The Mindset of Dr Vanita Rattan

Welcome back for Episode 2! Here we speak to Dr Vanita Rattan ( MBBS BSc) (Cosmetic formulator specialising in skin of colour) In 2012 Dr Vanita founded The Hyperpigmentation Clinic, where after five painstaking years she pioneered the world's first professional grade pigmentation treatment for skin of colour. Dr Vanita has treated 40,000 cases of hyperpigmentation globally with a 95% success rate. She was also awarded a 2009 BMA Book Award for outstanding contribution to medical literature. Dr Vanita Rattan has become the go-to voice for skincare for people of colour, with over half a million followers across her social channels, and is passionate about sharing her science-based wisdom on the beauty and specificity of melanin-rich skin. IG: Drvanitarattan YT: Vanita rattan Tiktok: Drvanitarattan If you enjoyed this episode, please don’t forget to leave us a comment or write to us : [email protected] IG: @doctorveena TikTok: doctorveena Twitter: doctorveena Time Stamps: 1:00 - What is Dr Vanita’s Mindset? 4:20- Confidence through Consistency 6:33 - Keeping up with new skills 7:13 - Grit concepts from ‘The Grit ‘by Angela Duckworth 8:40- What does Success mean to you? 9:50- The impact of having immigrant parents 12:30- your ‘Circle’ 13:00- Handpick your inner circle 15:07- Your life partner 19:40 - balance between personal and professional life 20:26- Dealing with hardship 22:11 - High barriers to entry in a new 25:02- Kids and Social media 27:50- Controls over Instagram 29:26- Parenting 30:00- The Pressures of the Beauty Industry 31:20 - Ageing 32:00- Beauty standards and Patriarchy 35:18: Generational trauma 35:40- Intimate Examinations as a GP 37:20- We need Men to support women 38:50- traditional roles of women 39:28- Why are women subservient? 40:14- RAPID FIRE 43:03- Pearls of WISDOM 44:140 Love is a verb 45:24 - Dr Vanita’s Question for Dr Veena