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#123 Are You Building a Life You Want… or One You Need to Escape From? | Michelle Coulson

This conversation isn't about remote work or digital nomad visas. It's about a harder question: are you building a life you want to live, or one you're trying constantly to escape from? JOIN YANA FRY’S SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS ABOUT FEMININE LOVE ARCHETYPES → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] Michelle Coulson liked her job, her colleagues, and her career in London recruitment. So why did her whole being scream "don't go back"? In this episode, she traces the path from internal screaming to founding Remote Rebellion—a journey that began not with a rational decision, but with a feeling. Along the way, she and Yana Fry dismantle three stubborn myths: that leaving corporate means working less, that burnout is caused by overwork, and that freedom is something you find by moving countries. The episode closes with one of Yana's most powerful monologues, a reframe of freedom itself as "the deepest form of responsibility." IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | Intro: Building Lives We Need to Escape 01:13 |"It Wasn't a Decision. It Was a Feeling" 03:35 | London, Lockdown, and the Screaming Inside 05:44 | The Singapore Pressure Cooker 08:15 | What Stuck People Actually Need to Hear 11:11 | The Freedom Myth: More Work, More Free 12:11 | Trade-Offs, Paths, and Remote Rebellion 16:27 | Age, Entrenchment, and the Mindset Reframe 20:23 | The Sabbatical Option and Practical Escape Routes 22:31 | "What Do You Want?" (When Clients Go Blank) 25:09 | Burnout Is Misalignment, Not Overwork. 27:49 | You Don't Have to Move Countries. Just Free Yourself. 31:49 | A Life of Memories at 100 💫 ABOUT MICHELLE COULSON Michelle Coulson is the founder of Remote Rebellion, helping professionals create more freedom and flexibility through remote work while connecting companies with top global talent. After leaving her recruitment career in London, she built a business dedicated to helping others design work and life on their own terms. CONNECT WITH MICHELLE → https://www.linkedin.com/in/remoterebellion/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/remoterebellion/] In this episode, we support Na’amal, an organisation helping refugees and vulnerable communities access digital skills training and remote work opportunities. Learn more and support their mission here: https://naamal.org/ [https://naamal.org/] 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of Awaken Human and Timeless Teachings Academy - pioneering platforms at the intersection of conscious leadership, emotional intelligence, and soul-based success. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. LET’S CONNECT Website → https://www.yanafry.com [https://www.yanafry.com] LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry] Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry] Bookings → connect@yanafry.com [connect@yanafry.com] ❤️ FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👉 If this episode resonates, please subscribe to YanaTV, share it with someone you love - it helps us bring more untold stories into the world. And tell me in the comments: What does LOVE mean to you, today, in this season of your life?

#122 Successful Men Are Not Emotionally Unavailable. They Are Lonely. | Nick Jonsson

