RAW with Uma

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RAW with UMA is a podcast and living document of becoming unapologetically human. Hosted by leadership and reinvention strategist Uma Thana Balasingam, it features honest conversations with people redefining success, power, and self-trust in life’s messy middle. From Careerquakes™ to midlife transitions, this space explores the unspoken truths of identity, ambition, love, and meaning. This podcast doesn’t conclude, it holds space. Becoming yourself isn’t neat. It’s raw. And it’s real.

  1. 6d ago

    Dear Corporate: Women Don’t Expire At 40.

    Everyone expects the corporate world to be ruthless, but what if the secret to doubling a two-billion-dollar business is simply creating a space where people can be themselves? In this unique cross-generational episode, Uma flips the script and invites her 21-year-old nephew, Kyren, to interview her alongside the man she calls "the best boss in the world" seasoned tech executive and author Duncan Hewett. This conversation explores the rare dynamic of genuine psychological safety and what it actually takes to build it. Duncan shares the unconventional tactics he used to completely transform his leadership team, taking it from one woman to nine and why the diversity premium drives a massive 25% to 30% spike in productivity. From the exact moment Uma broke down crying in the office to the specific "Zoom whisper" hack Duncan used to amplify female voices in meetings, this episode is a masterclass in empathetic leadership. The trio also tackles the shifting career expectations of Gen Z, the hidden stigma against older women in the workplace, and how to future-proof your career in an AI-driven world by simply being unapologetically human. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | Diversity Isn’t “Woke.” It’s Smart Business.  00:30 | Flipping the Script: Gen Z Takes the Mic  01:13 | Anatomy of a World-Class Manager  04:40 | Normalizing Emotion to Build Team Trust  07:46 | How to Pitch Yourself to a CEO  12:55 | Hiring for Diversity & Women in Leadership 15:24 | The Impact of a Diverse Team 19:32 | What Young Men Are Getting Right  23:49 | Duncan's Book: Accelerating Women 26:43 | Celebrating Women's Wins at Work 30:30 | Red Flags and Green Flags in Leadership  34:02 | Why Gen Z is Redefining the Workplace  37:30 | Shedding Armor & Being Yourself at Work 38:37 | The Stigma of Age of Women & Re-entering the Workforce  45:26 | How to Stand Out Without a Traditional CV  47:51 | Befriending the Algorithm to Future-Proof Your Career  51:33 | Rethinking the Definition of a "Rich Life"  Duncan Hewett is a seasoned global technology executive with over 35 years of experience leading massive transformations and growing multibillion-dollar businesses across the Asia-Pacific region. He is the author of Accelerating Women, a practical playbook designed to help managers and organizations support and elevate women in the workplace. Throughout his career, Duncan has been a fierce advocate for diversity, notably spearheading the Taara program in India, which successfully helped thousands of women return to the IT workforce after a career break. Kyren Lavan is Uma's 22-year-old nephew, currently studying at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. Making his podcasting debut, he brings the sharp, observant perspective of Gen Z—a generation navigating a rapidly shifting economic landscape, the advent of AI, and new definitions of workplace culture. Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470 Follow RAW with Uma: 📱 On Instagram → https://instagram.com/rawwithuma Follow Uma Thana :  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram → https://instagram.com/uma_raw  💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana  Listen on:  🎧 Apple Podcast → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e Share this episode with a manager who wants to build a more inclusive team, or a young professional trying to find their footing in a changing corporate world. And if you have your own experience of finding a great boss or navigating generational shifts at work, drop it in the comments. Please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more women find these conversations. ace #CareerAdvice

    Dear Corporate: Women Don’t Expire At 40.

