YanaTV - The Human Side of Leaders

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A global soulful podcast revealing the human side of leaders — where women, and the men beside them, redefine what it means to live, love, and lead. Hosted by Yana Fry, global speaker and soul interviewer, you will see thought leaders, influencers, role models, politicians, CEOs & founders, media & TV personalities, & also ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Rooted in Singapore, it amplifies voices from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond — because success isn’t a Western story, it’s a human story. Bookings: connect@yanafry.com.

  1. 6d ago

    #137 Expat Life in Singapore Without the Glamour: Divorce, Mental Health, Money | Anju Cawthra

    💫 FREE RESOURCE: 9 Love Archetypes Quiz™ → https://bit.ly/4bZrcJ7 🌹 Group Coaching Program for High-Caliber Women → https://bit.ly/4harfnY 📩 Sponsorship and Guest Appearances Requests → connect@yanafry.com What happens when a six-month move abroad turns into 19 years away from your family, and the glamorous expat lifestyle comes with guilt, loneliness, and unexpected challenges? In this episode, I sit down with Anju Cawthra, founder and director of Seasoned Singapore Expat Women, to talk about the realities of expat life in Singapore, leaving family behind, and finding a sense of belonging while living abroad. We get into expat guilt and family relationships, marriage and divorce abroad, mental health and loneliness, and the financial realities of living in Singapore. Anju also shares her personal journey from the UK to Singapore, the guilt of living far away from her aging parents, and how she built a supportive community where expat women can openly discuss their struggles, find meaningful connections, and support one another. This is a candid conversation about expat life, cultural identity, family guilt, women's mental health, and the power of community. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Meet Anju Cawthra 01:13 Six Months to 19 Years 02:00 Where Is Home? 04:07 Culture, Identity and Roots 06:17 Guilt of Living Far Away 08:48 Rediscovering Purpose Abroad 13:48 Expat Life: Myths vs Reality 15:34 Marriage and Divorce Abroad 18:05 Community for Expat Women 20:02 Divorce and Mental Health 22:45 The Reality of Expat Life 27:37 Small Acts of Kindness 31:05 Singapore vs UK 37:47 Advice for Women Moving Abroad 💫 ABOUT ANJU CAWTHRA Anju is the founder of Seasoned Singapore Expat Women (SSEW), a thriving digital community of over 30,000 expat women in Singapore. As a content creator and community builder, she connects women through shared experiences, practical support, and meaningful partnerships that enrich expat life. CONNECT WITH ANJU Join SSEW FB Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429947657350454/ Join SSEW FB Business Women Community Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/1863956223844291 Follow SSEW on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ssewsg Join SSEW About Town info : https://chat.whatsapp.com/F2Chdad6zOpKWImefpepKe Subscribe to SSEW Weekly eNewsletter: http://www.ssew.co 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #137 Expat Life in Singapore Without the Glamour: Divorce, Mental Health, Money | Anju Cawthra

  2. Oct 7

    #136 Spies, Diplomatic Immunity, Free Mansions and the Youngest Ambassador | Judit Pach

    💫 FREE RESOURCE: 9 Love Archetypes Quiz™ → https://bit.ly/4bZrcJ7 🌹 Group Coaching Program for High-Caliber Women → https://bit.ly/4harfnY 📩 Sponsorship and Guest Appearances Requests → connect@yanafry.com What happens when you spend your life being underestimated and somehow turn that into your greatest advantage? In this episode, I sit down with Judit Pach, former Hungarian Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN, Singapore and Brunei, whose journey into diplomacy was never actually part of the plan. We talk about feeling like an outsider from a young age, becoming a government spokesperson at just 25, and then stepping into her first ambassadorial role at 30 while people openly questioned whether she was too young, and too female, for the job. Judit takes me behind the polished image of diplomatic life: the power dynamics, loneliness, crises, cultural misunderstandings and high-stakes business diplomacy that eventually taught her how to use being the underdog to her advantage. And after reaching the top of a career, she did something equally unexpected: she walked away, stayed in Singapore and began exploring a new life at the intersection of international business, geopolitics and Asia-Europe relations. We also talk about women in leadership, commanding a room when you don’t fit the traditional image of authority, and why Judit now wants to be the mentor she wishes she had when she was finding her own way. IN THIS EPISODE 00:46 The Career She Never Planned 02:08 Leaving Diplomacy, Staying in Singapore 04:52 Why Singapore Looks to the Future 07:19 Too Young. Too Female. 12:32 The Underdog Strategy 16:19 Selling a Country Nobody Knows 23:16 Bullied at 16, Built a Strategy 30:19 The Reality of Ambassador Life 33:23 When Diplomacy Becomes Crisis Management 38:45 Life After Reaching the Top 42:14 The Advice She Still Needs 💫 ABOUT JUDIT PACH Judit Pach is a former Ambassador and senior executive with over two decades of experience across Europe and Asia, spanning diplomacy, strategic communications, business development, and international relations. She is also a passionate advocate for women’s leadership, mentoring, and sustainability. CONNECT WITH JUDIT → https://www.linkedin.com/in/judit-pach/ vLookUp → https://www.vlookup.ai/ 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #136 Spies, Diplomatic Immunity, Free Mansions and the Youngest Ambassador | Judit Pach