Most people blame men for being emotionally closed off. But what if the entire diagnosis is wrong? Nick Jonsson and Yana Fry dismantle a cultural assumption and what comes next changes the conversation completely. JOIN MY SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS ABOUT FEMININE LOVE ARCHETYPES → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] Nick Jonsson is globally recognised as the #1 thought leader on executive loneliness, a title he earned by living through the thing nobody talks about: 400 staff, 72 hospitals, every external marker of success, and a complete collapse into alcoholism, passive suicidality, and writing his will at rock bottom. This conversation traces the arc from that floor to a V-shaped recovery built on three unexpected tools: a psychosomatic foot crisis that forced him to speak for the first time in his life, 500 hours of Minecraft that rebuilt a broken father-son bond, and a 12-step amends process completed with 60 people stretching back 35 years. He also delivers the leadership diagnosis no one is naming: the most emotionally underdeveloped generation of men is currently running the world's companies, and it's going to cost us. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | Men Aren't Unavailable. They Were Never Taught. 02:49 | Peak Success, Completely Empty: The Executive Paradox 05:08 | Coping Mechanisms and the Diagnosis Nobody Made 07:33 | Rock Bottom: Job, Wife, Son, and Savings Gone 12:30 | The Swollen Foot That Forced the Conversation 14:46 | Phone Dad: Estrangement, COVID, and Calling for Help 17:47 | 500 Hours in Minecraft: How He Rebuilt Everything 21:16 | Passive Suicidality and Why Addiction Was the Savior 22:19 | 11 of 12 Steps Are About Relationships, Not the Substance 27:10 | 35-Year Guilt: Making Amends With Someone You Bullied 30:07 | Boundaries With an Addict Partner: When to Walk Away 34:42 | Unhealed Male Leaders Will Collapse Companies and Families 37:14 | "How Can I Support You?": Coaching a Child Through Crisis 40:03 | Rediscovering What You Loved Before You Forgot How to Feel 💫 ABOUT NICK JONSSON Nick Jonsson is a global keynote speaker, bestselling author, and mental health advocate known for his work on Executive Loneliness and Holistic Leadership™. Drawing from his own recovery journey, he helps leaders build resilience, connection, and sustainable success through a more human-centered approach to leadership. CONNECT WITH NICK → https://www.nickjonsson.com/ [https://www.nickjonsson.com/] Complimentary The Limitless Life Assessment: https://lifeassessment.nickjonsson.com/ [https://lifeassessment.nickjonsson.com/] In this episode, we support Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide fellowship helping people recover from alcohol addiction through community, support, and sobriety. Learn more here: https://www.aa.org/ [https://www.aa.org/] 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of Awaken Human and Timeless Teachings Academy - pioneering platforms at the intersection of conscious leadership, emotional intelligence, and soul-based success. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. LET’S CONNECT Website → https://www.yanafry.com [https://www.yanafry.com] LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry] Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry] Bookings → connect@yanafry.com [connect@yanafry.com] ❤️ FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👉 If this episode resonates, please subscribe to YanaTV, share it with someone you love - it helps us bring more untold stories into the world. And tell me in the comments: What does LOVE mean to you, today, in this season of your life?

#121 She Spent 25 Years Making Others Famous. Now at 51, She’s Ready to Talk | Shweta Narang

Shweta Narang has built Singapore's arts and cultural landscape for over 25 years, and she's never told that story publicly until now. JOIN MY FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS ABOUT FEMININE LOVE ARCHETYPES → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] Shweta Narang is a Singapore-based arts curator and cultural entrepreneur who has spent 25 years shaping what Singapore and South Asia see on stage: from opening the Esplanade to curating 15-year festival runs to bringing artists like Shah Rukh Khan here during the SARS recovery. This conversation covers everything that doesn't make it into the press release: the 48 hours she spent losing her mother and delivering her firstborn, the years she gave up her New York fashion career to follow her husband, the early concerts that lost money, and why at 51 she's asking herself "Where am I going?" instead of looking at what she's already built.  IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | The Unseen Architect of Singapore's Arts Scene 02:01 | "The Duck on the Lake" 25 Years of Beautiful Hard Work 03:52 | Letting Go of the Economics and How Balance Actually Works 06:16 | Non-Helicopter Parenting and the Tribe That Holds You 09:27 | "Choose Yourself" The Secret to Staying Young at 51 11:28 | Sleep, Boundaries, and Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously 12:44 | "He Was Never Not Positive" 14 Years of Her Father's Illness 13:41 | The Hardest 48 Hours: Losing a Mother and Becoming One 16:21 | "Mental Health Is Like Any Other Disease" 17:16 | Live in the Present and What She Tells Her Sons 18:38 | The Advice Every Woman in Her 30s Needs to Hear 20:43 | "We Were Told We Could Have Everything and Now We Are Exhausted" 22:37 | The Hung Generation: What We Have That Gen Z Doesn't 24:34 | 25 Years Out of the Spotlight. So Why Now? 27:05 | "I'm Not Close to Being Done" What Comes Next at 51 29:51 | "Where Am I Going?" The Question She Asks Herself 32:02 | "That She Was There for Them" A Legacy in Six Words 34:40 | The Higher Self Speaks: Let Go, Grow Spiritually, Be Happy Within 💫 ABOUT SHWETA NARANG Shweta Narang is the founder of Teamwork Productions Singapore, with over 25 years of experience shaping arts, culture, and live experiences across the region. She also hosts a podcast where she explores personal stories, life perspectives, and the narratives we live by. CONNECT WITH SHWETA → https://www.instagram.com/shwetanarang_/ [https://www.instagram.com/shwetanarang_/] Or VISIT → https://teamworkarts.com/ [https://teamworkarts.com/] In this episode, we support Sree Narayana Mission, an organisation providing essential care and support for seniors and vulnerable communities in Singapore. Learn more and support their mission here: https://sreenarayanamission.org/ [https://sreenarayanamission.org/] 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of Awaken Human and Timeless Teachings Academy - pioneering platforms at the intersection of conscious leadership, emotional intelligence, and soul-based success. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. LET’S CONNECT Website → https://www.yanafry.com [https://www.yanafry.com] LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry] Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry] Bookings → connect@yanafry.com [connect@yanafry.com] ❤️ FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👉 If this episode resonates, please subscribe to YanaTV, share it with someone you love, and leave a review - it helps us bring more untold stories into the world. And tell me in the comments: What does LOVE mean to you - today, in this season of your life?