  2. Jul 11

    The Health Advice That Actually Helps You Live Longer

    Uma’s death clock app tells her how long she has left to live. But surviving to 95 isn’t the goal—living with vitality, muscle, and a sharp mind is. Terrified that most common health advice is wrong and hoping to avoid the physical decline she witnessed in her parents, Uma brings her raw data and deepest fears to Dr. Foong, a primary care physician who specializes in longevity. This episode strips away the biohacking buzzwords and expensive trends to reveal what actually moves the needle on your healthspan. From a systematic breakdown of the six pillars of lifestyle medicine (which control a staggering 70% of health outcomes) to the uncomfortable truths about alcohol, perimenopause, and silent stress, Dr. Foong provides a personalized masterclass in aging well. The conversation builds to a candid conclusion: analyzing Uma's wearable data and delivering a final verdict on the one hidden risk that might actually stop her from making it to 95. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 | The Most Powerful Health Changes Are FREE 00:34 | Welcome to Raw With Uma 02:43 | Longevity-Focused Primary Care Practice 04:21 | What Does a Good Healthspan Actually Look Like? 06:07 | Can You Score Yourself on the 6 Pillars? 09:18 | Pillar 1: Sleep – Deep Sleep, Cycles & What's Going Wrong 14:57 | Pillar 2: Exercise – How Much Is Enough? 17:00 | How Do You Measure VO2 Max? 19:43 | Pillar 3: Nutrition – What Should We Actually Be Eating? 24:48 | Pillar 4: Mental Health – Stress, Anxiety & Dementia Risk 31:49 | Pillar 5: Social Connections – Quality Over Quantity 34:38 | Pillar 6: Avoid Harmful Substances – The Alcohol Conversation 40:11 | The Miracle Weight Loss Drug. Should You Be On It? 45:41 | Will Uma Make It to 95? Dr Tsin Uin  FOONG | Osler Health Dr. Tsin Uin Foong is a physician, healthcare leader, and Co-Founder of Osler Group, where she serves as Chief Medical Officer of Osler Health International in Singapore. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, she specializes in primary care, preventive health, wellness, and longevity medicine. Dr. Foong is also a medical educator, healthcare innovator, and sought-after speaker on topics including healthtech, AI, and the future of healthcare. Her work focuses on delivering personalized, holistic care while shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs. Dr. Foong on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tsinuin-foong/ Connect with Dr. Foong on IG - https://www.instagram.com/dr_foong Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470 Follow RAW with Uma: 📱 On Instagram → https://instagram.com/rawwithuma 📱 Follow Uma on Instagram → https://instagram.com/uma_raw 🎧 Apple Podcast → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e

