๐ฟ Life doesnโt always follow the path we expect, and sometimes it shakes everything we thought we knew about ourselves. In this insightful episode of The Forties Formula podcast , hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with UMA THANA BALASINGAM , leadership coach, founder of RAW with Uma, and one of LinkedInโs top voices in Asia. With raw honesty and courage, Uma shares her journey of identity, visibility, and self-reinvention, guiding women to embrace their full selves beyond societal expectations. They discuss career quakes and how these moments can become opportunities to rediscover yourself. Uma opens up about leaving a high-powered career, facing personal challenges, and balancing motherhood, all while learning to show up as her most authentic self. Together, they explore: โข The hidden stories women carry about their identity, appearance, and worth, and how to unlearn them โข How to navigate workplace biases without losing yourself โข Leveraging feminine superpowers to create influence โข Finding grounding through friendships, reflection, and nature โข Umaโs โThree Hโ approach: being held, being heard, and being helped โข Viewing your 40s as a decade of questions, growth, and reinvention Your career, your relationships, your body, and your mind are all part of the journey. Sometimes the most valuable insights come when life shakes everything up. Reinvention is about letting go of limiting expectations, and giving yourself permission to be fully seen unapologetically. --------- CHAPTERS 00:00 โ Episode Snippet 04:22 โ Introducing our guest, Uma Thana Balasingam 05:31 โ Unlearning damaging narratives 10:20 โ Becoming the uncaged version of yourself 12:58 โ Why nervousness before posting is a good sign 14:40 โ Walking the workplace tightrope: Liked or respected? 17:35 โ Turning likability into a strength 19:04 โ Living by your expectations, not othersโ 21:00 โ Listening to your soulโs knock 23:30 โ Career quakes: earthquakes of identity and purpose 25:24 โ Allowing space for grief 29:51 โ Meeting yourself again 31:00 โ Finding growth in discomfort 32:02 โ Redefining life beyond roles 34:15 โ Raw with Uma 36:15 โ Oversharing and the โscar vs. scabโ rule 39:23 โ Anchors in chaos: friendship, stillness, and nature 41:57 โ The 3H framework: Held, Heard, Helped 44:50 โ Thriving in your 40s: Meeting yourself fully 47:53 โ A life of questions and answers Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: ๐ฅฉ The Meat Club โ Get $12 off your first order with code TFF12 ๐ฏ Guzman y Gomez โ Where Clean is the New Healthy - 21 restaurants deliver islandwide! ______________ ๐ฉ Join our mailing list for exclusive content, our weekly Friday FOURPlay newsletter, expert tips, and early access to giveaways!
