passionate she is about her work, and how it’s a big part of who she is; how she has learnt so much about herself through working as a journalist; how her dreams as a young woman didn’t involve marriage and babies; how Jay wants mid-western women in particular to know that there are other options for their lives;the serious car accident Jay was involved in when she was 18, and how it impacted the way she subsequently lives her life;how Jay loves - and requires - time on her own, and how she enjoyed spending time alone during the pandemic;how being single and childfree has allowed Jay to be available for other passions and pursuits;the environmental crisis, and how Jay can’t imagine having a child given the uncertainty of planet Earth’s future;how the issue of overpopulation is a conversation that needs to be had by everyday people;how Jay strongly believes that marriage and babies shouldn’t be the primary focus for young women;how she knows herself well enough to know that parenting isn’t for her, and why it isn’t for her;how people confuse being alone with being lonely;how rather than wanting someone to ‘take care of her’, Jay relishes not having to rely on anybody.how Jay isn’t a fan of people saying ‘it was just time to settle down’ in relation to getting married.how she’s thinking of starting a podcast!Follow Jay on Instagram:@itsjayohdayCheck out the company Jay works for:www.publicintegrity.org  Support 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!