    The Health Advice That Actually Helps You Live Longer

  3. Jun 20

    How a Wrong Headline Destroyed Women's Health for 20 Years

    If you've had a hormonal blood panel and been told everything is fine, you may have been asking your doctor for the one test that cannot actually diagnose perimenopause. Dr Foong explains why — and what the right diagnostic approach looks like. Uma Thana opens this episode by doing something most women never do: she shares her own medical records on camera, exposing a decade of missed signals across multiple doctors. With Dr Foong — a UK-trained precision primary care specialist with 25 years of experience — she works through each data point and discovers that the tests she was given, the ranges she was told to trust, and the advice she received were all pointing her in the wrong direction. Topics range from why cholesterol rises in your 40s without any change in diet, to the 2002 study headline that wiped out two decades of hormone therapy use, to why "within range" on a blood test is not the same as healthy. The episode closes with a number that reframes everything: 90% of clinicians admit they lack confidence treating perimenopause — and Dr Foong counts herself among them. Chapters 00:00 | Intro — Nobody Said the Word Perimenopause 03:01 | Why Perimenopause Gets Missed by Doctors 06:08 | Cholesterol Climbs — and Women Blame Themselves 11:15 | The Study That Scared Women Off HRT for Two Decades 15:28 | What HRT Actually Does — Benefits, Risks, and Timing 19:21 | "Within Range" Is Not the Same as Optimal 24:41 | Why Bad Sleep Is a Daytime Problem, Not a Bedtime One 28:05 | The Two-Minute Daytime Reset That Fixes Sleep 32:19 | The Perimenopause Supplement Stack, Evidence-Ranked 39:41 | Exercise, Immunity, and Weight Gain in Midlife 42:49 | Uma's Mother Was Suffering — and Uma Didn't Know 43:46 | 90% of Doctors Didn't Know — Including This One 45:46 | Where to Start If You've Done Nothing About Dr. Tsin Uin Foong Dr. Tsin Uin Foong is a physician, healthcare leader, and Co-Founder of Osler Group, where she serves as Chief Medical Officer of Osler Health International in Singapore. With more than 25 years of clinical experience, she specializes in primary care, preventive health, wellness, and longevity medicine. Dr. Foong is also a medical educator, healthcare innovator, and sought-after speaker on topics including healthtech, AI, and the future of healthcare. Her work focuses on delivering personalized, holistic care while shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs. Dr. Foong on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tsinuin-foong/ Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470   Follow RAW with Uma:  📱 On Instagram →   https://instagram.com/rawwithuma  Follow Uma Thana:  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram →  https://instagram.com/uma_raw 💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn →   https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana  Listen on: 🎧 Apple Podcast →  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e Share this episode with a woman who's been told her tests are "normal" while she still feels exhausted, anxious, gaining weight, or struggling with sleep. And if you've ever felt dismissed, confused, or left searching for answers about perimenopause, hormones, or midlife health, drop your experience in the comments. Please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more women find these conversations. #RawWithUma #DrFoong #perimenopause #womenhealth #HRT #hormonehealth #bloodwork #womenover40 #midlifehealth #perimenopausesymptoms #sleephealth #supplementsforwomen #womenshormones #singaporehealth

    How a Wrong Headline Destroyed Women's Health for 20 Years

  4. Jun 6

    Why "Psychological Safety" Is a Corporate Lie

    Everyone expected her to be angry. What Tawana actually felt was harder, and she explains exactly why disappointment hits differently than rage when institutions betray you. Tawana is Meta's APAC lead, a senior Black American woman who came to Asia expecting the familiar challenges of race and gender and found something more complex: new forms of privilege she'd never noticed, the slow crushing weight of DEI being rolled back at the company she leads, and a personal philosophy that refuses defeat. This episode follows a rise-fall-rise arc: from a cold-start hook that redefines the emotional register of the entire conversation, through a brutal midpoint metaphor ("the weight of a ship, not a hammer"), and up again to a quiet, defiant resolution - "that bravery is the agency you give back to yourself." The back half opens into practical inclusion tools, personal rituals, and a thesis about community that Jingjin lands in a single sentence. Chapters 00:00 | Not Anger - The Weight of Disappointment00:55 | Being a Black American Woman in Asia 03:36 | Women Who Throw Their Hat Over the Wall 05:31 | English Fluency as Privilege 08:03 | Speak Last - Asian Leadership Redefined 09:41 | "My Voice Had a Quiver" 13:05 | Inclusion Tools That Actually Work 18:15 | The Weight of a Ship 23:39 | Clarity Is Care 26:15 | Brave Space vs. Psychological Safety 28:30 | Advice to a Young Black Woman Today 32:52 | Music, Quiet Spaces, and the Hidden Introvert 36:00 | Asia Leadership Hacks 39:09 | Creator Economy, Pachinko, and Staying in Your Lane 42:14 | AI Is Not New - the Pivot You Need Right Now About Tawana Tawana, a former management consultant turned startup employee and entrepreneur, has most recently spent the last 5 years as a global strategy and commercial leader at Facebook helping over 10 million advertisers and 3 billion monthly active users find space to connect, build community, and find value together. Prior to Facebook, Tawana led brand and product teams at Intuit, LeapFrog, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson, building and launching hundreds of new and innovative products for brands such as QuickBooks, Listerine, Advil, and ChapStick. She’s served on numerous Diversity and Leadership councils focused on developing Women and Black Leaders. Featured in Adweek’s 2019 Women Trailblazers for her strategic advisory and investment in over 15 companies founded by women and women of color and a participant in the groundbreaking #biascorrect campaign aimed to help correct bias and elevate the discussion of women in leadership positions. She holds a BA in English Literature from Rutgers University, an MA in Instructional Technology & Media from Columbia University, and an MBA from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470   Follow RAW with Uma:  📱 On Instagram →   https://instagram.com/rawwithuma  Follow Elevate Asia:  📱 On Instagram →    https://instagram.com/elevateasiaorg  💻 On LinkedIn →    https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateasia   Follow Uma Thana & Jingjin Liu:  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram →  https://instagram.com/uma_raw 💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn →   https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana 📱 Follow Jingjin on Instagram →     https://instagram.com/jingjin_liu   💻 Connect with Jingjin on LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingjin-liu     Listen on: 🎧 Apple Podcast →  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e