#120 How to Build a Happy and Lasting Marriage – Lessons From 35 Years Together | Reeta & Ronnie Sabnani

He thought “She’s hot… I’ll talk to her.” — and 35 years later, they’re still building love, business, and life together. JOIN MY FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS ABOUT FEMININE LOVE ARCHETYPES → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] In this episode, I sit down with Reeta Sabnani, a transformational coach, and Ronnie Sabnani, a sales and business strategy expert, who turned a simple relationship into a lifelong partnership—at home and in business. From navigating marriage, entrepreneurship, and raising a family to building a powerful coaching and consulting business, their journey is raw, honest, and deeply practical. We talk about relationship advice, communication in marriage, balancing work and life, and what it really takes to build a successful relationship and business together. If you care about love, leadership, personal growth, and building something meaningful with your partner—this one will stay with you. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | Introduction 01:30 | The one habit quietly breaking most relationships 03:44 | What men don’t say—but every woman feels05:33 | Soulmates are not what you think… this changes everything 08:17 | Why power struggles destroy couples (and how to flip it) 12:03 | The hidden relationship trap almost everyone falls into 14:19 | Why work always sneaks into your personal life 18:49 | Say this wrong—and every argument gets worse 19:41 | The unexpected trick to defuse tension instantly 22:37 | The uncomfortable truth about owning your mistakes 23:16 | What actually fixes fights (hint: it’s not talking more) 26:08 | Why staying angry is costing you more than you realise 28:28 | The one shift that makes conflict disappear faster 30:50 | Why passion fades—and how some couples never lose it 32:14 | Tiny things that matter way more than big gestures 34:26 | The real question every couple should be asking themselves 💫 ABOUT REETA & RONNIE SABNANI Reeta Sabnani is the co-founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Infinye, helping individuals and organizations transform through mindset shifts, emotional healing, and her 3R Method™. With over 30 years of experience, she focuses on unlocking human potential and building cultures rooted in trust and connection. Ronnie Sabnani is the Chief Inception Officer at Infinye, helping organizations drive meaningful transformation by focusing on human behavior and real-world solutions. With nearly 30 years of experience across Asia Pacific, he is known for his authentic, human-centered approach to leadership and change. CONNECT WITH REETA → https://www.linkedin.com/in/reetasabnani/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/reetasabnani/]  CONNECT WITH RONNIE → https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronniesabnani/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronniesabnani/]  or VISIT http://www.infinye.com/ [http://www.infinye.com/] In this episode, we support NuLife Care & Counselling Services, a Singapore-based organisation providing counselling and support services for individuals and families from all backgrounds. Learn more and support their mission here: https://nulife.com.sg/ [https://nulife.com.sg/] 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of Awaken Human and Timeless Teachings Academy - pioneering platforms at the intersection of conscious leadership, emotional intelligence, and soul-based success. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. LET’S CONNECT Website → https://www.yanafry.com [https://www.yanafry.com]   LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry]  Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry]  Bookings → connect@yanafry.com [connect@yanafry.com]  ❤️ FREE SIGNATURE MASTERCLASS → https://bit.ly/48tM76u [https://bit.ly/48tM76u] JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👉 If this episode resonates, please subscribe to YanaTV, share it with someone you love, and leave a review - it helps us bring more untold stories into the world. And tell me in the comments: *What does LOVE mean to you - today, in this season of your life?*

