Is the "Tiger Mom" approach actually damaging, or is Western parenting too permissive? In this episode of The Forties Formula, we sit down with conscious parenting coach Cornelia Dahinten and Anabel Chew to dismantle the myths surrounding Asian parenting versus Western styles.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

03:38 – Traditional vs Modern Parenting Styles

13:48 – Sponsor Break: Cozy Earth

18:49 – What “Tiger Mom” parenting really means

25:10 – Sponsor Break: Love, Indus

32:14 – Letting kids be kids

42:47 – Fuel Your Forties

43:40 – The 40s Formula: Strong relationships and clarity

🎙️ ABOUT OUR GUEST

CORNELIA DAHINTEN is a parenting educator focused on conscious, relationship-centered parenting. We explore how traditional and modern parenting differ — and why respect, boundaries, and repair matter in raising confident kids.

Connect with Cornelia: @corneliadahinten.familycoach

ANABEL CHEW is a mother and founder of the Tiger Moms Club, a community supporting modern parents. We explore what “tiger mom” parenting really means, how to balance effort and expectations, and how to keep parenting goals centered on the child rather than just outcomes.

Connect with Anabel: @anabel.chew

👩‍❤️‍👩 ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Jasmin Dhillon (@eat.with.jasmin) is an Integrated Health Strategist dedicated to helping women navigate their wellness journey with clarity.

Amanda Lim (@coachamandalim) is a certified Women’s Health Coach and nutritionist passionate about strength and vitality.

Together, they are the voices behind The Forties Formula, your destination for unfiltered conversations about thriving in your 40s and beyond.

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Most women in their 40s are told their fatigue, brain fog, and low energy are “just hormones,” but iron deficiency is often the missing piece. In this episode, we explain why iron status plays a critical role in energy, focus, and overall performance in midlife.

Family physician DR. TASH MIRANDO joins us to unpack how iron functions as the body’s oxygen transport system, why low ferritin can look like perimenopause, and how to interpret blood tests beyond “normal” ranges. We discuss when nutrition and supplements are enough, when medical treatment is appropriate, and how to build sustainable habits that support long-term health and vitality.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:55 – Introducing our guest, Dr. Tash Mirando

07:10 – “Normal” vs optimal iron levels

13:20 – Iron, thyroid, and common deficiencies

19:00 – The six pillars of lifestyle medicine

20:42 – Sponsor Break: Cozy Earth

21:40 - Fuel Your Forties: Heme vs non-heme iron and absorption

25:17 – What blocks iron absorption

37:54 – Sponsor Break: Love, Indus

41:20 – Hot or Hype with Dr. Tash

53:45 – The 40s Formula: Listen, Investigate, Optimize

🎙️ ABOUT OUR GUEST

DR. TASH MIRANDO is a family physician who helps women understand iron deficiency, fatigue, and low energy in midlife. We explore how iron affects oxygen delivery, why low ferritin can mimic perimenopause symptoms, and how to make sense of blood test results.

Connect with Dr. Tash: @dr.tash.mirando

👩‍❤️‍👩 ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Jasmin Dhillon (@eat.with.jasmin) is an Integrated Health Strategist dedicated to helping women navigate their wellness journey with clarity.

Amanda Lim (@coachamandalim) is a certified Women’s Health Coach and nutritionist passionate about strength and vitality.

Together, they are the voices behind The Forties Formula, your destination for unfiltered conversations about thriving in your 40s and beyond.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

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Most women are judged within seconds of entering a room—before saying a single word. In this episode, we reveal the science of nonverbal communication and how to be confident instantly without faking it.

Nonverbal specialist Pamela Puja Kirpalani joins us to unpack why body language shapes authority more than words. We discuss the psychology of first impressions, why "confidence" isn't enough, and the specific communication skills you need to command respect at work and in social settings.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:55 – Introducing our guest, Pamela Puja Kirpalani

14:32 – Why mindset drives body language

17:43 – Confidence versus congruence

21:33 – How to spot disengagement in others

24:16 – Sponsor Break: Love, Indus

27:00 – The “gesture box” and controlled movement

31:26 – The four components of nonverbal communication

33:42 – Sponsor Break: Cozy Earth

42:52 – Fuel Your Forties: Boiled eggs

44:54 – Reframing perimenopause body cues as useful data

46:58 – The three nonverbal tools for clean exits

51:06 – The 40s formula: Listening to the body before it screams

52:50 – We're allowed to change

🎙️ ABOUT OUR GUEST

Pamela Puja Kirpalani is a nonverbal communication specialist who helps women understand presence without performance. We dive deep into how posture, foot positioning, gestures, and microexpressions influence how others perceive us.

