93 Mothers, daughters, estrangement and healing with Laura Davis

01/25/22 • 46 min

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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

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Laura's latest book: The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother -Daughter Story

Other books written by Laura Davis

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Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse

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

Named #18 in the best 40 Women Over 50 podcasts globally by Feedspot

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92 The rewards of being late-onset with Jo Pybus

Jo Pybus is a writer, feminist and what she calls late-onset to many things. She’s an Ironman (Ironwoman) and represented Australia in triathlon and cycling in her 40s. She’s latterly become a writer and a champion for raising awareness of menopause. Her mantra is better late than never!

We talk about:

What inspires Jo and what being late onset means to her
Why Jo set herself extreme physical challenges
Running 102km in perimenopause
How physical activity helped her cope with grief
Having a low intolerance to regret
How women can stop settling for the way things are
How she learnt that her body needed to adapt through perimenopause
Why we need to talk about menopause more
What it means to be a late onset feminist
The Me Too movement and the way we see things differently now
Menopause and history
The importance of managing our stress well
How to set yourself up to take action
Recognising what no longer serves us
Accepting that we may need more sleep
The challenge and joy of dancing
What Jo wants for women in midlife

And more!

Find more about Jo:

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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

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Listen to her latest album: Overdue

Book mentioned in the podcast: The Healing Power of Singing

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