#119 “Your Brain 🧠 Is Already on the NEXT CHALLENGE” — and it is HURTING YOU | Krystal Clavier-Choo

She was one of the first female tech founders in a male-dominated industry. Men at conferences assumed she was someone's assistant. And she didn't even feel outrage — because she hadn't yet developed the belief that she belonged there. *🌹 Return to Love: A 28-Day Moon-Aligned Journey for High-Achieving Women Into LOVE → https://bit.ly/4srQ1oo (next cohort starts on 17 April)* That was Krystal Clavier-Choo's own alignment gap: the space between who you truly are and who you are performing yourself to be. She spent years studying humanistic psychology and neuroscience to understand why high-achieving people — especially in Asia — end up so profoundly disconnected from themselves. The answer turned out to be structural: not a mindset problem, but a foundations problem. In this conversation with Yana https://www.instagram.com/yanafry/ [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry/], Krystal unpacks her Psychological Foundations Model (Safety / Challenge / Play), explains why gratitude can actually harm the psychological wellbeing of many Asians (research-backed), decodes the Asian workplace dynamic of "masking down" — hiding your capability to fit in — and delivers a final directive to every leader listening: your unhealed psychology is bleeding into your organization right now. IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 | What Is the Alignment Gap — and Why It Explains the Mask You Wear 04:20 | The Three Psychological Foundations: Safety, Challenge, and Play 11:21 | Why Skills Training Fails Under Pressure — and What to Fix Instead 15:15 | Challenge vs. Obligation: How an Unintegrated Past Sends You the Wrong Way 20:02 | The Achievement Trap: When Your Self-Worth Lives Inside Your Goals 25:59 | Why Gratitude Might Be Making You Worse — and the Authentic Filter That Replaces It 30:51 | "We're All Like Family" — How Asian Workplace Culture Erodes Identity 35:53 | Quiet Quitting Is Self-Protection — What the 1987 Science Says Leaders Must Hear 💫 ABOUT KRYSTAL CLAVIER-CHOO Krystal Clavier-Choo is an expert in humanistic psychology and neuroscience, and the creator of the Dimensional System—a precision framework for understanding how people think, decide, and lead. A two-time TEDx speaker and former tech entrepreneur, she holds an MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience from King’s College London. CONNECT WITH KRYSTAL → https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalchoo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystalchoo/] VISIT HER WEBSITE → https://dimensionalsystem.com/ [https://dimensionalsystem.com/] In this episode, we support Daughters Of Tomorrow, a charity helping women from low-income families achieve financial independence through training, job support, and coaching. Learn more and support their mission here: https://daughtersoftomorrow.org/ [https://daughtersoftomorrow.org/] 💫 ABOUT YANA FRY Yana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of Awaken Human and Timeless Teachings Academy - pioneering platforms at the intersection of conscious leadership, emotional intelligence, and soul-based success. With over 15 years of global experience and clients from 30+ countries, she weaves ancient wisdom with modern strategy to help high-achieving women and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. LET’S CONNECT Website → https://www.yanafry.com [https://www.yanafry.com]   LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry]  Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry [https://www.instagram.com/yanafry]  Bookings → connect@yanafry.com [connect@yanafry.com]  ❤️ RETURN TO LOVE → https://bit.ly/4srQ1oo [https://bit.ly/4srQ1oo] JOIN THE CONVERSATION 👉 If this episode resonates, please subscribe to YanaTV, share it with someone you love, and leave a review - it helps us bring more untold stories into the world. And tell me in the comments: *What does LOVE mean to you - today, in this season of your life?*