Heidi Frei Spins the Straw of Being Single Into the Gold of Thriving! Listen How, Listen Now. Part 2.

<p>Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk. You’ll recognize yourself in these true-life stories of adversity, challenge, fear, discovery, adventure, expression, and more from women who are walking their lives while their lives walk them and the lasting difference their journeys have made. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga.  </p><p>Welcome back to Part 2 of the podcast interview with my guest Heidi Frei, creator of Single Soul Circle who joined us from Phoenix, Arizona. Ours seems to be a world made of couples. And yet, some of us - including your host - are quite single. While some women might look at their single state with disappointment, Heidi has created a life work out of being single. She calls herself “<i>The voice for the joys and challenges of the single life</i>.” Heidi created the <a href="https://singlesoulcircle.com/">Single Soul Circle</a> to empower single women to live their lives without fear. Along the way she became a blogger, podcaster, committed planker, and more! I asked Heidi if she had expected the growth that Single Soul Circle enjoyed during the 2020 COVID months. Let’s hear what she has to say about spinning straw into gold.    </p><p><i>Minutes 32:57</i></p><p><i>00:00 to 2:10    <strong> </strong></i><strong>Intro</strong></p><p><i>2:10 to 7:38     </i>   <strong>Single Soul Circle</strong></p><p><i>Host: Single Soul Circle has actually come into its own in the ways you’re describing, by inviting single women into a space to breathe, thrive, commune, grieve, and celebrate together - silly and serious. Did you ever expect this?</i>  </p><ul><li>Heidi started by posting her stories about the single life on Facebook</li><li>A means of creative expression</li><li>The stories got deeper; Heidi’s ex-boyfriend got engaged</li><li>People reached out: I went through same thing</li><li>In this communal vulnerability there is connection</li><li>Being single is challenging; you need friends who know how it is and how it can be</li><li>Began to pick up speed but