    Why "Psychological Safety" Is a Corporate Lie

  5. May 23

    Why Menopause Could Be The Best Thing That Happens to You

    Menopause may have been the best thing to happen to her. In this episode, senior banking executive Sunday joins hosts Uma and Jingjin for one of the most disarmingly honest conversations the show has aired. Sunday talks about how menopause removed the social constraints that had been slowing her down, how parenting a daughter with ADHD rewrote the way she leads teams at one of the world's largest banks, and why investing in your boss relationship matters as much as the quality of your work. What’s more, you’ll end the episode with a set of frameworks on boundaries and standards that you can use starting right now! What You'll Learn Why menopause made Sunday more fearless in the boardroom and what she tells her team How Sunday's ADHD parenting diagnosis reframed what emotional regulation actually is The exact line Sunday draws between apologizing for your delivery and never apologizing for your standards The Dr. Becky Kennedy reframe Sunday now applies to her banking teams every day Sunday's three-part framework for building a boss relationship that actually advances your career Chapters 00:00 | Intro — Menopause as a Leadership Superpower 07:20 | Growing Up Filipino: Where Confidence Comes From 11:06 | Parenting a Child with ADHD 16:00 | Emotional Regulation Is the Real Leadership Skill 18:08 | Liked or Respected? 20:57 | When Uma Told Jingjin to Go to Therapy 24:39 | Never Apologize for Your Standards 27:04 | Women Love Everybody Except Themselves 29:57 | Top 3 Moves for Women Chasing Promotion 31:54 | How Much Vulnerability Is Too Much at Work 35:07 | The 50s Are the Best Career Years 36:23 | The Boundary Lesson Sunday Learned from a Parenting Book 39:38 | Why Great Work Alone Won't Get You Promoted 42:30 | Defining Success at 52 About Sunday  Sunday Domingo is a Corporate Banker based in Singapore with experience leading regional and global product management teams in the corporate and institutional banking sector. She works on developing and managing digital banking products focused on simplifying financial services and enhancing client experience. She has been involved in client engagement, product strategy, and cross-functional collaboration across international markets  Sunday on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundaydomingo   Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470   Follow RAW with Uma:  📱 On Instagram →   https://instagram.com/rawwithuma  Follow Elevate Asia:  📱 On Instagram →    https://instagram.com/elevateasiaorg  💻 On LinkedIn →    https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateasia   Follow Uma Thana & Jingjin Liu:  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram →  https://instagram.com/uma_raw 💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn →   https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana 📱 Follow Jingjin on Instagram →     https://instagram.com/jingjin_liu   💻 Connect with Jingjin on LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingjin-liu     Listen on: 🎧 Apple Podcast →  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e Share this episode with a woman who’s constantly being told to be “less difficult,” “more likable,” or “softer” just for being confident and direct. And if you’ve ever felt judged differently at work for speaking your mind, setting standards, or choosing yourself first, drop your experience in the comments. Please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more women find these conversations #SundayFoundingVoices #FoundingVoices #ElevateGroup #WomenInLeadership #WomenInBanking #Menopause #MenopauseAtWork #ADHD #EmotionalRegulation #WorkplaceBoundaries #LeadershipForWomen #CareerAdvice #WomenWhoLead #SeniorLeadership #SelfInvestment

