Today on Feminine Roadmap, Gina and her guest, Didi Hoffman talk about smashing glass ceilings through the lens of sculptor Malvina Hoffman’s life. Didi shares the amazing life of Malvina Hoffman, a woman who broke all societal norms as a single woman in the late Victorian era by becoming a famous, top rate sculptor who provided for herself, traveled the world and was the protégé and confidante of Auguste Rodin. Malvina was a woman who broke glass ceilings in spite of her own fears and challenges to become a famous writer and sculptor. Didi shares how the journey of telling Malvina’s story impacted her own life as she encountered challenges and setbacks. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and be inspired by the story how of a Victorian woman’s life sets the example for those of us facing new, scary things in midlife, that we can rise up and smash through those ceilings. http://www.feminineroadmap.com/episode094/
SHOW NOTES:
6:32 Tenacity and Auguste Rodin
“It’s ok to throw away what isn’t good.”
13:01 Setting the standard for herself as a woman
21:49 How Malvina’s story impacted Didi’s response to her own challenges
28:13 Reviving a forgotten passion at 58 years old
34:03 The challenge of midlife responsibility and protecting creativity
40:28 Malvina’s journey through fear and anxiety
52:13 The bigger the dreams, the bigger the fears
56:34 Didi’s final thoughts
RESOURCES:
DidiHoffman.com
“Beautiful Bodies: The Adventures of Malvina Hoffman” Didi Hoffman
IG: DidiHoffman4
FB: Malvina Hoffman
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