Connect with Puja: @innerhighlivingofficial

👩‍❤️‍👩 ABOUT YOUR HOSTS

Jasmin Dhillon (@eat.with.jasmin) is an Integrated Health Strategist dedicated to helping women navigate their wellness journey with clarity.

Amanda Lim (@coachamandalim) is a certified Women’s Health Coach and nutritionist passionate about strength and vitality.

Together, they are the voices behind The Forties Formula, your destination for unfiltered conversations about thriving in your 40s and beyond.

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:

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🛏️ Cozy Earth – Sleep comfortably with soft bamboo sheets and cozy pajamas. Use code TFF for 41% off. Free shipping in Singapore over $560 and in the US over $50.

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Are you dealing with bladder urgency, urinary incontinence, or painful sex in your 40s? You are not alone.

In this episode of The Forties Formula, we dive deep into pelvic floor dysfunction—the invisible health crisis affecting women in perimenopause and beyond.

Most women prepare for wrinkles and hot flashes, but few are taught about pelvic health. We sit down with PREET SINGH, a pelvic health physiotherapist, to discuss the symptoms women rarely talk about: leaking when sneezing, constipation, and changes in sexual health. We break down why kegel exercises aren't always the answer and explore real treatments like pelvic physio and vaginal estrogen.

Listen to understand pelvic floor health without stigma, and women’s health in midlife without outdated assumptions.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:55 – Introducing our guest, Preet Singh

01:40 – Why pelvic health is not widely discussed

05:56 – What pelvic health does and doesn’t cover

09:12 — Incontinence happens without childbirth

10:38 — Pregnancy itself is a risk facto

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13:43 – Episiotomy use and outcomes

16:39 – BMI, lifting and respiratory health

19:01 — Correct bowel posture reduces strain

23:06 —Is holding your pee bad for your pelvic floor?

25:29 — Fuel Your Forties: How does food impact your pelvic health?

27:21 — Perimenopause alters hormones first

30:25 — Bladder changes in perimenopause

32:40 — Vaginal estrogen is first-line care

33:24 — Belly changes aren’t always “weight”

35:17 — Accumulated habits show up in your 40s

36:00 – Advertisement: Cozy Earth

37:06 — Hot or Hype Segment

40:17 — What a pelvic floor exam includes

42:56 — Ultrasound helps but has limits

44:14 – Treatment options extend far beyond Kegels

45:27 — Stress and arousal affect painful sex

47:58 – The 40s Formula: Protect time, energy and boundaries in midlife

Links & Resources: Toilet Meditation: A.I.R.B.A.G. with Shelly Prosko and Amy Wheeler

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In this episode of The Forties Formula podcast, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with AMY KUNROJPANYA, a global executive and multilingual leader, to talk about the parts of professional success most people do not see. They explore how women manage ambition, leadership and motherhood while contending with chronic pain and women’s health concerns such as endometriosis. Amy shares practical approaches to setting boundaries, improving work-life balance expectations, navigating nonlinear career progression and advocating for medical care. Listen to understand success without performance culture and leadership without outdated expectations.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:55 – Introducing our guest, Amy Kunrojpanya

03:07 – The shiny path illusion

04:02 – The true cost of high ambition

05:12 – Patience with self

06:09 – Age perception and leadership

07:58 – Authentic leadership and nonlinear careers

09:18 – From language exposure to fluency

13:32 – Unlearning old leadership models

16:06 – Fearless Pursuit + Empathy + Heart

18:19 – The Motherhood Guilt Paradox

20:48 – Boundaries at work and home

21:27 – Fuel Your Forties

22:34 – Life beyond work-life balance

28:21 – Advertisement: Cozy Earth

29:32 – Health sacrifice isn’t a badge of honor

32:02 – Chronic pain changes you

35:10 – Movement is medicine

37:18 – Advocacy starts with listening to the body

41:15 – Women’s health research and data gaps

43:41 – Hormonal health, reproductive health and contraception

45:53 – Advertisement: Love, Indus

47:04 – Hot or Hype

52:30 – The 40s formula: Pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it

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In this deeply reflective episode of The Forties Formula podcast, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with LAILA WHITE, former Reebok master trainer, fitness company founder, and Mrs. Singapore runner-up, to explore what it truly means to reinvent yourself across seasons of life. Laila reflects on how detours shaped her career, how resilience and discipline became her compass, and why she refuses to label setbacks as failures, only redirections and new doors waiting to be opened.

This episode also highlights Laila’s heart-centered work through Gallup and Spoonful of Hope, creating spaces and resources for women to connect, release, rebuild, and remember their power. From movement and mindset to community and purpose, this conversation offers grounded wisdom for any woman who’s ready to take risks, rewrite her definitions, and show up for the life she actually wants.

