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S3E151: She Started at 50: Upasna Brar on Reinvention, Identity, and Building U Creations From Scratch

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The AboutHer Show with Sangeeta Relan
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May 21, 2026
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Upasna Brar left a career, raised a family, and at 50 chose to reinvent herself: reclaiming her voice, her agency, and her ambition by founding UCreations. In this episode, she reflects on the choices women of her generation made without questioning, the fear of starting over, and why it is never too late to begin. Voice & Visibility; Money & Agency; Care & Choices For more detailed insights, read the full article on our website: https://aboutherbysangeeta.com/upasna-brar/ Chapters: (0:00)πŸŽ™οΈ Welcome to her world Sangeeta introduces Upasna Brar, jewellery designer. (2:56) 🌿 The roots that shaped her The early environment, family values, and formative experiences. (4:37) πŸ“š The lecturer years A young woman steps into the classroom and discovers her voice and what academics gave her in confidence and intellectual identity. (5:46)πŸšͺ Stepping away Marriage brought a transition few talk about openly. (7:23) 🏑 The homemaker years What stayed alive inside her during the years spent building a home. (8:34)πŸͺž Were we conditioned? An honest look at how women of her generation were raised to put family first. (12:02)✨ Now it's my time The turning point that changed everything. (13:50)πŸ’‘ From gifting to growing What started as jewellery for close friends quietly revealed itself as something far bigger. (15:00) 🌊 Facing the fear The doubts, the hesitations, and the inner resistance Upasna navigated when she decided to build UCreations. (20:55)πŸ’Ž The UCreations design language What makes her jewellery unmistakably hers (23:22) πŸŽ“ Going back to study Choosing to formally educate herself in diamonds and jewellery design at this stage of life. (27:29) 🌸 Her life in her designs How her own journey, the pauses, the transitions, the quiet years, live inside every piece she creates. (…