She’s 103, Fierce, and Free: Dr. Gladys McGarey’s 6 Life-Changing Lessons Every Woman Needs to Hear (Fan Fav)

Women of Impact

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Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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This is a fan fav episode. I have a special treat for you today! It's an incredible conversation with the Mother of Holistic Medicine, Dr Gladys McGarey, the 102-year-old woman that changed the world of medicine at a time when women weren’t even allowed to vote.. Gladys is internationally known for her ground-breaking work in holistic medicine. She's been honored for being a pioneer, she’s been to Afghanistan teaching women safer birth practices that led to a 47% decrease in infant mortality rates in that area. Gladys has been inducted into the Arizona’s Women Hall of Fame, and the impact of her work has reached hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. She accomplished this and so much more and did it through a time when women weren’t even doctors. Talk about resilience and true wisdom! Gladys is testament to the power of a life well-lived and filled with love. I hope you’re ready to be blown away. We jump straight into Gladys’ shock, humiliation and unexpected victory after being publicly divorced by her partner of 46 years, and why on Earth she literally put herself in his shoes. Gladys is the original 103-year-old boss-babe before babes were bossing and voicing their opinions. She’s sharp, fierce, and living her best fulfilled life full of love that has led to 6 life lessons that every woman going through something needs to hear today. If you’ve been through a painful divorce or breakup, if you know what it’s like to not have a voice, and you find yourself struggling some days to even see the simple moments of life then this episode is the medicine you need. Original air date: 8-2-2023 Follow Gladys McGarey: Website: ⁠https://gladysmcgarey.com/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/DrShefali⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorshefali/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/begladmd/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/doctorshefali⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What up homies, welcome to Women of Impact and I'm your host, Lisa Billiou.
0:04.4	We have a treat for you today.
0:06.4	Oh my God, I'm losing my mind.
0:07.7	It's an incredible conversation with the mother of holistic medicine, Dr. Gladys Magari,
0:12.9	the 102-year-old woman that changed the freaking world of medicine.
0:17.6	She's internationally known and she's been honoured for being a pioneer who's
0:21.4	been in Afghanistan teaching women safer birth practices. She's also been inducted into Arizona's
0:27.0	Women Hall of Fame and the impact of her work has reached hundreds of thousands of people all over
0:32.5	the world. But guys, the knowledge that this woman brings of a two years experience of what it's like to live a happy life, even having experienced all the pitfalls that love has to offer.
0:46.4	She still freaking gets up and shows up with absolute resilience and true freaking wisdom.
0:54.1	As you can see, I'm so excited about this episode.
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1:18.0	So let's dive in right now with a 102 year old Dr. Gladys McGarry.
1:23.6	The story that you share in the book where you talk about your husband Bill of 46 years
1:30.5	writes you a letter, letting you know that he wanted a divorce. How on earth do you move on in life
1:38.9	and actually let go of the rage? I thought everything was fine. I was happy with what I was doing, what we were
1:46.5	doing. We started so many different things and worked so hard to create the world of holistic
1:55.4	medicine and all of that. And all of a sudden, I get this letter saying he just he could that he needed to have a
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