  3. Sep 30

    #135 This Singaporean Talks to the Dead and Cleanses Haunted Homes | Eugene Tay

    💫 FREE RESOURCE: 9 Love Archetypes Quiz™ → https://bit.ly/4bZrcJ7 🌹 Group Coaching Program for High-Caliber Women → https://bit.ly/4harfnY 📩 Sponsorship and Guest Appearances Requests → connect@yanafry.com What happens when one unexplained paranormal experience completely changes the direction of your life? In this episode, I sit down with Eugene Tay, founder of Supernatural Confessions and paranormal researcher, to talk about his journey into Singapore’s supernatural world. We get into the possession experience that started everything, the haunted house where Eugene says he unknowingly spoke to a dead woman, how he claims to cleanse homes, and the extraordinary story of using a wooden doll to outwit a spirit. Eugene also shares why he keeps an entire collection of supposedly haunted objects, how Supernatural Confessions became his full-time work, his experiences visiting Singapore’s haunted locations, and one of his strangest recent encounters in Kashi, India. This is a candid conversation about ghosts, possession, haunted homes, spiritual practices, fear, the paranormal, and the mysteries Eugene believes exist beyond the physical world. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 How Supernatural Confessions Began 01:03 The Possession That Changed Eugene 05:13 The Footprints Appeared 08:11 He Spoke to a Dead Woman 13:57 The Doll That Fooled a Spirit 15:14 Paranormal or Mental Health? 17:19 How Eugene Cleanses Homes 19:13 His Collection of Haunted Items 23:32 The Voice That Changed Everything 42:47 Eugene’s Kashi Encounter 47:09 What He Wants His Son to Remember 💫 ABOUT EUGENE TAY Eugene Tay is the founder of Supernatural Confessions, a Singapore-based paranormal platform exploring supernatural experiences, haunted locations, and unexplained encounters. A paranormal researcher, writer, and mystic, he explores the intersection of personal experiences, spirituality, folklore, and the supernatural. CONNECT WITH EUGENE → https://supernaturalconfessions.com/ 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #135 This Singaporean Talks to the Dead and Cleanses Haunted Homes | Eugene Tay

  4. Sep 23

    #134 "In Congo a 14-Year-Old Was Married Off to the Man Who Assaulted Her" | Janel Smith

    💫 FREE RESOURCE: 9 Love Archetypes Quiz™ → bit.ly/4bZrcJ7 🌹 Group Coaching Program for High-Caliber Women → bit.ly/4harfnY 📩 Sponsorship and Guest Appearances Requests → connect@yanafry.com What happens when a woman spends years trying to make a relationship work…only to realize her nervous system has been running the show? In this episode, I sit down with somatic relationship coach Janel Smith to talk about why we behave like children in relationships. We get into relationship anxiety, primal panic, codependency, nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and why your rational brain can disappear the moment you feel a partner pulling away. Janel also shares why she left New York for India after her career and relationship collapsed at the same time, what that breakdown taught her about validation, safety and love, and how she rebuilt her life around what felt right. This is a candid conversation about anxious attachment, emotional healing, healthy relationships and what it really takes to feel safe in love again—without trying to become perfectly "healed." IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Intro 00:59 Why Does Love Make Us Lose Our Minds? 01:29 Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does 03:23 When "He's Not Texting Back" Feels Like an Emergency 08:05 Are Any of Us Actually Secure in Love? 09:17 "I Thought Something Was Wrong With Me" 12:10 What to Do When Your Brain Goes Offline 14:19 What Working in Emergency Rooms Taught Her About Love 16:21 Are You Loving Him… or Trying to Save Him? 21:49 When "Doing the Work" Alone Isn't Enough 25:26 The 14-Year-Old Girl Janel Never Forgot 28:26 The Privilege Most of Us Don't Even Notice 32:03 Successful Career. Broken Relationship. Total Burnout. 35:53 Maybe Healing Isn't What We Think It Is 💫 ABOUT JANEL SMITH Janel Smith is a somatic relationship coach and the founder of Grounded Love™, where she helps women heal anxious attachment and grow secure relationships. A nurse practitioner with dual master's degrees, she built a successful career leading global health programs before burnout and a breakup sent her on a personal healing journey from self-improvement to self-acceptance. Today, through her signature GROW Method™ and a trauma-informed, somatic attachment approach, she guides women to feel safe in relationships, working with clients both in Bali, where she's based, and online around the world. CONNECT WITH JANEL → https://www.janelrsmith.com/ 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #134 "In Congo a 14-Year-Old Was Married Off to the Man Who Assaulted Her" | Janel Smith

