The One Where I Talk To Psychotherapist, Nanette Riendeau

Send us Fan MailIn this week’s episode, I’m talking to the wonderful Nanette Riendeau.Nanette is a psychotherapist living in Illinois, US. She is married, but spent several years as a single woman having married relatively late in life. She is childfree by circumstance and shares this aspect of her life on her Instagram page @childlessgrace.Topics that Nanette & I cover are:how Nanette is passionate about helping other childless women;the relationship that Nanette thought would result in children, but subsequently ended;what she learnt through her master’s degree in Women’s Spirituality;how desperately she wanted to grow and birth a baby, as well as be a mother;Nanette’s journey of self-discovery and personal growth during her single years from age 37 to 44;the ‘secret’ that women actually get better with age;how Nanette felt it was the pandemic that finally closed the door on her having a baby;her advice for those women who are grieving not having children;knowing that you are the observer of your thoughts, not your thoughts themselves;how we always romanticise the paths in life that we didn’t take;how cultivating our relationship with ourselves is one of the most important things;social media, and the concept of ‘likes’;how so many people don’t ask us about our lives if they don’t involve partners and kids;the damaging narrative that you 'haven’t been chosen’ if you’re single;the importance of understanding that our worth is inherent;the awesomeness of Taylor Swift.Follow Nanette on Instagram:@childlessgraceCheck out Nanette’s coaching website:https://coachingwithnanette.com/ Check out Nanette’s therapy website:https://therapywithnanette.com/ 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!