Explore every episode of the podcast Suba Unscripted: Power in Us

In this debut episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba introduces herself and the heart behind this podcast. Born in Sri Lanka, raised in Switzerland as a refugee child, and having spent over two decades in international development and philanthropy, Suba has spent her life navigating between worlds. Here, she opens up about what that has shaped in her: the fractures, the gifts, and the quiet power that lives in the in-between.

She reflects on growing up as a third culture child, the weight of South Asian family expectations, her journey into mental health and what it took to bring her parents along, and what two decades of working alongside grassroots changemakers across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and beyond has taught her about what real power looks like.

This episode is personal, honest, and intentionally unscripted. It's also a manifesto for anyone who has ever felt between worlds, carried a problem too big to hold, or waited too long to show up.