    Why Menopause Could Be The Best Thing That Happens to You

  6. May 2

    What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Health

    As an ophthalmologist, Claudine kept noticing something that her patients' other doctors were missing. The retina doesn't lie - systemic disease shows up there first. She'd refer patients for follow-up and watch nothing happen. So she went and studied functional and anti-aging medicine herself, and built Asia Wellness from that frustration. In this conversation with Uma and Jingjin, Claudine unpacks what women's longevity actually looks like, and it's not what most of us were told. The research that established most of what we know about nutrition and exercise was done almost entirely on men. Intermittent fasting, low-calorie diets, and chronic cardio - all of them misfire for women, especially in perimenopause. What actually works: resistance training, sleep first, tracking your own data, and a microbiome you can feel. The episode closes with a hard reframe: women over 35 aren't breaking down. They're recalibrating. 00:00 | Your Eye Doctor Sees Your Heart Disease First — Claudine's Origin Story 06:54 | The One Number That Predicts How Long You'll Live (VO2 Max) 08:29 | Why Everything You Know About Fasting Is Wrong for Women 12:33 | Start Here: HRV, Food Journalling, and the Tracking Habit 17:56 | The 3-Step Longevity Playbook Any Busy Woman Can Follow 21:51 | What to Ask Your Doctor: Microbiome, Diet, and Hidden Inflammation 25:21 | Women's Health Is a Generational Investment, Not a Personal Choice 28:12 | Why Cardio Is Making You Store Fat — And What to Do Instead 34:31 | The Wine Collector's Honest Answer: The 80/20 Rule on Alcohol 36:20 | Hormones, HRT, and the Perimenopause Questions Nobody Asks 40:14 | You're Not Breaking Down — You're Recalibrating Clinics & Practices Asia Wellness - https://asiawellness.com.sg Paragon - https://paragonmedical.com.sg Tools & Tests Oura Ring — HRV and sleep tracking HRV (Heart Rate Variability) — biometric tracking for stress and recovery VO2 Max testing — gold-standard longevity biomarker Food journaling — first-step tracking recommendation Microbiome testing — gut health assessment; recommended by Claudine Elimination diet — referenced as a diagnostic tool About Claudine Claudine is an eye surgeon and longevity specialist who founded Asian Longevity after years of detecting systemic disease in her surgical patients' retinas - and growing frustrated that nobody was treating the root cause. She now practices functional and anti-aging medicine, working with women to build personalised longevity protocols grounded in biomarker testing, lifestyle optimisation, and hormonal health. She is affiliated with Paragon [VERIFY]. Claudine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudine-e-pang-8516a780   Asian Longevity website: https://asialongevity.com.sg Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470   Follow RAW with Uma:  📱 On Instagram →   https://instagram.com/rawwithuma  Follow Elevate Asia:  📱 On Instagram →    https://instagram.com/elevateasiaorg  💻 On LinkedIn →    https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateasia   Follow Uma Thana & Jingjin Liu:  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram →  https://instagram.com/uma_raw 💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn →   https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana 📱 Follow Jingjin on Instagram →     https://instagram.com/jingjin_liu   💻 Connect with Jingjin on LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingjin-liu     Listen on: 🎧 Apple Podcast →  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e Share this episode with a woman who’s struggling with decisions around her health, energy, or daily routine. And if you’ve experienced changes in your body, hormones, or identity—drop your story in the comments.

