Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story

Tova Leigh on Midlife, Freedom and Why Women Become More Powerful

Tova Leigh joins Simona Deifta for a filmed long-form conversation about midlife, motherhood, freedom and the moment women stop fitting themselves into old expectations.

Tova Leigh on Do Not Disturb podcast with Simona Deifta

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In this episode

Simona and Tova talk about what changes in midlife: identity, desire, family, visibility, anger, humour and the freedom that can arrive when women stop performing the version of themselves others expect.

Themes in this conversation

  • Midlife as a turning point rather than a crisis
  • Women, power and self-definition
  • Motherhood, identity and visibility
  • Letting go of old expectations
  • Humour as a way to tell the truth
  • The freedom to become less apologetic

About Tova Leigh

Tova Leigh is an author, performer and creator known for honest, funny and direct conversations about women, motherhood and midlife. Her conversation on Do Not Disturb explores the freedom and power that can come from refusing old scripts.

About Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story is a filmed long-form podcast hosted by Simona Deifta about modern female life beneath public success: motherhood, ambition, identity, relationships, money, fertility, burnout, emotional resilience and reinvention.

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