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My very special guest this week is one of my fabulous listeners, the lovely Maddie Southorn, who works in communications and business development for a legal educational charity. She is also a singer-songwriter, musician, and knitter of cat toys! (Check out her Etsy store - link below).

Topics that Maddie & I cover are:

• how Maddie is single by circumstance and her struggles around that; 
• her most recent relationship and how they were engaged to be married;
• how it took Maddie a while to adjust to living on her own;
• Maddie’s experience of being single, and how turning 50 sparked a bit of an existential crisis;
• how a combination of things mean she c urrently feels very shaky around her singlehood; 
• how Maddie’s Mum being ill has been incredibly difficult for her, and is making Maddie feel very alone and vulnerable when she thinks about her future;
• the importance of working on our thoughts and how Maddie works hard on her own mindset;
• online dating and how Maddie chooses not to engage in it because it feels so contrived;
• how Maddie misses the fun and excitement of dating in the ‘organic’ way that people used to;
• how Maddie knew from a young age that she didn’t want kids, and how she used to feel there was something wrong with her because of it;
• how Maddie is a rockstar at heart;
• how she describes her music as piano-based, moody and a little bit mournful.

Follow Maddie on Instagram: 
 @maddiesouthorn


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Check out Maddie’s music:
maddiesouthorn.bandcamp.com 

Check out Maddie’s Etsy Store:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Knitmaresandcathair?ref=seller-platform-mcnav 

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