#118 How This Woman Rebuilt Her Identity 3 Times (Motherhood, Relocation, Career Change) | Rebecca Downie

Rebecca Downie spent 17 years in corporate publishing before motherhood, relocation, and a spiral into perinatal depression forced her to ask a question she hadn't expected: Who am I, if I'm not that? What followed was a decade of reinvention — newborn photography, brand photography, community-building, and three countries.🌹 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)In this conversation, Rebecca and Yana trace the full arc: the nursery guilt story (7am drop-off, lights off, legging it up the hill in the rain), the ugly-crying pregnancy that ended with "I'm not okay" to a midwife, the workplace bully who became a close friend, and the moment Rebecca realised her photography could genuinely change women's lives. The episode closes with a sharp manifesto on visibility, transferable skills, and why purpose — not confidence — is the thing that gets you through.IN THIS EPISODE00:00 | When the Life You Built No Longer Fits01:05 | From Australia to the UK to Singapore — A Life by Design03:07 | The Working Commute, Nursery Guilt, and the Breaking Point06:15 | Childcare Costs, Singapore Privilege, and Bondi Beach vs. UK Winter11:04 | From Corporate to Entrepreneur — Not Fear, Just No Desire to Go Back12:00 | A Facebook Post, the Athena Network, and Why Community Is the Foundation14:23 | How Brand Photography Found Her (She Wasn't Looking for It)17:27 | The Bully Who Became a Friend — "It Was Never About Me"20:20 | Ugly Crying Every Day Wasn't Normal — Saying "I'm Not Okay"21:51 | Redefining High Achievement — It's About Your Goals, Not a Number26:00 | What to Tell Your Daughter About Work, Strengths, and the AI World30:32 | Shedding Identities — Purpose, Visibility, and the Best Kept Secret💫 ABOUT REBECCA DOWNIERebecca Downie is a brand photographer and founder based in Singapore, with over 20 years of combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience. After 17 years in publishing and media across the UK and Australia, she pivoted into brand photography — helping women-led businesses close the gap between how they show up online and the impact they have in person. She co-founded The Makers and Shapers Awards and leads The Athena Network Singapore, building the kind of community she once needed and couldn't find.CONNECT WITH REBECCA → https://www.rebeccadowniephotography.com/💫 ABOUT YANA FRYYana Adamanta Fry is an internationally recognized speaker, transformational coach, and founder of The Academy of Love™ - a pioneering platform that teaches Relational Mastery for high-achieving individuals, 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 and conscious men create lives of deep purpose, soulful relationships, and lasting impact. She is also the creator and host of YanaTV, a Singapore-born global platform spotlighting visionary leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers across Asia, and beyond - exploring what it means to live, lead, and love with integrity and heart. Her second platform, the Timeless Teachings Podcast, offers spiritually grounded conversations on healing, love, personal evolution, and conscious living - featuring teachers, mystics, and embodied practitioners from around the world.LET’S CONNECTWebsite → https://www.yanafry.com  LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanafry Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/yanafry Bookings → [email protected] ❤️ RETURN TO LOVE → https://bit.ly/4srQ1ooJOIN 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?