  5. Sep 16

    #133 "Couples Build 20 Years Together…Then Fight in Court to Tear It Down" | Amara Samata

    💫 Explore Yana’s work: https://love.yanafry.com 📩 Book a 1:1 with Yana: connect@yanafry.com Can a relationship stay healthy when love becomes a struggle over needs, expectations and personal agency? In this episode I sit down with Amara Samata—private advisor on love and legacy, to talk about why couples fall into crisis and what can help rebuild connection. We get into self-ownership, Relationship Squared, power-couple dynamics, modern dating, AI relationships and non-traditional relating. Amara also shares why trying to fix or control a partner often points back to unresolved needs within ourselves, and how mutual consideration can create a stronger relationship. This is a candid conversation about communication, boundaries, relationship repair and human connection. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Podcast Trailer
 01:15 Introduction and Navigating Relationships in Crisis 04:02 Double Mutual Consideration and the Four Compartments of Care 06:50 Identifying Inner Needs Versus Trying to Control a Partner 10:59 Holding Space and Proactive Growth in Couples Advisory 15:50 Balancing Professional Success and Intimacy in Power Couples 17:53 Artificial Intimacy and the Evolutionary Purpose of Connection 22:34 Breaking Unconscious Agreements and Building the Shared We 27:08 How Daily Resentments Accumulate and Shifting Marriage Norms 33:21 Modern Dating Dynamics and the Mindset of Single Women 37:53 Setting Healthy Boundaries and Staying Open to Possibility 45:17 Navigating Non-Traditional and Open Relationship Dynamics 52:34 Personal Desires for Partnership and Closing Thoughts 💫 ABOUT AMARA SAMATA Amara Samata is a private advisor to families, founders and individuals on love and legacy. She works with couples navigating relationship crises and also discusses her work with founder CEOs and high-powered couples. Her approach explores self-ownership, communication and “Relationship Squared”—a framework centered on mutual consideration between partners. CONNECT WITH AMARA SAMATA → https://amarasamata.com/ 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #133 "Couples Build 20 Years Together…Then Fight in Court to Tear It Down" | Amara Samata

  6. Sep 10

    #132 "Why Do We Call a Finished Relationship 'Wasted Years'?" | Kate Petersil

    💫 Free Masterclass — 9 Love Archetypes™: https://love.yanafry.com 📩 Book a 1:1 with Yana: connect@yanafry.com Kate Petersil shut down a thriving business, ended a 14-year marriage, and somehow came out of it asking a bigger question: What if falling apart is actually part of becoming more yourself? In this episode, I sit down with Kate to talk about her journey from motherhood and entrepreneurship to Mount Kailash, spiritual awakening, divorce, conscious uncoupling, and rebuilding life from a completely different place. We get into why she walked away from a successful women’s club, what difficult conversations taught her about honesty and leadership, and how she learned to stop forcing what no longer felt aligned. Kate also shares how she reframed divorce, co-parenting, love, business failure, personal growth, and the pressure women feel to “hold everything together.” This is a raw conversation about relationships, women in business, self-discovery, healing, motherhood, spirituality, and what it really takes to trust your heart when logic is telling you not to. If you’re in the middle of a life transition, questioning your relationship, career, identity, or next chapter, this conversation might hit very close to home. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | The Woman Who Reinvented Herself 03:31 | What Happens When You Stop Fighting Life? 05:47 | The Lesson Women Learn in Their Bodies 07:40 | What If Success Isn’t the Point? 09:26 | Why Walk Away When Everything Is Working? 13:54 | Starting Over When Your Old Life No Longer Fits 18:35 | The Conversations Most People Keep Avoiding 19:53 | How Big Can One Crazy Idea Become? 21:54 | The Values That Change How You Live 26:23 | When Love Is Still There, but the Relationship Isn’t 27:19 | What You Discover When You Finally Tell the Truth 29:19 | Can You Let Go Without Becoming Bitter? 30:10 | A Different Way to Love After Separation 32:30 | What Are You Really Searching For? 35:27 | What Do Your Children Learn From Your Choices? 37:08 | What If the Relationship Didn’t Fail? 40:59 | The Advice She Wishes She Had Followed Earlier 42:55 | What If Heartbreak Is Doing the Opposite? 44:53 | The Question We Should Be Asking More Often 48:40 | One Last Moment Before the Cameras Go Off 💫 ABOUT KATE PETERSIL Kate Petersil (Ekaterina Petersil) is an international entrepreneur, mindset mentor, and host of the Dushevnoe Utro (Soulful Morning) podcast. As the co-founder of the global networking platform MeetPartners, she built a massive community alongside top self-development icons.Today, Kate channels her massive influence across Instagram and YouTube into empowering female leaders worldwide through her exclusive WM Club, global masterminds, and spiritual retreats. CONNECT WITH KATE → https://www.instagram.com/katepetersil 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact.  CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #132 "Why Do We Call a Finished Relationship 'Wasted Years'?" | Kate Petersil

