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94 Becoming the singing gynecologist with Dr Kristina Dervaitis
Magnificent Midlife
02/01/22 • 41 min
Have you ever wanted to do something completely different to what you actually do? My guest Dr Kristina Dervaitis is an obstetrician and gynecologist who has reinvented herself as a singer/songwriter and released a beautiful new album. Now she does both her passions and has modified her life to make that work. She's battled with imposter syndrome and gone ahead with her dreams, and the result is sublime. We talk about her dramatic midlife reinvention.
We talk about:
- When Kristina first wanted to be a professional singer
- About her musical background
- How she juggles singing with being a gynecologist
- Her contraception advice on YouTube
- The inspiration for her songs and how she comes up with the lyrics
- Learning to dream again and stay open to possibility
- Using writing to process pain and grief
- Deciding not to have children despite working in obstetrics
- What the future holds for her medical and singing careers
- Doing the work to make dreams happen
- Kristina’s advice for women who have unfulfilled dreams
And more!
Kristina's website: kristinadervaitis.com
Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Spotify
Listen to her latest album: Overdue
Book mentioned in the podcast: The Healing Power of Singing
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening. Find out how to leave a review here: bit.ly/leavepodcastreview
You can find out more information and get the show notes to every episode at magnificentmidlife.com. That’s also where you’ll find strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent. There’s a midlife wellness program, courses, midlife mentoring to help make the most of your next chapter, and our online membership program. If not now, when?
Named #18 in the best 40 Women Over 50 podcasts globally by Feedspot
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148 Why we need more MenoClarity
Magnificent Midlife
08/01/23 • 36 min
Something very different for this podcast – five guests on one show! Five of my fellow founders of MenoClarity, the knowledge hub for menopause set up in 2023. I’m talking to Pat Duckworth, Prof Joyce Harper, Clarissa Kristjansson, Kate Codrington and Ann Marie McQueen about why we’ve come together and what we hope to achieve with MenoClarity. This is a wild and at times hilarious conversation!
We talk about:
The menopause myths we’re hoping to bust
Bringing some positivity to menopause without being Pollyannaish about it
Establishing a middle reliable ground in the currently very polarized menopause world
Bringing clarity to what symptoms are really due to menopause and what might not be
Cherry picking research findings to suit certain narratives
The dangers of getting information from social media
Providing trusted sources of information
The three stages of womanhood – none should be the default, they all matter
How we’re not broken in midlife and we don’t need fixing
Our inaugural online summit on Friday 29 September – MenoClarity Live: Menopause Without The Hype
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #14 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
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150 Finding the true truth with Ann Marie McQueen
Magnificent Midlife
08/15/23 • 56 min
Celebrating episode 150 of the podcast with a very special guest. Ann Marie McQueen is a journalist on the world stage, focused on menopause and on a mission to cut through misleading narratives and dodgy data. She founded HotFlash Inc in 2020 to cover the latest clinical studies, treatments, products, guidance and more via a weekly research letter, podcast and across social media. She’s also one of the founder members of MenoClarity.
We talk about:
Why and how menopause became Ann Marie’s focus
Living in the Middle East as a Canadian expat
Cultural differences around menopause narratives
What annoys and concerns her about how menopause is portrayed
Issues around the impact of social media on menopause narratives
The oversimplification of menopause messages
Ann Marie’s struggles with ill health and separating that out from hormonal change
The impact of belief systems and trauma on menopause
How her view of menopause has changed
Understanding research and what it’s really saying
Being sceptical about big promises that make people money
Menopause narratives that don’t empower women
Menopause as a hero’s journey
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #14 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
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95 Learning to thrive after divorce with Tonya Carter
Magnificent Midlife
02/08/22 • 44 min
Tonya Carter is a Relationship Transformation Coach. She's full of wisdom about relationships, coping through divorce and also just about who we are and can become as we go through life. She's the author of “Divorce Your Story: A Woman’s Guide to Heal & Thrive after Divorce” and she runs a 12-week Program called (T.H.R.I.V.E) that stretches women to look within to awaken their voice, evolve relationally, and lead personally and professionally in all areas of life.
We talk about:
- How Tonya came to specialize in relationship transformation
- Ways women can get stuck in certain narratives especially in midlife
- What we can do to stop us getting caught up in regret
- What other things women need to divorce, as well as their partner
- The relationship patterns women tend to repeat
- How women can thrive after divorce
- What having a growth mindset means when it comes to life post divorce
- How we can embrace our singleness and why that’s important
- Creating new narratives around what is possible for us
- The importance of doing the inner work – change won’t come without it
And more!
