Anatomy of a Leader with Maria Hvorostovsky

Your manifestation is already working, every second, every day, says hypnotherapist Jim Curtis. The money you have right now, the relationship, the body, the life: all of it is the output of beliefs you don't know you're carrying.

Jim Curtis was eight when his father held peas to his mouth until he couldn't breathe, and taught him that hard work costs you nothing.

A spinal cord diagnosis at 19 taught him the opposite: hard work costs you everything, and the life you're living right now is the output of beliefs you don't even know you're carrying.

In this conversation he shows Maria - live - how to find the belief blocking the money, the relationship, the life you want. It is not what either of them expected.

Jim Curtis is a transformational coach and hypnotherapist, author of "The Book of Possibility", and runs retreats worldwide.

After two decades in health-tech leadership while privately navigating a chronic spinal condition, he rebuilt his life around one idea: the subconscious runs the show, and it can be rewritten.

In this episode: the four-line Ho'oponopono prayer that made Maria cry, the $10 million manifestation protocol run live, the naked mirror exercise, and why what you're not changing, you're choosing.

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Dermatologist Dr Aamna Adel spent 13 years earning her title - then got told off by her hospital bosses for "dancing on TikTok". She ignored everyone, grew to 1.5 million followers, and launched rhute: the scalp-care brand that sold out three times with a 33,000-person waiting list, no investors and no co-founder. And along the way, she dismantles the biggest myth in haircare: air-drying isn't the gentle option - it's feeding the fungus on your scalp.

Dr Adel is a Consultant Dermatologist, content creator, founder of rhute, and a mother - though ask her what she does, and the answer is always "dermatologist first". In this conversation with Maria Hvorostovsky: the medical-school rejection her twin sister didn't get, why hair-loss brands exploit desperate people, what actually works for your scalp (and in what timeframe), and the two-word answer to "how do you do it all?"

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This episode is sponsored by CP+R, Maria’s cardiac rehabilitation provider: https://www.cpandr.co.uk/ 

Heart surgery may repair the heart, but recovery also means rebuilding strength, confidence and trust in your body.

CP+R cardiac nurse Angela Hartley joins Maria Hvorostovsky (one of the patients she supported after mitral valve repair0  to explain when cardiac rehabilitation should begin, how to exercise safely after surgery and why recovery is emotional as well as physical.

They discuss palpitations, breathlessness and women’s heart symptoms; post-surgery fatigue, pain and medication side effects; safe heart-rate zones; bisoprolol; blood pressure; alcohol; and why it can take months to feel physically recovered and even longer to stop thinking about the surgery.

ABOUT ANGELA HARTLEY

Angela Hartley is Head of Nursing at CP+R and an experienced cardiac nurse, cardiac rehabilitation exercise specialist, personal trainer and nutritional therapist.

Having trained in Australia and worked in cardiac nursing at the Royal Brompton Hospital, she now helps people regain fitness, confidence and trust in their bodies following heart attacks, heart surgery and other cardiac diagnoses.

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This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not replace personalised medical advice. 

Speak to your doctor, cardiologist or cardiac rehabilitation team about your own health and recovery.

This episode is personal.

Maria Hvorostovsky sits down with the man who repaired her heart - Mr Toufan Bahrami, one of the world's leading cardiac surgeons and the only surgeon in the UK performing fully endoscopic mitral valve repair. With over 4,000 procedures and multiple world firsts, he is the surgeon other surgeons refer their patients to.

What starts as a conversation about heart surgery becomes a masterclass in elite performance, calm under pressure, and what it truly means to lead in the highest-stakes environment imaginable.

This episode is sponsored by CP+R - London's leading cardiac rehabilitation and performance recovery centre, supporting patients before and after heart surgery https://www.cpandr.co.uk/

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You have 23 seconds before your doctor interrupts you — what do you say?

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, rushed, or unsure how to explain your symptoms, this episode will change the way you speak so you’re actually heard.

In this episode of Anatomy of a Leader, Maria Hvorostovsky sits down with Penny Parkes, author of How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen, to explore how patients can communicate clearly, prepare for appointments, describe symptoms, ask better questions, and advocate for themselves in a medical system that often doesn’t listen.

Penny shares what she learned after decades as a patient navigating complex conditions, medical trauma, near-death experiences, and the reality of medical misogyny — offering practical tools for anyone who wants to feel more confident, prepared, and taken seriously by their doctor.

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About Penny Parkes
Penny Parkes is an author, health journalist, and long-term patient living with multiple rare and complex conditions. Her book How to Talk So Your Doctor Will Listen: Helping Your Doctor to Help You shares practical tools to help patients communicate effectively, advocate for themselves, and get better care.

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