94 Becoming the singing gynecologist with Dr Kristina Dervaitis

02/01/22 • 41 min

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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

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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

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

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

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93 Mothers, daughters, estrangement and healing with Laura Davis

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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95 Learning to thrive after divorce with Tonya Carter

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

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