drmelaniepetro
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25 episodes
What is Slugging & Does it Work?
Still dousing your face in harsh scrubs and wondering why it feels like salted slugs in the sun? 🐌🌞 In this punchy kickoff episode, facial–plastic-surgeon-turned-skin-sleuth Dr. Petro traces slugging from 1870s oil rigs to K-beauty dorm ...
Animal Love...
There are things about you that make you "different" or "quirky"- these may be your greatest gifts to the world. Think of them as clues that help you along your treasure hunt to discovering your purpose.
Inspiration Is All Around You
Look for the energy- for what inspires you to DO something- to BE something. Your heart will beat faster- You will know.
Time for Yourself
Finding calm in the chaos- how do you do it? How are you taking care of yourself & why it matters.
Why We Love Fairytales.
What is it about Fairytales that bring such happiness? I think it is about the women- the mermaids... watching them express who they are & find their voice. We all want to be who we are- to have the courage to follow our hearts....
International Women's Day!
It is International Women's Day. Time to reflect on the true power of a determined woman. There is simply nothing more powerful on earth.
When you hug a grouper & it changes your life.
Embracing your quirks is really about honoring who you are on a cellular level. It is also what encourages other women to talk & share their stories. There is nothing more powerful than accepting & honoring yourself & al...
Listening to Your Life
Your life will tell you where you belong- what you really want & how to get it. All you have to do is listen.
A Modern FairyTale
Finding this from 9 years ago- sometimes you have to go back to go forward. There are somany parts of yourself you “forget” or lose as you age. Time to get them back ( the good parts) & enjoy your life,
What to Look For in An Aesthetic Physician
You have decided you want to do something about how you look- you look tired, sad - feel old... but who do you turn to & how do you decide who to see? The very last thing you want is a complication. When elective procedures aren't per...
Connections Create CONFIDENCE.
Beauty is creatively displayed in so many ways. The practice of Facial Plastic Surgery is an artistic form of self expression that makes me feel alive. When you LOVE what you do- you don't put it in a box. Separating "personal...
Beauty- What does it Really MEAN?
Looking how you feel on the inside is important- really important. Beauty- Feeling Beautiful is beyond skin deep- it is on a soul level. What makes you feel beautiful?
"I just want you to know who I am"
To know someone- really know someone is incredible- you are never surprised- shocked or stunned, you KNOW. We really do know ourselves like this - deep down - we know. Learning to truly trust that whether in a relationship or choosi...
Make the Starfish DANCE!
The moments when you feel like you belong NO WHERE are the moments that point you to your place. My 9th grade Biology class- the teacher making dead starfish dance- and I left- that was a moment. Those feelings & perceptions ultimatel...
Trust Is EVERYTHING!
Your Relationships - all of them- require TRUST- and that is a GIFT- a BLUE BOX gift- give it to those who you KNOW really SEE you. Not just lines on your face- but YOU and all that you represent. Don't settle. Not with ANYth...
Not one MORE "I'm SORRY"
Stop apologizing for who YOU ARE. That "weird" characteristic is a perfect clue to your purpose. Embrace what is different & stop apologizing for it.
Subtle Transformations Make Me SO HAPPY
Descriptions are SO hard for me. I speak to you from my heart & never know what I will say BUT when you write me & say I INSPIRE you I do another one because I want HAPPINESS for us ALL...
Beauty & Belief
As women, we BELIEVE- so completely- so deeply every time over & over again. What a beautiful quality that I hope to help preserve in the beauty business by sharing the truth in all that I do. I LOVE seeing a woman feel GOOD abo...
Finding people on your wavelength...
Inspired by "Iris" by the goo goo dolls... "I just want you to know who I am" Finding those that hear you, understand & SEE your vision is crucial to success.
Career TESTING- I will be a Cardiologist or own a Funeral HOME- oh really?
Life can be terrific & those are the BEST of times- yet the trying times are when you find out who you really ARE & what you REALLY want. Attention to your feelings will lead you to your greatest passions.
Why I kept watching Bewitched at 7:05...
Life lessons from my Dad kept me from going to study with my medical school class at 5am- because I LOVE my mornings. He explained how life is a series of hoops, and you figure which ones you HAVE to jump through. This lesson has be...
I know I'm in Medical School but I wanna wear my toe ring...
The path to my PASSION began with an application to medical school as a young rebellious teen who just applied because my dad said "stay in school or get a job".