Join Trinny and Dorinda Medley as they discuss how financial fears can feed or stifle your ambitions. Dorinda reflects on her fashion career, TV success, and the impact of her husband's death. They emphasize the importance of overcoming fears surrounding money and finding strength through faith and empowering relationships. Also covered is their rebellious phase and the challenges of being a woman in the workforce.
Financial fears can either fuel or hinder ambitions, and it's important to address them to achieve what you truly want.
Facing fear and making bold choices can lead to reinvention and finding your true self.
Deep dives
Derinda's Journey to New York City
Derinda Medley, a former cast member of The Real Housewives of New York, shares her journey from a small town in Massachusetts to New York City. She had a dream of being in the fashion industry and went on to start a successful cashmere brand with notable connections like Princess Diana and Joan Collins.
Finding Fearlessness in Starting Over
After facing heartbreak and the loss of her husband, Derinda had to rebuild her life. She reflects on a fearless moment in her early years when she made the decision to leave her small town and pursue a new life in New York City. This bold choice set her on a path to reinvention and finding her true self.
Shifting Perspectives on Financial Insecurity
Derinda shares her experience with financial insecurity and how it has shaped her mindset. She talks about her fear of money and the guilt that comes with it, but also acknowledges the importance of having a financial plan. She highlights the role her mother and her financial advisor have played in helping her navigate these emotions.
Embracing Change and Letting Go of Fear
Derinda discusses her time on The Real Housewives and how it provided her with a sense of freedom and self-discovery. Despite the challenges and criticisms, she realized the importance of not caring about others' opinions and embracing change. She shares how this experience allowed her to let go of fear and live life on her own terms.
Join Trinny and Dorinda Medley, TV personality and entrepreneur, as they discuss how financial fears can feed or stifle your ambitions.
Before shooting to fame on Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York, Dorinda had made a name for herself in the fashion world, first working at Liz Claiborne in New York and then launching her own cashmere brand in London.
Going right back to her working-class upbringing in The Berkshires through to her second marriage and beyond to her TV career, she and Trinny examine how fear has helped or hindered Dorinda along the way. They discuss how fears around money can hold you back from achieving what you truly want, and how the feeling of losing her identity after her husband’s death led Dorinda to the next chapter in her life.
They also delve into how her faith has helped her in times of uncertainty, and how the strong women in her life have lifted her up in good times and bad.
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