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RAW with Uma

RAW with UMA

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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34 episodes

  1. What Sex, Orgasm & Oxytocin Can Teach Us About Childbirth 31:31
  2. What Doctors are Finding about Microplastics in Pregnancy 46:32
  3. The Brutal New Reality for Mid-Career Professionals. 52:19
  4. The Brutal Truth About Ageism, Relevance and Surviving The Modern Job Market 53:55
  5. Careerquake™: Reinventing at the Top | Prague Keynote & Workshop 1:22:35
  6. Dear Corporate: Women Don’t Expire At 40. 56:38
  7. The Health Advice That Actually Helps You Live Longer 48:01
  8. How a Wrong Headline Destroyed Women's Health for 20 Years 49:19
  9. Why "Psychological Safety" Is a Corporate Lie 44:17
  10. Why Menopause Could Be The Best Thing That Happens to You 44:44
  11. What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Health 44:42
  12. The Career Break That Changed Everything 44:45
  13. She Was Pregnant With Twins and Still Got the CMO Job 58:18
  14. What 300 Days on the Road Did to Her Body 53:00
  15. He Died for Six Minutes and It Changed Everything 46:35
  16. Reinventing Myself at 46 (and Never Looking Back) 16:20
  17. We Spent $100,000 on a Business No One Wanted 24:44
  18. 10 Questions That Changed My Life After I Quit 13:01
  19. I Got Everything I Wanted… Then I Fell Apart 17:55
  20. The Day My Inbox Went Silent Changed Everything 15:11
  21. TRAILER | Season 2: Welcome To My Careerquake™ 1:45
  22. Why Losing Your Job Could Mean Your Next Pivot 55:06
  23. The Girl Boss Mindset: Is it Fake Empowerment?? 40:38
  24. How To Get UNSTUCK 48:08
  25. Introvert? How to Network Without Feeling Awkward or Fake 54:04
  26. How to Stop Getting Overlooked at Work in 2025 56:12
  27. Building Your Brand as a Minority: What No One Tells You 46:30
  28. Chronic Illness at Work: How Much Should You Share? 59:02
  29. The One Thing I’d Tell My 20-Year-Old Self About Life and Work 27:08
  30. Want More Opportunities in 2025? You Need to Master This One Skill 38:44
  31. Career Transitions at 50 in 2025: Where Do You Even Start? 42:03
  32. Burnt Out and Stuck? How to Find Passion and Purpose in 2025 32:43
  33. Want Flexible Work? Here’s How to Ask Without Getting Rejected in 2025 28:42
  34. How to Find the Right Mentor (and Avoid These Common Mistakes) 40:17