When Chronic Illness Collides with Career and Motherhood in Your 40s

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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 Listen to understand success without performance culture and leadership without outdated expectations.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