  7. Sep 3

    #131 What's Happening to Men Right Now | Angel Be

    💫 Free Masterclass — 9 Love Archetypes™: https://love.yanafry.com 📩 Book a 1:1 with Yana: connect@yanafry.com What happens when a man spends nearly 60 years doing relationships "the traditional way"… and then decides to rewrite the rules? In this episode I sit down with Angel Belove, a men's mentor, tantra teacher and relationship coach, to talk about his journey from corporate life and long-term monogamy to a radically different way of approaching love, intimacy and connection. We get into modern masculinity, men's mental health, emotional intelligence, why so many men struggle to express sadness, and what Angel calls the new "HE-Man": Healthy, Emotionally Expressed masculinity. Angel also shares what decades of marriage, fatherhood, divorce and relationship work taught him about dating, communication, polarity and building deeper emotional connection—and why, at 60, he questioned whether love and intimacy had to follow the traditional relationship model at all. This is a candid conversation about masculinity, tantra, modern dating and what it really takes to build a life where success and love don't have to compete. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | Why So Many Men Feel Lost Right Now 01:35 | The Masculinity Rules That Aren’t Working Anymore 03:05 | What Does a Strong Man Actually Look Like Today? 03:25 | The Version of Masculinity Angel Had to Unlearn 06:10 | What “Be a Man” Quietly Does to Men 09:55 | The New Kind of Man Angel Wants to Create 10:40 | What Men’s Anger Is Really Hiding 12:20 | Why Men Need Other Men More Than They Admit 13:10 | The Communication Skill That Changes Relationships 15:25 | Have Modern Relationships Lost Their Spark? 18:00 | What If You’re Not Supposed to Stay in One Role? 19:25 | The Relationship Shift That Changes the Whole Dynamic 20:25 | What Healthy Feminine Energy Actually Feels Like 22:50 | The Secret to Keeping Attraction Alive 24:15 | Successful, Independent… So Why Is Love Still Missing? 25:00 | The Hidden Price You Pay for Success 27:25 | You Don’t Need More Time. You Need This. 30:10 | How to Know What Deserves More of Your Life 31:45 | At 60, Angel Completely Changed How He Loves 34:40 | The One Thing That Could Help You Live Longer 💫 ABOUT ANGEL BE Angel Be is a modern relationship guide and certified love coach specializing in conscious connection, intimacy, and compassionate communication. A certified Tantra Counselor, he helps individuals and couples navigate modern relationships with greater authenticity, presence, and depth. CONNECT WITH ANGEL → https://coaching-for-couples.ghost.io/about-angel/ 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact.  CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

    #131 What's Happening to Men Right Now | Angel Be

  8. Aug 19

    How To Have Great Sex in Marriage… Even If You Are Together for 10+ Years

    I thought most divorces came down to “communication issues.” Turns out, the real answer may be much simpler: sex, money, or kids. In this conversation, I https://www.instagram.com/yanafry and The Forties Formula unpack the three biggest causes of divorce, why long-term couples stop talking honestly about intimacy, and how resentment quietly builds inside a marriage. We also discuss sexual shame, mismatched expectations, changing desire after children, and why your partner cannot read your mind. And when couples finally ask for help, the wrong kind of therapy can sometimes make the problem even worse. Join my 9 Love Archetypes™ Masterclass and discover how to attract and thrive in soulmate relationships → https://love.yanafry.com Watch this if you want a more honest conversation about marriage, intimacy, relationship communication, and what actually keeps couples together. Click here for the full episode on The Forties Formula Podcast, where I am being interviewed by Amanda and Jasmin => https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzXRHQhsHAE 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized love and relationships coach and founder of The Academy of Love™, a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving women, where they learn to be both wildly successful and deeply loved. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact.  CONNECT WITH YANA Website → https://love.yanafry.com LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → connect@yanafry.com

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A global soulful podcast revealing the human side of leaders — where women, and the men beside them, redefine what it means to live, love, and lead. Hosted by Yana Fry, global speaker and soul interviewer, you will see thought leaders, influencers, role models, politicians, CEOs & founders, media & TV personalities, & also ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Rooted in Singapore, it amplifies voices from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond — because success isn’t a Western story, it’s a human story. Bookings: connect@yanafry.com.

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