From Brand Leader to Life Designer: The Sunaina Mehta Story

Описание: Midlife isn’t the time to play it safe. It’s the moment the old rules stop working.

In this episode of The Midlife Rebel Podcast, I’m joined by Sunaina Mehta — strategist, founder, and creator of Design Your Next. After two decades in global brand leadership, Sunaina reached a point many women recognise: everything shifted at once. Relationships changed. Parenting entered a new phase. Money, identity, and purpose all came up for review.

Sunaina shares what she calls graceful rebellion — choosing yourself without burning your life to the ground. We talk about leaving corporate roles that no longer fit, redefining power and independence, and designing your next chapter with intention rather than fear. She explains strategic design in simple terms, and how it can be used not just for businesses, but for life decisions that actually stick.

The conversation moves into the body as well as the mind. Through embodiment, method acting, voice work, and releasing stored tension, Sunaina noticed how years of “carrying on” had muted intuition and creative energy. Reclaiming that wasn’t indulgent — it was practical. We talk courage as boundary-setting, walking away when something no longer aligns, and building confidence through action, not overthinking.

This is a grounded conversation about midlife energy, self-belief, and what becomes possible when you stop asking for permission and start designing forward.

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⏱️ Chapter Markers

0:03 – Rewriting the Midlife Narrative
0:36 – Meet Sunaina: From Brands to Becoming
2:40 – When Everything Changes at Once
4:09 – Graceful Rebellion and Self-Belief
6:19 – Independence, Parenting, and Money Truths
9:09 – Facing Family Pushback and Finding Allies
12:35 – Sudden Pivots and Letting Things Blow Up
15:19 – Strategic Design Explained Simply
18:03 – Leaving Corporate and Redefining Power
19:29 – Building Design Your Next
21:31 – Who Joins and What They Seek
23:38 – Embodiment, Method Acting, and Yin
27:04 – Releasing Stored Pain and Finding Voice
29:36 – Year of Fly: Creativity and Execution
31:21 – Cohorts, Challenge, and Real Growth
34:15 – Courage: Boundaries and Walking Away
36:09 – Start With Who You Were Born to Be
39:16 – Celebrating Wins and Creative Confidence
41:19 – Loving the Old You, Becoming New
43:21 – Purpose as a Lived Journey
47:25 – From Why to Beliefs to Action
50:45 – Midlife Energy and What Comes Next
1:01:46 – Outro and Support the Show