    What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Health

  7. Apr 18

    The Career Break That Changed Everything

    She walked back into the workforce after five years at home, marched into Merrill Lynch without a client list, and proposed the following deal: If I'm successful, you pay me. If I'm not, you don't. They gave her the job. Evonne Tan is a wealth management professional who now advises some of Asia's wealthiest families. She spent 27 years in finance across multiple countries, including a 5-year career break to raise her children, returning with a demotion. In this conversation with Uma and Jingjin, she unpacks everything nobody tells you about stepping away and coming back: why demanding a guaranteed return keeps you trapped, why "you can have it all" just needs a time qualifier, and why what goes on your life CV matters as much as your career CV. In This Episode 00:00 | Does the System Really Allow Women to Pause? 02:23 | From Deutsche Bank VP to Starting Over in Wealth Management 04:29 | Why Accepting a Demotion Is Actually a Power Move 04:58 | You Can Have It All — Just Not at the Same Time 09:23 | Finding Your North Star When You Don't Have Clarity 13:05 | "Pay Me Nothing — I'm Variable Cost": The Merrill Lynch Pitch 14:39 | Cultural Expectations and the Courage to Defy Them 17:16 | Enjoy the Flowers on the Road — Evonne's Philosophy of Life 20:51 | "I Have Two Hands, Two Feet, a Degree — I'll Be Fine" 23:35 | The Life CV: How to Reframe a Career Gap on Your Resume 27:59 | The Double Guilt of Working Mothers 30:12 | How the Break Transformed Evonne — She Left a Girl, Came Back Wiser 31:04 | Supportive Spouse, Finances, and Acknowledging Privilege 35:32 | "It's Our Money" — Financial Agency During a Career Break 37:57 | Invest in Yourself — The One Thing Nobody Can Take Away 38:59 | Energy Management and Compartmentalizing Your Brain Evonne is a senior wealth management professional based in Singapore who advises some of Asia's most prominent families. She spent 17 years building her career in financial markets — including heading the FX desk at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong — before taking a 5-year career break to raise her children. She re-entered the workforce in a deliberate pivot to wealth management, accepting a demotion to associate director to build a new client base from scratch. In 2021, Business Times named her one of the most prominent hires when Barclays Private Bank returned to Singapore. She is a mentor at FWA (Financial Women's Association). Evonne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evonne-tan-27a8663b Raw With Uma Do you feel like you're working harder than everyone around you but still getting overlooked for the opportunities you deserve? Take the free Discover Your 2026 Visibility Stage assessment and find out what's actually standing between you and being seen. → https://form.jotform.com/252218729975470   Follow RAW with Uma:  📱 On Instagram → https://instagram.com/rawwithuma    Follow Elevate Asia:  📱 On Instagram → https://instagram.com/elevateasiaorg    💻 On LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevateasia Follow Uma Thana & Jingjin Liu:  📱 Follow Uma on Instagram → https://instagram.com/uma__raw    💻 Connect with Uma on LinkedIn →  https://www.linkedin.com/in/umathana    📱 Follow Jingjin on Instagram →   https://instagram.com/jingjin_liu    💻 Connect with Jingjin on LinkedIn →  www.linkedin.com/in/jingjin-liu    Listen on: 🎧 Apple Podcast →  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-with-uma/id1821559768 🎧 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1R7vwGXeHLcJLsX8HjOX4e Share this episode with a woman who’s struggling with decisions around a career break. And if you have your own story about navigating motherhood, health, or identity in the workplace, drop it in the comments. Please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more women find these conversations. #careerbreak, #RawWithUma, #womeninfinance, #worklifebalance, #MerrillLynch, #FWASingapore, #womenentrepreneurship, #Elevatewomen

    The Career Break That Changed Everything

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RAW with UMA is a podcast and living document of becoming unapologetically human. Hosted by leadership and reinvention strategist Uma Thana Balasingam, it features honest conversations with people redefining success, power, and self-trust in life’s messy middle. From Careerquakes™ to midlife transitions, this space explores the unspoken truths of identity, ambition, love, and meaning. This podcast doesn’t conclude, it holds space. Becoming yourself isn’t neat. It’s raw. And it’s real.

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    RAW with UMA
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    2025 - 2026
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