You Can Pivot as Many Times as You Need To

In this episode of Surgeon, Interrupted, Frances Mei sits down with bestselling author and former television producer Audrey Bellezza to talk about reinvention—professionally, creatively, and existentially.Audrey spent decades in television, rising from a Food Network intern to showrunner and development executive before pivoting (multiple times) into authorship. During the pandemic, she co-wrote a bestselling Jane Austen–inspired rom-com trilogy—only to be diagnosed shortly thereafter with stage IV ALK-positive lung cancer.Together, Frances and Audrey explore:What portfolio careers really look like over decades—not highlight reelsWhy transferable skills matter more than titlesHow women navigate pivots after investing years into a single identityCreative partnership, pitching, and betting on yourselfUsing storytelling and advocacy to build something meaningful in the face of uncertaintyAudrey also shares the story behind Love for Lungs, the nonprofit she co-founded to fund research and raise awareness for ALK-positive lung cancer, and details their upcoming Galentine’s Day fundraiser.This is a conversation about ambition, failure, partnership, illness, and permission—to change your mind, your career, and your life.Because no experience is wasted. And you can pivot as many times as you need to.Host: Frances Mei Hardin, MDGuest: Audrey BellezzaConnect with Audrey: @audreybellezzawritesLove4Lungs: https://www.love4lungs.org/Anne of Avenue A: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Anne-of-Avenue-A/Audrey-Bellezza/For-the-Love-of-Austen/9781668097656Presented by: The Hippocratic CollectiveFollow Frances Mei on Instagram & Tiktok @francesmeimdAnd subscribe to ⁨@HippocraticCollective⁩ on Youtube for all of the other shows the Hippocratic Collective has to offer.