{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/67f8f008b51a627d15abbe57?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pt 1: Lessons From The Single Woman Who Had a Baby With Her Best-Friend | Nicola Slawson","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/1744365112901-1f7b5666-4ad2-4bb0-855f-71e0b14f2a4e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nicola Slawson is a journalist, author and public speaker who released her book ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms’ earlier this year.</p><p><br></p><p>Around 40% of people in the UK are single at any one time, yet singledom is rarely talked about.</p><p><br></p><p>In part 1, Nicola and Dr Alex George discuss being single by choice, the societal expectation to be in a relationship and how despite public preconceptions - single people aren’t living without love.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Nicola unpacks the importance of fostering social connectedness and explains why being a romantic doesn’t negate wanting to be single…</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/nicola_slawson/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@nicola_slawson</a> and get her book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Single-Living-Complete-Life-Terms/dp/1035400731?tag=uklinktagdefault-21&amp;geniuslink=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms’</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thestompcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thestompcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get the new, pocket guide version of <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804193119?crid=T3ISSI6K6G5Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UH-Iw5U5HwK3e-6VU87yPw.G3BkTH5UxxsmpSybUhiKtPSYhPKUQbDUwhUDRev10oU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=9781804193112&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1732874423&amp;sprefix=9781804193112,aps,74&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=octopus-author-21&amp;linkId=54ed4e7d1010bd285993d76023aaeb47&amp;language=en_GB&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mind Manual</a> now</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bemettle.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download Mettle</a>: the mental fitness app for men</p>","author_name":"Dr Alex George"}