YT80 – HER STORY OF IMMIGRATION – What Does It Take to Build a New Identity and Find a New Home

What does it feel like to be an immigrant? To leave your home in a pursuit of a better life? To live across three continents? How do you deal with fears, homesickness, cultural shocks, losing your identity…where do you find your own home? 

In a special role-reversal episode of Yana TV, Dr. Damini Chawla takes the reins to interview Yana Fry, who shares her compelling journey from St. Petersburg to Singapore, navigating the challenges of migration and finding home in unexpected places. Yana opens up for the first time about her immigration journey with its lows and highs, revealing what she has lost and what due has found, and the deep personal growth that comes from her experiences. It’s a candid look at the sacrifices and joys of building a life in a new world while holding onto one’s roots. Tune in to discover how Yana’s quest for a sense of belonging has shaped her into the person she is today!

Discussion Topics: Her Story Of Immigration

• How does one manage family, career, and self-care all at once? 
• The lesser-known challenges of relocating internationally.
• Discover how a tough upbringing fueled a quest for a better life.
• Yana shares her struggles with identity after moving across continents.
• What does ‘home’ really mean when you’ve lived around the world?
• Hear Yana’s personal experiences with feeling like an outsider in different cultures.
• Insights into raising a third-culture child in today’s complex world.
• How does one find joy amidst life’s challenges? 
• The importance of letting go of the past, moving forward and creating anew.
• Uncover the unexpected blessings that moving across the world has brought Yana.
• Birthday reflections and future aspirations.