195. Beyond Shame and Silence: Dr. Michelle Singer on Women's Health, Confidence, and Capacity
Women are often taught to push through pain, discomfort, and other symptoms they assume are simply part of aging. Dr. Michelle Singer, a board-certified OB-GYN and cosmetic gynecologic surgeon, joins Drs. Erin Hurley and Joanne Sotelo to discuss women's health, anatomical education, and creating psychologically safe spaces where women can speak openly and without shame.
Dr. Singer also shares her journey of leaving traditional practice to build a career aligned with her values, while expanding into speaking, women's health education, leadership, and voiceover artistry. She explores why women in medicine don't have to choose just one identity or stay in one lane.
Key Takeaways To Listen For
- Many women normalize symptoms like pelvic pain, urinary leakage, brain fog, heavy bleeding, and menopausal changes even when those symptoms are disrupting their lives
- Psychological safety and patient education can transform deeply intimate medical care into an experience of trust, relief, and empowerment
- Cosmetic gynecology is not only about appearance. For many patients, it intersects with comfort, sexual function, healing, and reclaiming confidence
- Physicians do not have to stay confined to one identity, one role, or one version of a medical career
- Practicing medicine with heart sometimes means creating a new path when traditional systems no longer allow you to care for patients the way you know they need
"Not just because it's common doesn't make it normal, and that's what I want women to understand." — Dr. Michelle Singer
About Dr. Michelle Singer: Dr. Michelle Jones Singer is a board-certified gynecologist, cosmetic gynecologic surgeon, and keynote speaker on a mission to change the conversation around women’s health. For more than 20 years, she has helped women navigate topics that are too often misunderstood, dismissed, or never discussed at all. Through her clinical expertise and engaging storytelling, she empowers women with accurate, evidence-based information that replaces embarrassment with confidence.
As a speaker, Dr. Jones Singer helps audiences understand that women’s health isn’t just a medical issue. It directly influences leadership, confidence, relationships, and performance at work and at home. Her goal is simple. To make conversations women have whispered about for generations feel normal, empowering, and impossible to ignore.
Connect with Dr. Michelle Singer:
Website: https://www.indianapolis-cosmetic-surgery.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejonessingermd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosmeticsurgeryindianapolis/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michellejonessingermd5733
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@michellejonessing
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