Episode Details

What happens when the life you were taught to want no longer feels like the life you want to live?

In this episode of Thought Atlas, Vanita Prisha shares how growing up in Taiwan, living in Ghana, becoming a mother, building a business, and eventually closing that business shaped the way she thinks about choice, identity, failure, and personal growth.

Vanita describes herself as someone who enjoys challenging situations because she sees them as opportunities to develop resilience and learn. She talks about her experience building an import business in Ghana, which grew to four shops, a warehouse, and an office. After reaching a point where she was no longer excited to get up and go to work—and while facing difficult economic circumstances—she made the difficult decision to close the business.

That experience left her with what she describes as a narrative of failure. Rewriting that “inner script” eventually became part of what led her toward life coaching.

We explore what it means to grow up between cultures and how constantly adapting can influence a person’s sense of belonging. Vanita discusses the importance of thinking for yourself, questioning the narratives other people give you, and considering whether the choices you make actually reflect what you want.

The conversation also examines the tension between gratitude and ambition. Vanita explains how her own values—particularly family and making an impact—help her navigate situations where different priorities compete.

She shares her perspective on rebuilding trust in yourself after plans fail: first recognizing that you still have a choice, then doing the difficult work of rewriting the narrative you have about yourself.

We also discuss her view that the body, mind, and spirit are interconnected, her background as a physiotherapist, and how that perspective informs her coaching.

The episode closes with a question Vanita considers especially useful for anyone feeling lost:

“What is most important for you right now?”

Connect with Vanita: She gives her website as broadinminds.com (with a Z, as she spells it in the recording) and her Instagram as broadenminds.

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