Find more about Tonya:
Instagram | Facebook | Youtube
Tonya's Book: Divorce Your Story: A Woman’s Guide to Heal & Thrive after Divorce
Listen to Tonya's Podcast: The ReInvent U Podcast
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening. Find out how to leave a review here: bit.ly/leavepodcastreview
You can find out more information and get the show notes to every episode at magnificentmidlife.com. That’s also where you’ll find strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent. There’s a midlife wellness program, courses, midlife mentoring to help make the most of your next chapter, and our online membership program. If not now, when?
Named #18 in the best 40 Women Over 50 podcasts globally by Feedspot
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131 Pole dancing over 50 with Makeda Smith (Re-Release)
Magnificent Midlife
01/31/23 • 48 min
I interview Makeda Smith, celebrity publicist, pole and exotic dancer. She began her pole and aerial training at the age of 50 and created her own exotic dance brand called FlyingOver50. She’s over 60 now and still pole-dancing!
We talk about: - How Makeda came to start pole dancing at age 50 - How pole dancing changed her life - Why sexy never gets old - The Everybody Visible movement on social media - How women in midlife and beyond can stay feeling sexy - How to get over the fear of injury when staying active as we age - Taking the fear out of the pole aspect of what Makeda does - Cultural differences in responses to older women being sexy - Balancing PR and pole dancing - Those very high shoes Makeda wears - Adapting to classes in a Covid world - Awakening the sleeping goddess in all of us
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
Follow Rachel on:
Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife
Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester
Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife
Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife
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137 Being wiser about menopause with Tania Elfersy
Magnificent Midlife
03/14/23 • 42 min
Tania Elfersy is a transformative coach, speaker and award-winning author, specializing in midlife women’s health. She’s spent years researching what causes and what can relieve symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause and became free of her own physical and emotional symptoms naturally and simply. Rachel quoted her extensively in her own book. Tania set up The Wiser Woman project in 2015 to help women transform their experience of midlife change. She’s the author of a brilliant new book, The Wiser Woman’s Guide To Perimenopause and Menopause.
We talk about:
What lead Tania to the work she does
How the body doesn’t malfunction suddenly in midlife
The innate brilliance of the body and what that means for menopause symptoms
The difference between how we respond to issues in pregnancy and menopause
The importance of focusing on the emotional and spiritual side of the midlife journey
The insight that allowed Tania to free herself from her own menopause symptoms
The interplay between Mind, Thought and Consciousness
Tania’s concerns about the narrative in the UK
Difference between the UK menopause narrative and North America
How women can best help themselves during midlife change
Tania’s thoughts on the Davina McCall documentary Sex, Mind and the Menopause
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
Follow Rachel on:
Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife
Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester
Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife
Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife
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93 Mothers, daughters, estrangement and healing with Laura Davis
Magnificent Midlife
01/25/22 • 46 min
Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse
Laura Davis is the author of 6 non-fiction books which have sold more than 1.8 million copies. She’s talking here mainly about her latest book, her first memoir: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story. I finished the book the day before recording, and was profoundly moved by it. I was also very tearful. I’m grateful to Laura for sharing her story and giving me the opportunity to read it. I recommend the book for all women as we're all daughters. And many of us have people who we'd like to be closer to.
We talk about:
- Why Laura wrote this particular book
- The challenge of untying the mother-daughter knot
- Digging deep to tell such a vulnerable story
- The impact of life trauma on women’s passion and purpose
- Coming to terms with life trauma
- Helping people heal from trauma and especially sexual abuse
- Coping with family estrangement
- What Laura has learnt about mother-daughter relationships
- How Laura’s feelings towards her mother changed as she got older and sicker
- Laura’s advice for women when they lose their parents and mothers especially
And more!
Find more about Laura:
Laura's website: lauradavis.net
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest
Laura's latest book: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story
Other books written by Laura Davis
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave a review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening. Find out how to leave a review here: bit.ly/leavepodcastreview
You can find out more information and get the show notes to every episode at magnificentmidlife.com. That’s also where you’ll find strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent. There’s a midlife wellness program, courses, midlife mentoring to help make the most of your next chapter, and our online membership program. If not now, when?