Tune in for a bold, inspiring reminder that growth isn’t linear, confidence isn’t inherited, and there are no final failures, only new seasons, new strengths, and new stories waiting to be lived.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:47 – Introducing our guest, Laila White

01:19 – “Nothing is a straight line”

02:53 – How to take risks later in life without “risking it all”

04:43 – Choosing intention over trends in career and life

05:36 – Falling in love with fitness

08:46 – Cardio vs strength: Why midlife fitness needs both

10:07 – Form, foundations, and movement without injury

11:26 – Women are stronger than they think

12:51 – Training knowledge is empowerment

16:05 – Menopause, hormone therapy, and refusing to stop training

20:06 – GalUP: movement, ritual, and women’s community

24:03 – Spoonful of Hope: practical resources that restore dignity

31:27 – What does it mean to be a Singaporean woman?

35:02 – Hot or Hype segment

37:38 – The reality behind Mrs. Singapore

41:26 – The cost of losing yourself inside performance culture

43:09 – The 40s Formula: Get up, dress up, show up

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❤️ Healing doesn’t begin with answers. It begins with awareness of the body, the patterns, and the stories we’ve been carrying far longer than we realize.

In this deeply reflective episode of The Forties Formula podcast, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with NUR ADAM, , a trauma-informed therapist and somatic healing practitioner, to explore the powerful and often misunderstood dynamics of the mother–daughter relationship. Nur explains how our earliest experiences shape the nervous system, influence our sense of safety, and quietly guide how we show up in relationships throughout life.

This episode also introduces somatic healing tools that help the nervous system process what it couldn’t before and what it truly means to become the parent you always needed for yourself. Tune in for an honest, grounding conversation that brings clarity to complex family dynamics and offers a gentler, body-led path to healing. This episode is a reminder that thriving in your forties isn’t about erasing the past, it’s about building safety within, one regulated moment at a time.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

00:47 – Introducing our guest, Nur Adam

02:18 – Why the mother–daughter relationship feels so intense

09:59 – Provision vs emotional connection

12:51 – Advertisement: Love, Indus

13:39 – How unhealed trauma shows up in the body

23:43 – Titration, pendulation, and resourcing

26:20 – Why slow healing is safer and more effective

30:50 – Advertisement: Cozy Earth

32:08 – Self-regulation before repairing relationships

34:00 – Signs of a healthy and secure mother–daughter bond

36:08 – Fuel Your Forties: How food impacts nervous system regulation

38:15 – Emotional eating as a form of escapism

39:20 – What led Nur into trauma and somatic healing work

41:20 – Hot or Hype Segment

43:14 – The 40s Formula: curiosity, play, and nervous system regulation

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❤️ Growth rarely begins with dramatic transformations. More often, it starts quietly, with a single decision repeated over time.

In this insightful episode of The Forties Formula podcast, hosts Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim sit down with AMELIA BAILEY, founder of the Happy Girl Movement, to talk about how a simple daily walk became a powerful anchor for mental health, confidence, and self-trust. Amelia shares her journey of committing to walking every day through anxiety, burnout, injury, and major life transitions, and how consistency reshaped her relationship with herself as she approaches 40.

They explore themes of mental health, habit-building, resilience, and responsibility, including how stress can show up in the body, why having a strong “why” matters, and how movement can be adapted in different seasons of life. Amelia opens up about hitting rock bottom, learning to work with her nervous system, adapting movement during injury, and letting go of all-or-nothing thinking in favor of progress that meets her where she is. Together, they reflect on walking as an anchor for mental health, a tool for emotional regulation, and a foundation that supports better sleep, nourishment, confidence, and clarity.

Tune in for a grounded, honest conversation that reframes walking as more than exercise. This episode is a reminder that thriving in your forties doesn’t require an overhaul, just steady steps, strong foundations, and choosing yourself day by day.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Episode Snippet

01:38 – Introducing our guest, Amelia Bailey

02:40 – When stress and anxiety begin to affect the body

11:48 – Progress over perfection and celebrating small wins

12:42 – Advertisement: Cozy Earth

18:18 – The reality of the arrival fallacy

24:28 – Approaching your 40s with clarity

26:01 – Growth shaped by difficult seasons

26:32 – Advertisement: Love, Indus

28:25 – Advice for anxiety: start small and let yourself win

31:00 – Walking is a moving meditation for the nervous system

31:51 – Rapid Fire Round with Amelia

35:26 – The 40s formula: Focus on the basics and take it step by step

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