Named #18 in the best 40 Women Over 50 podcasts globally by Feedspot
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146 Writing your story with Julia Brewer Daily
Magnificent Midlife
07/18/23 • 44 min
Julia Brewer Daily wrote her first novel, No Names To Be Given, when she was over 50. This book was inspired by her own experience as an adopted child from a maternity home hospital in New Orleans. She’s also the host of the Authors Over 50 podcast. Her mission is to encourage those in mid-life and beyond to live their best lives in what she calls Life’s Sweetest Third. This is a fascinating conversation about what happened when Julia went looking for and started writing her story.
We talk about:
The personal story behind Julia’s first book
Julia experience of being adopted
Why it took so long for Julia to write her book
What it was like finding her birth family
Learning about and beginning to understand her birth mother’s experience
Julia’s writing process and her second book
Julia’s podcast and mission
How new writers can best get going
What helps writers fulfil their dreams
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #14 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
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132 Later life planning with Clare Fuller
Magnificent Midlife
02/07/23 • 51 min
Clare Fuller talks about the importance of later life planning and what that can look like. Clare is a Registered Nurse with 30 years’ experience in End-of-Life Care for which she is a Care Quality Commission Specialist Advisor. She campaigns for proactive Advance Care Planning and is the host of the Conversations about Advance Care Planning podcast. Most of us leave these tricky issues until it’s too late, whereas actually it’s never too early to start. None of us knows what tomorrow may bring. This is a powerful and inspiring podcast about the benefits of planning ahead.
We talk about:
What inspired Clare to set up a new business at 50
What a Lasting Power of Attorney is and why it matters
What can happen if you don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney in place
How to make a Lasting Power of Attorney
The binary attitude of living versus dying
What Advance Care Planning is and the triggers for it
Advice on starting important conversations about later life planning
The difference between a Lasting Power of Attorney and an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT)
What to do when people just don’t want to have the conversation
Advice for families where there is conflict
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #15 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
Follow Rachel on:
Facebook: facebook.com/magnificentmidlife
Instagram: instagram.com/magnificentmidlife
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachellankester
Twitter: twitter.com/MagnifMidlife
Pinterest: pinterest.co.uk/MagnificentMidlife1
Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCEteu6Z2mW1z1wnHiVB08uw
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@magnificent_midlife
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149 Creating a career you love with Carolyn Parry
Magnificent Midlife
08/08/23 • 39 min
Carolyn Parry is the founder of Career Alchemy, helping early-stage and established professionals escape from a job they hate and create a career they love, on purpose.
She’s an award-winning career coach, a TEDx speaker and host of the Change Your Story podcast. She is the President of the Career Development Institute and based in Wales.
We talk about:
Carolyn’s own career crisis
Knowing what you don’t want is as important as knowing what you want.
The emotional labor that women do in the office
How technology has changed the workplace
Why women have an advantage over men
The importance of investing in yourself
The three types of people you find at work
The choice of what story to write
How to reconnect with what really matters
The impact of imposter syndrome
Maintaining a sense of purpose is important for mental health
Finding the courage to change track
How to pivot into a new industry
Exploring ways to do life differently
How to get involved in your community
And more!
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and leave us a 5* review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening.
Order the ebook or audiobook (narrated by Rachel) versions of Rachel’s book, Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause And Beyond at magnificentmidlife.com/book
The paperback can be purchased on Amazon or other online retailers:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
US & Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Magnificent-Midlife-Transform-Middle-Menopause/dp/173981150X/
You can listen to all the other episodes and get the show notes at magnificentmidlife.com/podcast.
Recommended by the Sunday Times.
Feedspot #3 in best midlife podcasts and #14 in best women over 50 podcasts worldwide.
You'll find lots of strategies, support, and resources to help make your midlife magnificent at magnificentmidlife.com.
Check out Rachel's online Revitalize Experience, a 6-week intensive small group mentoring experience or 1-1 Midlife Mentoring.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Magnificent Midlife have?
Magnificent Midlife currently has 171 episodes available.
What topics does Magnificent Midlife cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Selfhelp, Midlife, Women, Podcasts and Menopause.
What is the most popular episode on Magnificent Midlife?
The episode title '94 Becoming the singing gynecologist with Dr Kristina Dervaitis' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Magnificent Midlife?
The average episode length on Magnificent Midlife is 41 minutes.
How often are episodes of Magnificent Midlife released?
Episodes of Magnificent Midlife are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Magnificent Midlife?
The first episode of Magnificent Midlife was released on Mar 5, 2019.
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